Fall Birds in North Carolina

Percent of complete checklists in North Carolina that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (264,525 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Carolina Wren64%
2. 2Northern Cardinal63%
3. 3Carolina Chickadee61%
4. 4American Crow56%
5. 5Blue Jay52%
6. 6Tufted Titmouse52%
7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker46%
8. 8Downy Woodpecker41%
9. 9Eastern Bluebird37%
10. 10Northern Mockingbird33%
11. 11Mourning Dove33%
12. 12White-breasted Nuthatch31%
13. 13House Finch29%
14. 14Eastern Phoebe29%
15. 15American Goldfinch28%
16. 16Eastern Towhee28%
17. 17Turkey Vulture27%
18. 18Song Sparrow26%
19. 19American Robin26%
20. 20Northern Flicker26%
21. 21Great Blue Heron22%
22. 22Brown-headed Nuthatch21%
23. 23White-throated Sparrow20%
24. 24Red-shouldered Hawk20%
25. 25Yellow-rumped Warbler19%
26. 26Brown Thrasher19%
27. 27Gray Catbird18%
28. 28Ruby-crowned Kinglet17%
29. 29Pileated Woodpecker17%
30. 30Canada Goose17%
31. 31Belted Kingfisher17%
32. 32Pine Warbler16%
33. 33Chipping Sparrow15%
34. 34Ruby-throated Hummingbird15%
35. 35Double-crested Cormorant14%
36. 36Killdeer13%
37. 37European Starling13%
38. 38Mallard13%
39. 39Golden-crowned Kinglet12%
40. 40American Redstart11%
41. 41Dark-eyed Junco11%
42. 42Great Egret11%

• White-throated Sparrowfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks the second week of December
• Song Sparrowfirst arrivals mid October, peaks the second week of November
• Yellow-rumped Warblerfirst arrivals early October, peaks the second week of March
• Northern Flickerfirst arrivals late September, peaks mid October
• Eastern Phoebefirst arrivals mid September, peaks the second week of October
• Ruby-crowned Kingletfirst arrivals late September, peaks early November
• Dark-eyed Juncofirst arrivals the second week of November, peaks mid February
• Canada Goosefirst arrivals mid November, peaks late March
• Brown Thrasherfirst arrivals the second week of September, peaks early October
• Golden-crowned Kingletfirst arrivals the second week of September, peaks the second week of November
• Yellow-bellied Sapsuckerfirst arrivals late September, peaks the second week of December
• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks the second week of March

• Ruby-throated Hummingbirdmost gone by early October
• Blue-gray Gnatcatchermost gone by mid September
• Red-eyed Vireomost gone by early October
• Eastern Phoebemost gone by late November
• Gray Catbirdmost gone by the second week of October
• Northern Parulamost gone by mid October
• Brown Thrashermost gone by mid October
• American Redstartmost gone by mid October
• Chimney Swiftmost gone by early October
• Common Yellowthroatmost gone by the second week of October
• Eastern Wood-Peweemost gone by the second week of October
• Pileated Woodpeckermost gone by late October

43. 43Eastern Wood-Pewee9.8%
44. 44Yellow-bellied Sapsucker9.8%
45. 45Black Vulture9.5%
46. 46Fish Crow9.4%
47. 47Red-winged Blackbird9.4%
48. 48Common Yellowthroat9.0%
49. 49Hairy Woodpecker8.8%
50. 50Northern Parula8.4%
51. 51Cedar Waxwing8.2%
52. 52Red-eyed Vireo8.2%
53. 53Palm Warbler7.9%
54. 54Laughing Gull7.7%
55. 55Common Grackle7.7%
56. 56Red-tailed Hawk7.6%
57. 57Chimney Swift7.3%
58. 58White-eyed Vireo6.8%
59. 59Hermit Thrush6.8%
60. 60Magnolia Warbler6.7%