Birds in New York in July

Percent of complete checklists in New York that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (188,361 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin65%
2. 2Song Sparrow54%
3. 3American Goldfinch53%
4. 4Northern Cardinal48%
5. 5Gray Catbird48%
6. 6Mourning Dove47%
7. 7Red-winged Blackbird46%
8. 8Blue Jay42%
9. 9American Crow34%
10. 10Black-capped Chickadee34%
11. 11Common Grackle33%
12. 12House Sparrow31%
13. 13European Starling31%
14. 14Cedar Waxwing30%
15. 15Barn Swallow29%
16. 16Common Yellowthroat29%
17. 17Downy Woodpecker28%
18. 18Red-eyed Vireo26%
19. 19Chipping Sparrow24%
20. 20Northern House Wren22%
21. 21White-breasted Nuthatch21%
22. 22Northern Flicker21%
23. 23Canada Goose20%
24. 24Tufted Titmouse20%
25. 25Red-bellied Woodpecker19%
26. 26Northern Yellow Warbler19%
27. 27Great Blue Heron19%
28. 28House Finch19%
29. 29Mallard18%
30. 30Eastern Kingbird17%
31. 31Carolina Wren17%
32. 32Ring-billed Gull17%
33. 33Double-crested Cormorant16%
34. 34Eastern Wood-Pewee16%
35. 35Osprey15%
36. 36Tree Swallow15%
37. 37Ruby-throated Hummingbird14%
38. 38Rock Pigeon14%
39. 39Northern Mockingbird13%
40. 40Eastern Phoebe13%
41. 41American Herring Gull13%
42. 42Turkey Vulture12%
43. 43Eastern Towhee11%
44. 44Indigo Bunting11%
45. 45Great Egret11%
46. 46Killdeer11%
47. 47Chimney Swift11%
48. 48Wood Thrush11%
49. 49Swamp Sparrow10%
50. 50Hairy Woodpecker10%
51. 51Eastern Warbling Vireo10%

• Great Blue Heronfirst arrivals early July, peaks late August
• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks late August
• Belted Kingfisherfirst arrivals mid July, peaks the second week of September
• American Black Duckfirst arrivals late July, peaks mid January
• Least Sandpiperfirst arrivals early July, peaks mid August
• Semipalmated Sandpiperfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks mid August
• Semipalmated Ploverfirst arrivals mid July, peaks mid August
• Cooper's Hawkfirst arrivals mid July, peaks mid October
• Lesser Yellowlegsfirst arrivals early July, peaks mid August
• Greater Yellowlegsfirst arrivals early July, peaks late August
• Pied-billed Grebefirst arrivals early July, peaks early April
• Merlinfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks the second week of October

• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by the second week of July
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by the second week of July
• Ovenbirdmost gone by the second week of July
• Wood Thrushmost gone by mid July
• Northern Parulamost gone by the second week of July
• Black-throated Blue Warblermost gone by mid July
• Black-throated Green Warblermost gone by mid July
• Brown Creepermost gone by the second week of July
• Pine Warblermost gone by mid July
• Blue-winged Warblermost gone by early July
• Northern Rough-winged Swallowmost gone by late July
• Nashville Warblermost gone by mid July

52. 52Baltimore Oriole9.8%
53. 53Brown-headed Cowbird9.6%
54. 54Eastern Bluebird9.2%
55. 55Belted Kingfisher8.8%
56. 56Great Crested Flycatcher8.6%
57. 57Ovenbird8.5%
58. 58Laughing Gull8.5%
59. 59Rose-breasted Grosbeak8.2%
60. 60Red-tailed Hawk8.1%