Spring Birds in Georgia

Percent of complete checklists in Georgia that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (241,142 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal77%
2. 2Carolina Wren62%
3. 3Tufted Titmouse58%
4. 4Carolina Chickadee49%
5. 5Red-bellied Woodpecker49%
6. 6Blue Jay47%
7. 7Mourning Dove44%
8. 8Eastern Towhee43%
9. 9American Crow41%
10. 10Eastern Bluebird39%
11. 11American Robin38%
12. 12Northern Mockingbird38%
13. 13Downy Woodpecker38%
14. 14House Finch35%
15. 15Chipping Sparrow34%
16. 16Eastern Phoebe31%
17. 17Pine Warbler31%
18. 18Brown Thrasher30%
19. 19Blue-gray Gnatcatcher28%
20. 20Yellow-rumped Warbler26%
21. 21Brown-headed Nuthatch26%
22. 22American Goldfinch25%
23. 23White-breasted Nuthatch23%
24. 24Brown-headed Cowbird23%
25. 25Canada Goose22%
26. 26Turkey Vulture21%
27. 27Song Sparrow21%
28. 28Red-winged Blackbird21%
29. 29Great Crested Flycatcher21%
30. 30Fish Crow20%
31. 31White-eyed Vireo20%
32. 32Red-shouldered Hawk18%
33. 33Common Grackle18%
34. 34Northern Rough-winged Swallow17%
35. 35Ruby-crowned Kinglet16%
36. 36Northern Parula16%
37. 37Red-eyed Vireo16%
38. 38Great Blue Heron15%
39. 39Pileated Woodpecker15%
40. 40White-throated Sparrow15%
41. 41Black Vulture13%
42. 42Gray Catbird13%
43. 43Chimney Swift13%
44. 44European Starling13%
45. 45Ruby-throated Hummingbird12%
46. 46Common Yellowthroat12%
47. 47Barn Swallow12%
48. 48Mallard12%
49. 49Cedar Waxwing11%

• Ruby-throated Hummingbirdfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of September
• Great Crested Flycatcherfirst arrivals late March, peaks early May
• Red-eyed Vireofirst arrivals late March, peaks early May
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals mid March, peaks mid April
• Fish Crowfirst arrivals early March, peaks early April
• Eastern Wood-Peweefirst arrivals mid April, peaks mid September
• Chimney Swiftfirst arrivals late March, peaks the second week of May
• Common Gracklefirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of May
• Northern Parulafirst arrivals early March, peaks late April
• Northern Rough-winged Swallowfirst arrivals early March, peaks mid April
• Summer Tanagerfirst arrivals early April, peaks early May
• Indigo Buntingfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks the second week of May

• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by late April
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by mid April
• Song Sparrowmost gone by mid May
• White-throated Sparrowmost gone by late April
• Golden-crowned Kingletmost gone by mid March
• Palm Warblermost gone by early May
• Yellow-bellied Sapsuckermost gone by mid March
• Hermit Thrushmost gone by early April
• Cedar Waxwingmost gone by mid May
• Double-crested Cormorantmost gone by the second week of April
• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by late March
• Swamp Sparrowmost gone by the second week of April

50. 50Red-tailed Hawk9.9%
51. 51Summer Tanager9.7%
52. 52Indigo Bunting9.5%
53. 53Killdeer8.8%
54. 54Yellow-throated Warbler8.7%
55. 55Palm Warbler8.6%
56. 56Black-and-white Warbler8.4%
57. 57Double-crested Cormorant8.0%
58. 58Northern Flicker7.8%
59. 59Great Egret7.7%
60. 60Wood Thrush7.6%