Birds in North Carolina in July

Percent of complete checklists in North Carolina that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (83,871 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal66%
2. 2Carolina Wren60%
3. 3Mourning Dove49%
4. 4Carolina Chickadee45%
5. 5Tufted Titmouse43%
6. 6American Crow43%
7. 7Eastern Towhee37%
8. 8American Goldfinch37%
9. 9Eastern Bluebird33%
10. 10Blue Jay33%
11. 11American Robin31%
12. 12Northern Mockingbird30%
13. 13Red-bellied Woodpecker30%
14. 14House Finch30%
15. 15Indigo Bunting28%
16. 16Downy Woodpecker27%
17. 17Ruby-throated Hummingbird27%
18. 18Chipping Sparrow26%
19. 19White-breasted Nuthatch20%
20. 20Red-eyed Vireo20%
21. 21Barn Swallow19%
22. 22Blue-gray Gnatcatcher19%
23. 23Song Sparrow19%
24. 24Gray Catbird18%
25. 25Turkey Vulture17%
26. 26Brown Thrasher17%
27. 27Common Yellowthroat16%
28. 28Fish Crow16%
29. 29Chimney Swift16%
30. 30Great Blue Heron16%
31. 31Blue Grosbeak15%
32. 32Red-winged Blackbird15%
33. 33Brown-headed Nuthatch13%
34. 34Common Grackle13%
35. 35Great Crested Flycatcher13%
36. 36Eastern Phoebe13%
37. 37Eastern Kingbird12%
38. 38Eastern Wood-Pewee12%
39. 39Purple Martin12%
40. 40Canada Goose12%
41. 41Laughing Gull11%
42. 42White-eyed Vireo11%
43. 43Red-shouldered Hawk11%
44. 44Yellow-billed Cuckoo11%
45. 45European Starling11%
46. 46Great Egret11%
47. 47Osprey10%
48. 48Killdeer10%
49. 49Summer Tanager10%

• American Redstartfirst arrivals mid July, peaks late September
• Ring-billed Gullfirst arrivals mid July, peaks early January
• Great Egretfirst arrivals mid July, peaks mid August
• Least Sandpiperfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks late August
• Sanderlingfirst arrivals mid July, peaks the second week of August
• Semipalmated Ploverfirst arrivals mid July, peaks mid August
• Semipalmated Sandpiperfirst arrivals mid July, peaks mid August
• Ruddy Turnstonefirst arrivals mid July, peaks the second week of August
• Caspian Ternfirst arrivals late July, peaks the second week of October
• Greater Yellowlegsfirst arrivals early July, peaks the second week of August
• Lesser Yellowlegsfirst arrivals early July, peaks late August

• American Robinmost gone by early July
• Chipping Sparrowmost gone by mid July
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by early July
• Common Gracklemost gone by early July
• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by mid July
• Ovenbirdmost gone by early July
• Yellow-throated Warblermost gone by early July
• Tree Swallowmost gone by mid July
• Field Sparrowmost gone by late July
• Orchard Oriolemost gone by early July
• Prothonotary Warblermost gone by early July
• Yellow-breasted Chatmost gone by the second week of July

50. 50Brown-headed Cowbird9.9%
51. 51Pileated Woodpecker9.4%
52. 52Green Heron9.3%
53. 53Acadian Flycatcher9.3%
54. 54Wood Thrush9.0%
55. 55Mallard7.7%
56. 56Belted Kingfisher6.8%
57. 57House Sparrow6.8%
58. 58Field Sparrow6.6%
59. 59Pine Warbler6.3%
60. 60Brown Pelican6.3%