Birds in New Jersey in August

Percent of complete checklists in New Jersey that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (65,360 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Mourning Dove59%
2. 2Gray Catbird50%
3. 3American Goldfinch50%
4. 4Northern Cardinal49%
5. 5Blue Jay45%
6. 6American Robin42%
7. 7Carolina Wren41%
8. 8Barn Swallow33%
9. 9Song Sparrow33%
10. 10Laughing Gull31%
11. 11Osprey28%
12. 12European Starling28%
13. 13Canada Goose27%
14. 14House Finch27%
15. 15Downy Woodpecker27%
16. 16Great Blue Heron27%
17. 17Red-bellied Woodpecker26%
18. 18American Crow25%
19. 19House Sparrow25%
20. 20Great Egret25%
21. 21Tufted Titmouse25%
22. 22Red-winged Blackbird25%
23. 23Ruby-throated Hummingbird25%
24. 24Turkey Vulture24%
25. 25Common Grackle24%
26. 26Double-crested Cormorant23%
27. 27Mallard23%
28. 28Northern Flicker22%
29. 29American Herring Gull22%
30. 30Tree Swallow21%
31. 31White-breasted Nuthatch21%
32. 32Northern Mockingbird21%
33. 33Eastern Wood-Pewee18%
34. 34Eastern Kingbird18%
35. 35Carolina Chickadee17%
36. 36Semipalmated Sandpiper16%
37. 37Chimney Swift16%
38. 38Least Sandpiper16%
39. 39Common Yellowthroat16%
40. 40Fish Crow16%
41. 41Great Black-backed Gull15%
42. 42Ring-billed Gull15%
43. 43Semipalmated Plover15%
44. 44Snowy Egret14%
45. 45Chipping Sparrow13%
46. 46Killdeer13%
47. 47Cedar Waxwing13%
48. 48Northern House Wren12%
49. 49Purple Martin12%
50. 50Green Heron12%
51. 51Forster's Tern12%
52. 52American Redstart12%
53. 53Rock Pigeon11%
54. 54Indigo Bunting11%
55. 55Red-tailed Hawk11%
56. 56Blue-gray Gnatcatcher10%
57. 57Red-eyed Vireo10%
58. 58Common Tern10%

• Belted Kingfisherfirst arrivals late August, peaks early October
• Merlinfirst arrivals late August, peaks early October
• Northern Harrierfirst arrivals late August, peaks mid October
• Magnolia Warblerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks mid September
• Red-breasted Nuthatchfirst arrivals mid August, peaks the second week of October
• Green-winged Tealfirst arrivals mid August, peaks early November
• Cape May Warblerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks mid September
• Red-shouldered Hawkfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks mid November
• Broad-winged Hawkfirst arrivals early August, peaks late September
• Blue-winged Tealfirst arrivals mid August, peaks early October
• Tennessee Warblerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks mid September
• Nashville Warblerfirst arrivals late August, peaks early October

• American Robinmost gone by early August
• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by early August
• Fish Crowmost gone by the second week of August
• Indigo Buntingmost gone by late August
• Purple Martinmost gone by late August
• Field Sparrowmost gone by the second week of August
• Willow Flycatchermost gone by early August
• Northern Rough-winged Swallowmost gone by early August
• Least Ternmost gone by mid August
• Willetmost gone by mid August
• Marsh Wrenmost gone by mid August
• Glossy Ibismost gone by late August

59. 59Great Crested Flycatcher9.9%
60. 60Greater Yellowlegs9.8%