Birds in North Carolina in April

Percent of complete checklists in North Carolina that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (138,134 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal76%
2. 2Carolina Wren64%
3. 3Tufted Titmouse60%
4. 4Carolina Chickadee58%
5. 5American Crow51%
6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker47%
7. 7Blue Jay46%
8. 8Mourning Dove46%
9. 9American Robin43%
10. 10Eastern Towhee42%
11. 11Eastern Bluebird40%
12. 12White-throated Sparrow39%
13. 13Blue-gray Gnatcatcher38%
14. 14American Goldfinch38%
15. 15Chipping Sparrow36%
16. 16Downy Woodpecker34%
17. 17House Finch32%
18. 18Yellow-rumped Warbler31%
19. 19Northern Mockingbird31%
20. 20Brown-headed Cowbird29%
21. 21Canada Goose28%
22. 22Turkey Vulture27%
23. 23Pine Warbler27%
24. 24Song Sparrow24%
25. 25Brown Thrasher24%
26. 26Eastern Phoebe23%
27. 27Common Grackle22%
28. 28Red-winged Blackbird22%
29. 29Northern Parula22%
30. 30Fish Crow22%
31. 31White-breasted Nuthatch22%
32. 32Ruby-crowned Kinglet20%
33. 33Brown-headed Nuthatch19%
34. 34White-eyed Vireo19%
35. 35Red-shouldered Hawk19%
36. 36Red-eyed Vireo18%
37. 37Common Yellowthroat18%
38. 38European Starling18%
39. 39Great Blue Heron17%
40. 40Pileated Woodpecker17%
41. 41Great Crested Flycatcher15%
42. 42Mallard15%
43. 43Gray Catbird14%
44. 44Barn Swallow13%
45. 45Northern Rough-winged Swallow13%
46. 46Double-crested Cormorant13%
47. 47Tree Swallow12%
48. 48Ovenbird12%
49. 49Black-and-white Warbler12%
50. 50Yellow-throated Warbler11%
51. 51Ruby-throated Hummingbird11%
52. 52Chimney Swift11%
53. 53Osprey11%
54. 54Killdeer10%

• Ruby-throated Hummingbirdfirst arrivals early April, peaks early September
• Red-eyed Vireofirst arrivals early April, peaks the second week of May
• Great Crested Flycatcherfirst arrivals early April, peaks the second week of May
• Indigo Buntingfirst arrivals mid April, peaks late June
• Chimney Swiftfirst arrivals early April, peaks the second week of May
• Eastern Wood-Peweefirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of September
• Summer Tanagerfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks the second week of May
• Blue Grosbeakfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks mid July
• Wood Thrushfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks early May
• Eastern Kingbirdfirst arrivals early April, peaks the second week of May
• Rose-breasted Grosbeakfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks late September
• Hooded Warblerfirst arrivals early April, peaks early May

• White-throated Sparrowmost gone by late April
• Song Sparrowmost gone by early April
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by mid April
• Double-crested Cormorantmost gone by mid April
• Hermit Thrushmost gone by the second week of April
• Swamp Sparrowmost gone by mid April
• American Herring Gullmost gone by early April
• Savannah Sparrowmost gone by late April
• Purple Finchmost gone by early April
• American Cootmost gone by early April
• Bonaparte's Gullmost gone by early April
• Red-breasted Nuthatchmost gone by the second week of April

55. 55Black Vulture9.9%
56. 56Northern Flicker9.4%
57. 57Hooded Warbler8.7%
58. 58Field Sparrow8.6%
59. 59Blue-headed Vireo8.4%
60. 60Northern House Wren8.2%