Birds in New Jersey in October

Percent of complete checklists in New Jersey that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (99,470 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Blue Jay57%
2. 2Yellow-rumped Warbler50%
3. 3Northern Cardinal46%
4. 4Carolina Wren42%
5. 5Song Sparrow41%
6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker40%
7. 7Mourning Dove39%
8. 8White-throated Sparrow38%
9. 9Canada Goose37%
10. 10American Robin37%
11. 11Northern Flicker36%
12. 12Turkey Vulture35%
13. 13American Crow33%
14. 14Downy Woodpecker31%
15. 15Gray Catbird30%
16. 16Northern Mockingbird30%
17. 17Double-crested Cormorant29%
18. 18Ruby-crowned Kinglet29%
19. 19Mallard28%
20. 20Tufted Titmouse27%
21. 21House Finch27%
22. 22European Starling27%
23. 23American Goldfinch26%
24. 24American Herring Gull25%
25. 25Great Blue Heron25%
26. 26White-breasted Nuthatch25%
27. 27Swamp Sparrow23%
28. 28Red-winged Blackbird23%
29. 29Cooper's Hawk22%
30. 30Carolina Chickadee22%
31. 31Eastern Phoebe21%
32. 32House Sparrow21%
33. 33Golden-crowned Kinglet21%
34. 34Sharp-shinned Hawk20%
35. 35Great Egret20%
36. 36Palm Warbler20%
37. 37Osprey19%
38. 38Tree Swallow19%
39. 39Bald Eagle17%
40. 40Great Black-backed Gull17%
41. 41Ring-billed Gull17%
42. 42Belted Kingfisher16%
43. 43Red-tailed Hawk16%
44. 44Laughing Gull15%
45. 45Savannah Sparrow15%
46. 46Mute Swan15%
47. 47Common Yellowthroat15%
48. 48Eastern Towhee14%
49. 49Dark-eyed Junco14%
50. 50Common Grackle14%
51. 51Merlin12%
52. 52Northern Harrier12%
53. 53Black Vulture12%
54. 54Hairy Woodpecker11%
55. 55Chipping Sparrow11%
56. 56American Kestrel11%
57. 57American Black Duck10%
58. 58Eastern Bluebird10%
59. 59Red-breasted Nuthatch10%

• Canada Goosefirst arrivals mid October, peaks early March
• Dark-eyed Juncofirst arrivals early October, peaks the second week of December
• Ring-billed Gullfirst arrivals mid October, peaks mid January
• Buffleheadfirst arrivals late October, peaks mid January
• American Black Duckfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks mid January
• Hooded Merganserfirst arrivals late October, peaks the second week of January
• Ring-necked Duckfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks early March
• Hermit Thrushfirst arrivals early October, peaks early November
• Brantfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks the second week of January
• Ruddy Duckfirst arrivals early October, peaks late November
• Common Loonfirst arrivals early October, peaks mid January
• Pine Siskinfirst arrivals early October, peaks early November

• Gray Catbirdmost gone by the second week of October
• Common Yellowthroatmost gone by the second week of October
• Chipping Sparrowmost gone by late October
• Laughing Gullmost gone by mid October
• Tree Swallowmost gone by late October
• Ospreymost gone by mid October
• American Redstartmost gone by early October
• Red-eyed Vireomost gone by early October
• Black-and-white Warblermost gone by the second week of October
• Semipalmated Plovermost gone by the second week of October
• Pine Warblermost gone by mid October
• Forster's Ternmost gone by late October

60. 60Field Sparrow10%