Summer Birds in New York

Percent of complete checklists in New York that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (599,177 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin61%
2. 2American Goldfinch49%
3. 3Gray Catbird49%
4. 4Song Sparrow48%
5. 5Northern Cardinal48%
6. 6Mourning Dove47%
7. 7Blue Jay44%
8. 8Red-winged Blackbird42%
9. 9Common Grackle35%
10. 10American Crow34%
11. 11Black-capped Chickadee33%
12. 12European Starling32%
13. 13House Sparrow30%
14. 14Cedar Waxwing29%
15. 15Barn Swallow27%
16. 16Common Yellowthroat27%
17. 17Downy Woodpecker26%
18. 18Red-eyed Vireo26%
19. 19Northern Yellow Warbler23%
20. 20Chipping Sparrow22%
21. 21Canada Goose22%
22. 22Red-bellied Woodpecker22%
23. 23White-breasted Nuthatch21%
24. 24Northern Flicker20%
25. 25Northern House Wren20%
26. 26Mallard20%
27. 27Tufted Titmouse20%
28. 28Great Blue Heron19%
29. 29Eastern Wood-Pewee18%
30. 30Carolina Wren18%
31. 31House Finch18%
32. 32Double-crested Cormorant17%
33. 33Tree Swallow17%
34. 34Ring-billed Gull16%
35. 35Baltimore Oriole16%
36. 36Osprey16%
37. 37Ruby-throated Hummingbird15%
38. 38Eastern Kingbird15%
39. 39Rock Pigeon14%
40. 40Eastern Phoebe14%
41. 41American Herring Gull14%
42. 42Northern Mockingbird13%
43. 43Turkey Vulture13%
44. 44Eastern Warbling Vireo12%
45. 45Chimney Swift12%
46. 46American Redstart11%
47. 47Great Egret11%
48. 48Hairy Woodpecker11%
49. 49Killdeer11%
50. 50Brown-headed Cowbird11%
51. 51Great Crested Flycatcher11%
52. 52Eastern Towhee10%
53. 53Ovenbird10%

• Yellow-rumped Warblerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks the second week of October
• Great Blue Heronfirst arrivals early July, peaks late August
• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks late August
• Magnolia Warblerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks mid September
• Belted Kingfisherfirst arrivals mid July, peaks the second week of September
• Common Merganserfirst arrivals mid August, peaks early March
• American Black Duckfirst arrivals late July, peaks mid January
• Red-breasted Nuthatchfirst arrivals late August, peaks late September
• 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

• American Robinmost gone by the second week of August
• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by the second week of August
• Song Sparrowmost gone by the second week of August
• Northern Yellow Warblermost gone by early August
• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by the second week of July
• Barn Swallowmost gone by late August
• Tree Swallowmost gone by mid August
• Northern House Wrenmost gone by the second week of August
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by the second week of July
• Ovenbirdmost gone by the second week of July
• Wood Thrushmost gone by mid July
• Eastern Kingbirdmost gone by late August

54. 54Indigo Bunting9.7%
55. 55Wood Thrush9.6%
56. 56Belted Kingfisher9.1%
57. 57Eastern Bluebird9.1%
58. 58Red-tailed Hawk9.0%
59. 59Rose-breasted Grosbeak8.9%
60. 60Swamp Sparrow8.4%