Birds in North Carolina in May

Percent of complete checklists in North Carolina that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (143,919 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal71%
2. 2Carolina Wren59%
3. 3Tufted Titmouse52%
4. 4American Crow49%
5. 5Carolina Chickadee48%
6. 6Mourning Dove46%
7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker41%
8. 8American Robin39%
9. 9Blue Jay39%
10. 10Eastern Towhee38%
11. 11Eastern Bluebird37%
12. 12Red-eyed Vireo35%
13. 13Northern Mockingbird32%
14. 14House Finch31%
15. 15Blue-gray Gnatcatcher30%
16. 16American Goldfinch30%
17. 17Great Crested Flycatcher29%
18. 18Chipping Sparrow29%
19. 19Downy Woodpecker29%
20. 20Indigo Bunting28%
21. 21Common Grackle26%
22. 22Brown-headed Cowbird25%
23. 23Gray Catbird24%
24. 24Brown Thrasher23%
25. 25Chimney Swift22%
26. 26Turkey Vulture22%
27. 27Pine Warbler22%
28. 28Red-winged Blackbird21%
29. 29Common Yellowthroat21%
30. 30Canada Goose21%
31. 31Eastern Phoebe21%
32. 32Northern Parula21%
33. 33Song Sparrow21%
34. 34Barn Swallow20%
35. 35White-breasted Nuthatch19%
36. 36European Starling18%
37. 37Fish Crow17%
38. 38Brown-headed Nuthatch17%
39. 39Ruby-throated Hummingbird17%
40. 40White-eyed Vireo16%
41. 41Summer Tanager16%
42. 42Red-shouldered Hawk16%
43. 43Great Blue Heron15%
44. 44Pileated Woodpecker15%
45. 45Eastern Wood-Pewee15%
46. 46Eastern Kingbird14%
47. 47Wood Thrush13%
48. 48Ovenbird13%
49. 49American Redstart12%
50. 50Blue Grosbeak12%
51. 51Mallard12%
52. 52Northern Rough-winged Swallow12%
53. 53Hooded Warbler12%
54. 54Acadian Flycatcher11%
55. 55Cedar Waxwing11%
56. 56Black-and-white Warbler11%
57. 57Scarlet Tanager11%
58. 58Killdeer11%
59. 59Tree Swallow10%

• Cedar Waxwingfirst arrivals early May, peaks the second week of May
• American Herring Gullfirst arrivals mid May, peaks early January
• Great Black-backed Gullfirst arrivals mid May, peaks early January
• White Ibisfirst arrivals the second week of May, peaks the second week of August
• Red-breasted Nuthatchfirst arrivals mid May, peaks late October
• Common Ternfirst arrivals the second week of May, peaks the second week of August
• Northern Bobwhitefirst arrivals early May, peaks late June

• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by early May
• Canada Goosemost gone by mid May
• Mallardmost gone by the second week of May
• Palm Warblermost gone by early May
• Cedar Waxwingmost gone by late May
• Spotted Sandpipermost gone by late May
• Bald Eaglemost gone by early May
• Blackpoll Warblermost gone by late May
• Solitary Sandpipermost gone by mid May
• Pine Siskinmost gone by early May
• Cooper's Hawkmost gone by early May
• Northern Waterthrushmost gone by mid May

60. 60Osprey9.1%