Spring Birds in Florida

Percent of complete checklists in Florida that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (655,996 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal61%
2. 2Mourning Dove49%
3. 3Red-bellied Woodpecker49%
4. 4Northern Mockingbird43%
5. 5Blue Jay41%
6. 6Fish Crow41%
7. 7Osprey32%
8. 8White Ibis32%
9. 9Carolina Wren32%
10. 10Great Egret29%
11. 11Common Grackle29%
12. 12Boat-tailed Grackle29%
13. 13Northern Parula28%
14. 14Red-winged Blackbird27%
15. 15Turkey Vulture27%
16. 16Tufted Titmouse25%
17. 17Great Blue Heron25%
18. 18Gray Catbird25%
19. 19Double-crested Cormorant23%
20. 20Great Crested Flycatcher23%
21. 21Anhinga23%
22. 22Red-shouldered Hawk23%
23. 23Laughing Gull21%
24. 24Downy Woodpecker21%
25. 25Black Vulture21%
26. 26Little Blue Heron20%
27. 27Palm Warbler20%
28. 28American Crow20%
29. 29Blue-gray Gnatcatcher18%
30. 30Common Gallinule18%
31. 31Snowy Egret17%
32. 32Tricolored Heron17%
33. 33Pileated Woodpecker16%
34. 34Brown Pelican16%
35. 35Yellow-rumped Warbler15%
36. 36European Starling14%
37. 37White-eyed Vireo14%
38. 38Carolina Chickadee13%
39. 39Eurasian Collared-Dove12%
40. 40Green Heron12%
41. 41Eastern Bluebird11%
42. 42Western Cattle-Egret11%
43. 43Common Yellowthroat11%
44. 44Brown Thrasher11%
45. 45Common Ground Dove11%

• Northern Parulafirst arrivals early March, peaks late April
• Barn Swallowfirst arrivals early March, peaks late August
• Red-eyed Vireofirst arrivals mid March, peaks mid September
• Chimney Swiftfirst arrivals late March, peaks the second week of May
• Black-bellied Whistling-Duckfirst arrivals the second week of May, peaks the second week of June
• Cape May Warblerfirst arrivals mid March, peaks late April
• Least Ternfirst arrivals late March, peaks mid June
• Blackpoll Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks early May
• Sandwich Ternfirst arrivals mid March, peaks late August
• Summer Tanagerfirst arrivals mid March, peaks late September
• White-winged Dovefirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of July
• Black-necked Stiltfirst arrivals early March, peaks late May

• Palm Warblermost gone by early April
• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by late March
• Turkey Vulturemost gone by late March
• Gray Catbirdmost gone by early May
• Eastern Phoebemost gone by early March
• Double-crested Cormorantmost gone by the second week of April
• American Redstartmost gone by late May
• Belted Kingfishermost gone by late March
• Common Yellowthroatmost gone by mid May
• Northern House Wrenmost gone by the second week of April
• Ring-billed Gullmost gone by mid March
• Black-and-white Warblermost gone by the second week of May

46. 46Mottled Duck10%
47. 47Black-and-white Warbler9.7%
48. 48Swallow-tailed Kite9.4%
49. 49Glossy Ibis9.2%
50. 50Sandhill Crane9.1%
51. 51Bald Eagle9.0%
52. 52Limpkin8.9%
53. 53Pine Warbler8.5%
54. 54Royal Tern8.5%
55. 55Wood Stork8.2%
56. 56Killdeer8.1%
57. 57Purple Martin8.1%
58. 58Chimney Swift8.0%
59. 59House Finch8.0%
60. 60Prairie Warbler7.1%