Birds in New Jersey in May

Percent of complete checklists in New Jersey that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (149,083 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin64%
2. 2Northern Cardinal60%
3. 3Gray Catbird59%
4. 4Red-winged Blackbird57%
5. 5Mourning Dove53%
6. 6Blue Jay48%
7. 7Common Grackle45%
8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker42%
9. 9Song Sparrow41%
10. 10Common Yellowthroat41%
11. 11Carolina Wren39%
12. 12Canada Goose38%
13. 13European Starling35%
14. 14American Goldfinch35%
15. 15Tufted Titmouse35%
16. 16Tree Swallow31%
17. 17Northern Yellow Warbler31%
18. 18Great Crested Flycatcher30%
19. 19Turkey Vulture30%
20. 20Brown-headed Cowbird30%
21. 21Barn Swallow30%
22. 22Northern House Wren29%
23. 23Baltimore Oriole29%
24. 24House Sparrow28%
25. 25Laughing Gull28%
26. 26Mallard27%
27. 27American Crow27%
28. 28House Finch27%
29. 29Chipping Sparrow26%
30. 30Northern Flicker25%
31. 31Downy Woodpecker25%
32. 32Northern Mockingbird24%
33. 33Red-eyed Vireo24%
34. 34Osprey23%
35. 35Ovenbird23%
36. 36Blue-gray Gnatcatcher23%
37. 37Fish Crow22%
38. 38Wood Thrush21%
39. 39American Redstart20%
40. 40Chimney Swift20%
41. 41Double-crested Cormorant20%
42. 42Eastern Towhee19%
43. 43Black-and-white Warbler19%
44. 44Carolina Chickadee19%
45. 45Eastern Kingbird19%
46. 46Northern Parula18%
47. 47White-throated Sparrow18%
48. 48Yellow-rumped Warbler18%
49. 49White-breasted Nuthatch17%
50. 50Great Egret17%
51. 51American Herring Gull16%
52. 52Indigo Bunting16%
53. 53Eastern Warbling Vireo16%
54. 54Great Blue Heron16%
55. 55Cedar Waxwing15%
56. 56Field Sparrow15%
57. 57Forster's Tern14%
58. 58Eastern Wood-Pewee14%
59. 59Red-tailed Hawk13%
60. 60Scarlet Tanager12%

• Cedar Waxwingfirst arrivals early May, peaks early June
• Eastern Wood-Peweefirst arrivals early May, peaks early June
• Willow Flycatcherfirst arrivals the second week of May, peaks early June
• Common Ternfirst arrivals early May, peaks early August
• Bobolinkfirst arrivals early May, peaks early September
• Ruddy Turnstonefirst arrivals early May, peaks late May
• Black Skimmerfirst arrivals early May, peaks mid July
• Bay-breasted Warblerfirst arrivals early May, peaks mid May
• Canada Warblerfirst arrivals early May, peaks mid May

• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by mid May
• White-throated Sparrowmost gone by the second week of May
• Canada Goosemost gone by the second week of May
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by the second week of May
• Swamp Sparrowmost gone by mid May
• Savannah Sparrowmost gone by mid May
• American Kestrelmost gone by early May
• Hermit Thrushmost gone by early May
• Red-breasted Nuthatchmost gone by early May
• Purple Finchmost gone by early May
• Brantmost gone by the second week of May
• Common Loonmost gone by the second week of May