Summer Birds in New Jersey

Percent of complete checklists in New Jersey that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (187,783 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Mourning Dove58%
2. 2American Robin56%
3. 3Gray Catbird54%
4. 4Northern Cardinal54%
5. 5Blue Jay44%
6. 6American Goldfinch43%
7. 7Song Sparrow42%
8. 8Red-winged Blackbird42%
9. 9Carolina Wren38%
10. 10Common Grackle34%
11. 11Barn Swallow33%
12. 12European Starling31%
13. 13House Sparrow31%
14. 14House Finch30%
15. 15Red-bellied Woodpecker29%
16. 16Laughing Gull27%
17. 17Tufted Titmouse27%
18. 18Downy Woodpecker27%
19. 19Canada Goose26%
20. 20American Crow25%
21. 21Common Yellowthroat25%
22. 22Northern Mockingbird25%
23. 23Tree Swallow25%
24. 24Turkey Vulture24%
25. 25Osprey24%
26. 26Northern Flicker23%
27. 27Great Blue Heron23%
28. 28Mallard22%
29. 29Northern House Wren22%
30. 30Great Egret21%
31. 31Fish Crow20%
32. 32Chipping Sparrow20%
33. 33White-breasted Nuthatch20%
34. 34Double-crested Cormorant19%
35. 35American Herring Gull19%
36. 36Eastern Kingbird19%
37. 37Cedar Waxwing18%
38. 38Eastern Wood-Pewee18%
39. 39Chimney Swift18%
40. 40Ruby-throated Hummingbird17%
41. 41Brown-headed Cowbird15%
42. 42Indigo Bunting15%
43. 43Great Crested Flycatcher15%
44. 44Carolina Chickadee15%
45. 45Northern Yellow Warbler15%
46. 46Red-eyed Vireo15%
47. 47Great Black-backed Gull13%
48. 48Purple Martin13%
49. 49Eastern Towhee12%
50. 50Field Sparrow12%
51. 51Forster's Tern11%
52. 52Snowy Egret11%
53. 53Killdeer11%
54. 54Baltimore Oriole11%
55. 55Blue-gray Gnatcatcher11%
56. 56Wood Thrush11%
57. 57Eastern Bluebird11%
58. 58Red-tailed Hawk10%

• American Goldfinchfirst arrivals early June, peaks the second week of August
• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals mid July, peaks mid October
• Belted Kingfisherfirst arrivals late August, peaks early 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
• Merlinfirst arrivals late August, peaks early October
• American Kestrelfirst arrivals early June, peaks late September
• 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

• American Robinmost gone by early August
• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by early August
• Common Gracklemost gone by late July
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by early July
• Fish Crowmost gone by the second week of August
• Eastern Towheemost gone by the second week of July
• Ovenbirdmost gone by early July
• Northern Parulamost gone by early June
• Wood Thrushmost gone by mid July
• Indigo Buntingmost gone by late August
• Purple Martinmost gone by late August
• Field Sparrowmost gone by the second week of August

59. 59Rock Pigeon9.8%
60. 60Green Heron9.6%