Birds in North Carolina in September

Percent of complete checklists in North Carolina that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (89,851 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Carolina Wren66%
2. 2Northern Cardinal66%
3. 3Carolina Chickadee62%
4. 4American Crow57%
5. 5Blue Jay55%
6. 6Tufted Titmouse55%
7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker44%
8. 8Downy Woodpecker43%
9. 9Mourning Dove40%
10. 10Ruby-throated Hummingbird36%
11. 11American Goldfinch34%
12. 12White-breasted Nuthatch33%
13. 13Eastern Bluebird32%
14. 14Gray Catbird28%
15. 15Eastern Towhee26%
16. 16Northern Mockingbird26%
17. 17House Finch26%
18. 18Turkey Vulture25%
19. 19Eastern Phoebe24%
20. 20Red-shouldered Hawk23%
21. 21American Redstart23%
22. 22Brown Thrasher22%
23. 23Great Blue Heron21%
24. 24Eastern Wood-Pewee21%
25. 25Pileated Woodpecker21%
26. 26Brown-headed Nuthatch21%
27. 27American Robin21%
28. 28Pine Warbler19%
29. 29Red-eyed Vireo19%
30. 30White-eyed Vireo17%
31. 31Chimney Swift16%
32. 32Belted Kingfisher15%
33. 33Canada Goose15%
34. 34Common Yellowthroat15%
35. 35Northern Parula14%
36. 36Great Egret14%
37. 37Blue-gray Gnatcatcher13%
38. 38Northern Flicker13%
39. 39Black-and-white Warbler13%
40. 40Chipping Sparrow13%
41. 41Song Sparrow12%
42. 42Killdeer12%
43. 43Magnolia Warbler12%
44. 44Fish Crow11%
45. 45European Starling11%
46. 46Mallard10%

• 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
• 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
• Palm Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of September, peaks the second week of October
• Swainson's Thrushfirst arrivals early September, peaks late September
• Hairy Woodpeckerfirst arrivals early September, peaks late September
• Bay-breasted Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of September, peaks early October
• American Kestrelfirst arrivals early September, peaks the second week of December
• Northern Harrierfirst arrivals late September, peaks early January

• Blue-gray Gnatcatchermost gone by mid September
• Summer Tanagermost gone by late September
• Blue Grosbeakmost gone by the second week of September
• Acadian Flycatchermost gone by the second week of September
• Green Heronmost gone by mid September
• Little Blue Heronmost gone by mid September
• Semipalmated Sandpipermost gone by late September

47. 47Hairy Woodpecker9.9%
48. 48Osprey9.7%
49. 49Chestnut-sided Warbler9.7%
50. 50Tennessee Warbler9.6%
51. 51Summer Tanager9.5%
52. 52Cape May Warbler9.2%
53. 53Black Vulture9.2%
54. 54Double-crested Cormorant9.0%
55. 55Indigo Bunting9.0%
56. 56Cedar Waxwing8.7%
57. 57Scarlet Tanager8.6%
58. 58Laughing Gull8.2%
59. 59Rose-breasted Grosbeak8.1%
60. 60Swainson's Thrush7.7%