Birds in North Carolina in October

Percent of complete checklists in North Carolina that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (92,616 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal65%
2. 2Carolina Wren65%
3. 3Carolina Chickadee62%
4. 4Blue Jay60%
5. 5American Crow57%
6. 6Tufted Titmouse53%
7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker52%
8. 8Downy Woodpecker43%
9. 9Northern Mockingbird41%
10. 10Eastern Bluebird40%
11. 11Northern Flicker37%
12. 12Eastern Phoebe36%
13. 13House Finch32%
14. 14Mourning Dove31%
15. 15White-breasted Nuthatch31%
16. 16Eastern Towhee30%
17. 17Turkey Vulture28%
18. 18Song Sparrow26%
19. 19American Robin26%
20. 20Yellow-rumped Warbler25%
21. 21American Goldfinch23%
22. 22Great Blue Heron22%
23. 23Brown Thrasher22%
24. 24Brown-headed Nuthatch22%
25. 25Ruby-crowned Kinglet21%
26. 26Gray Catbird21%
27. 27Red-shouldered Hawk20%
28. 28Belted Kingfisher19%
29. 29Pileated Woodpecker18%
30. 30Pine Warbler18%
31. 31Canada Goose17%
32. 32White-throated Sparrow17%
33. 33Chipping Sparrow15%
34. 34Palm Warbler14%
35. 35Double-crested Cormorant14%
36. 36European Starling13%
37. 37Killdeer13%
38. 38Yellow-bellied Sapsucker13%
39. 39Golden-crowned Kinglet12%
40. 40Mallard12%
41. 41Great Egret12%
42. 42Northern Parula11%
43. 43Fish Crow11%
44. 44Red-winged Blackbird10%
45. 45American Redstart10%
46. 46Common Yellowthroat10%

• 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
• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks the second week of March
• Hermit Thrushfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks the second week of November
• Mallardfirst arrivals late October, peaks the second week of March
• Swamp Sparrowfirst arrivals early October, peaks early November
• Hooded Merganserfirst arrivals late October, peaks mid January
• Ruddy Duckfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks early December
• Brown Pelicanfirst arrivals early October, peaks late October
• Winter Wrenfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks the second week of November
• Savannah Sparrowfirst arrivals early October, peaks late October

• Ruby-throated Hummingbirdmost gone by early October
• Red-eyed Vireomost gone by early October
• 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
• White-eyed Vireomost gone by early October
• Great Egretmost gone by mid October

47. 47Black Vulture9.6%
48. 48Common Grackle9.1%
49. 49Hairy Woodpecker9.0%
50. 50Laughing Gull8.5%
51. 51Cape May Warbler8.1%
52. 52Swamp Sparrow8.0%
53. 53Eastern Wood-Pewee7.8%
54. 54Magnolia Warbler7.6%
55. 55Brown Pelican7.6%
56. 56Northern House Wren7.5%
57. 57Red-tailed Hawk7.3%
58. 58Osprey6.9%
59. 59Cedar Waxwing6.5%
60. 60Bald Eagle6.5%