Birds in Florida in September

Percent of complete checklists in Florida that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (134,764 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal59%
2. 2Red-bellied Woodpecker56%
3. 3Blue Jay55%
4. 4Mourning Dove48%
5. 5Northern Mockingbird46%
6. 6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher44%
7. 7Carolina Wren38%
8. 8Downy Woodpecker35%
9. 9White Ibis32%
10. 10Tufted Titmouse31%
11. 11Red-shouldered Hawk30%
12. 12Great Egret29%
13. 13Osprey26%
14. 14American Crow25%
15. 15Fish Crow23%
16. 16Pileated Woodpecker23%
17. 17Little Blue Heron21%
18. 18Anhinga21%
19. 19Red-eyed Vireo21%
20. 20Great Blue Heron20%
21. 21Carolina Chickadee20%
22. 22Common Grackle20%
23. 23White-eyed Vireo20%
24. 24Northern Parula19%
25. 25Boat-tailed Grackle18%
26. 26Snowy Egret18%
27. 27Laughing Gull18%
28. 28Yellow-throated Warbler16%
29. 29American Redstart16%
30. 30Turkey Vulture16%
31. 31Tricolored Heron16%
32. 32Prairie Warbler15%
33. 33Black Vulture15%
34. 34Barn Swallow15%
35. 35Common Gallinule14%
36. 36Belted Kingfisher14%
37. 37Brown Thrasher13%
38. 38Brown Pelican12%
39. 39Ovenbird12%
40. 40Double-crested Cormorant11%
41. 41Common Ground Dove11%
42. 42Black-and-white Warbler11%
43. 43Common Yellowthroat11%
44. 44Ruby-throated Hummingbird11%
45. 45Red-winged Blackbird11%
46. 46European Starling11%
47. 47Green Heron10%
48. 48Eurasian Collared-Dove10%

• Palm Warblerfirst arrivals mid September, peaks early November
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcherfirst arrivals early September, peaks early October
• Gray Catbirdfirst arrivals mid September, peaks mid October
• White-eyed Vireofirst arrivals the second week of September, peaks early October
• Common Yellowthroatfirst arrivals early September, peaks the second week of October
• Northern House Wrenfirst arrivals late September, peaks late October
• Brown Thrasherfirst arrivals early September, peaks early October
• American Kestrelfirst arrivals mid September, peaks early November
• Indigo Buntingfirst arrivals mid September, peaks mid October
• Swainson's Thrushfirst arrivals mid September, peaks early October
• Magnolia Warblerfirst arrivals mid September, peaks the second week of October
• Northern Harrierfirst arrivals late September, peaks mid November

• Black-bellied Whistling-Duckmost gone by the second week of September
• Purple Martinmost gone by early September
• Willetmost gone by late September
• Ruddy Turnstonemost gone by late September
• Black-bellied Plovermost gone by late September
• Black Skimmermost gone by mid September
• Eastern Kingbirdmost gone by late September
• Gray Kingbirdmost gone by the second week of September
• Common Nighthawkmost gone by the second week of September
• Black Ternmost gone by the second week of September

49. 49Black-bellied Whistling-Duck10%
50. 50Royal Tern9.6%
51. 51Eastern Bluebird9.5%
52. 52House Finch9.5%
53. 53Chimney Swift8.6%
54. 54Western Cattle-Egret8.6%
55. 55Killdeer8.2%
56. 56Willet8.2%
57. 57Sandhill Crane8.0%
58. 58Loggerhead Shrike7.3%
59. 59Rock Pigeon7.1%
60. 60Sandwich Tern7.1%