Birds in New Jersey in July

Percent of complete checklists in New Jersey that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (56,696 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin59%
2. 2Mourning Dove59%
3. 3Northern Cardinal55%
4. 4Gray Catbird53%
5. 5Song Sparrow48%
6. 6Red-winged Blackbird47%
7. 7American Goldfinch45%
8. 8Blue Jay43%
9. 9Carolina Wren38%
10. 10Barn Swallow35%
11. 11House Sparrow34%
12. 12House Finch32%
13. 13Common Grackle32%
14. 14European Starling31%
15. 15Laughing Gull29%
16. 16Common Yellowthroat28%
17. 17Downy Woodpecker27%
18. 18Red-bellied Woodpecker27%
19. 19Northern Mockingbird27%
20. 20Tufted Titmouse27%
21. 21Canada Goose26%
22. 22Great Blue Heron25%
23. 23Northern House Wren24%
24. 24American Crow24%
25. 25Osprey23%
26. 26Northern Flicker23%
27. 27Fish Crow23%
28. 28Tree Swallow22%
29. 29Turkey Vulture22%
30. 30Chipping Sparrow21%
31. 31Great Egret21%
32. 32Mallard21%
33. 33White-breasted Nuthatch19%
34. 34Eastern Kingbird19%
35. 35American Herring Gull19%
36. 36Double-crested Cormorant19%
37. 37Chimney Swift18%
38. 38Indigo Bunting17%
39. 39Cedar Waxwing16%
40. 40Eastern Wood-Pewee16%
41. 41Ruby-throated Hummingbird15%
42. 42Purple Martin15%
43. 43Brown-headed Cowbird14%
44. 44Carolina Chickadee14%
45. 45Red-eyed Vireo14%
46. 46Eastern Towhee14%
47. 47Great Crested Flycatcher13%
48. 48Field Sparrow13%
49. 49Great Black-backed Gull13%
50. 50Forster's Tern13%
51. 51Wood Thrush12%
52. 52Northern Yellow Warbler12%
53. 53Snowy Egret12%
54. 54Common Tern11%
55. 55Killdeer11%
56. 56Eastern Bluebird11%
57. 57Green Heron10%
58. 58Ring-billed Gull10%

• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals mid July, peaks mid October
• Semipalmated Sandpiperfirst arrivals early July, peaks the second week of August
• Least Sandpiperfirst arrivals early July, peaks mid August
• Semipalmated Ploverfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks the second week of August
• Peregrine Falconfirst arrivals early July, peaks early October
• Lesser Yellowlegsfirst arrivals early July, peaks mid August
• Sanderlingfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks the second week of August
• Caspian Ternfirst arrivals mid July, peaks late August
• Black-bellied Ploverfirst arrivals late July, peaks the second week of October
• Pectoral Sandpiperfirst arrivals late July, peaks late August

• Common Gracklemost gone by late July
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by early July
• Eastern Towheemost gone by the second week of July
• Ovenbirdmost gone by early July
• Wood Thrushmost gone by mid July
• Black-throated Blue Warblermost gone by mid July
• Veerymost gone by the second week of July
• Orchard Oriolemost gone by the second week of July
• Yellow-throated Vireomost gone by late July
• Hooded Warblermost gone by early July
• Worm-eating Warblermost gone by early July
• Louisiana Waterthrushmost gone by early July

59. 59Rock Pigeon9.6%
60. 60Least Tern9.2%