Summer Birds in Florida

Percent of complete checklists in Florida that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (335,889 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal57%
2. 2Mourning Dove53%
3. 3Red-bellied Woodpecker46%
4. 4Blue Jay42%
5. 5Northern Mockingbird40%
6. 6White Ibis35%
7. 7Fish Crow32%
8. 8Carolina Wren32%
9. 9Great Egret31%
10. 10Osprey26%
11. 11Tufted Titmouse25%
12. 12Downy Woodpecker24%
13. 13Common Grackle23%
14. 14Boat-tailed Grackle23%
15. 15Red-shouldered Hawk22%
16. 16Anhinga22%
17. 17Little Blue Heron22%
18. 18Red-winged Blackbird21%
19. 19Great Blue Heron21%
20. 20Laughing Gull21%
21. 21American Crow20%
22. 22Snowy Egret20%
23. 23Tricolored Heron18%
24. 24Common Gallinule16%
25. 25Blue-gray Gnatcatcher15%
26. 26Great Crested Flycatcher15%
27. 27Carolina Chickadee15%
28. 28Black Vulture15%
29. 29Black-bellied Whistling-Duck15%
30. 30Turkey Vulture15%
31. 31Pileated Woodpecker15%
32. 32Northern Parula15%
33. 33Green Heron14%
34. 34Brown Pelican13%
35. 35Common Ground Dove13%
36. 36Double-crested Cormorant13%
37. 37Western Cattle-Egret13%
38. 38Eurasian Collared-Dove13%
39. 39Eastern Bluebird12%
40. 40Chimney Swift12%
41. 41European Starling11%
42. 42Barn Swallow11%
43. 43White-eyed Vireo10%

• American Redstartfirst arrivals late July, peaks the second week of October
• Belted Kingfisherfirst arrivals late July, peaks early November
• Black-and-white Warblerfirst arrivals mid July, peaks the second week of October
• Yellow-throated Warblerfirst arrivals early July, peaks early October
• Pied-billed Grebefirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks early December
• Prairie Warblerfirst arrivals mid July, peaks late September
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals late August, peaks late January
• Ovenbirdfirst arrivals mid August, peaks late September
• Bald Eaglefirst arrivals mid July, peaks late November
• Pine Warblerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks the second week of February
• Ruby-throated Hummingbirdfirst arrivals early July, peaks late September
• Black-throated Blue Warblerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks the second week of October

• Great Crested Flycatchermost gone by late August
• Northern Parulamost gone by mid June
• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by late July
• Swallow-tailed Kitemost gone by late July
• Least Ternmost gone by the second week of August
• White-winged Dovemost gone by late August
• Semipalmated Plovermost gone by early June
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by the second week of July
• Black-necked Stiltmost gone by mid August
• Wood Duckmost gone by the second week of July
• Mississippi Kitemost gone by mid August
• Northern Bobwhitemost gone by mid August

44. 44Brown Thrasher9.7%
45. 45Royal Tern9.6%
46. 46House Finch9.4%
47. 47Rock Pigeon8.7%
48. 48Sandhill Crane8.6%
49. 49Loggerhead Shrike8.0%
50. 50Killdeer7.9%
51. 51Ruby-throated Hummingbird7.6%
52. 52Least Tern7.4%
53. 53Limpkin7.4%
54. 54Glossy Ibis7.2%
55. 55Willet7.2%
56. 56Mottled Duck7.0%
57. 57House Sparrow6.7%
58. 58Eastern Towhee6.6%
59. 59Wood Stork6.2%
60. 60Swallow-tailed Kite6.2%