Spring Birds in North Carolina

Percent of complete checklists in North Carolina that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (386,937 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal73%
2. 2Carolina Wren61%
3. 3Tufted Titmouse56%
4. 4Carolina Chickadee55%
5. 5American Crow51%
6. 6Mourning Dove45%
7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker44%
8. 8American Robin42%
9. 9Blue Jay41%
10. 10Eastern Bluebird40%
11. 11Eastern Towhee39%
12. 12Downy Woodpecker33%
13. 13American Goldfinch32%
14. 14House Finch32%
15. 15Chipping Sparrow32%
16. 16Northern Mockingbird31%
17. 17Blue-gray Gnatcatcher27%
18. 18Pine Warbler27%
19. 19Turkey Vulture26%
20. 20Song Sparrow26%
21. 21White-throated Sparrow26%
22. 22Canada Goose26%
23. 23Brown-headed Cowbird24%
24. 24Eastern Phoebe23%
25. 25Yellow-rumped Warbler23%
26. 26Common Grackle22%
27. 27Brown Thrasher22%
28. 28Red-winged Blackbird21%
29. 29White-breasted Nuthatch21%
30. 30Fish Crow20%
31. 31Red-eyed Vireo20%
32. 32Brown-headed Nuthatch19%
33. 33Red-shouldered Hawk18%
34. 34European Starling18%
35. 35Great Blue Heron17%
36. 36Great Crested Flycatcher16%
37. 37Northern Parula16%
38. 38Common Yellowthroat15%
39. 39Pileated Woodpecker15%
40. 40Gray Catbird15%
41. 41Mallard15%
42. 42Ruby-crowned Kinglet14%
43. 43White-eyed Vireo13%
44. 44Indigo Bunting13%
45. 45Barn Swallow13%
46. 46Double-crested Cormorant13%
47. 47Chimney Swift12%
48. 48Dark-eyed Junco12%
49. 49Killdeer11%
50. 50Ruby-throated Hummingbird10%
51. 51Northern Rough-winged Swallow10%
52. 52Northern Flicker10%
53. 53Tree Swallow10%

• Ruby-throated Hummingbirdfirst arrivals early April, peaks early September
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcherfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks mid April
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks early April
• Red-eyed Vireofirst arrivals early April, peaks the second week of May
• Great Crested Flycatcherfirst arrivals early April, peaks the second week of May
• Indigo Buntingfirst arrivals mid April, peaks late June
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals mid March, peaks mid April
• Northern Parulafirst arrivals mid March, peaks late April
• Common Gracklefirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of May
• Fish Crowfirst arrivals early March, peaks early April
• Chimney Swiftfirst arrivals early April, peaks the second week of May
• Common Yellowthroatfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of May

• White-throated Sparrowmost gone by late April
• Song Sparrowmost gone by early April
• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by early May
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by mid April
• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by late March
• Canada Goosemost gone by mid May
• Golden-crowned Kingletmost gone by late March
• Yellow-bellied Sapsuckermost gone by mid March
• Ring-billed Gullmost gone by late March
• Double-crested Cormorantmost gone by mid April
• Hermit Thrushmost gone by the second week of April
• Mallardmost gone by the second week of May

54. 54Osprey9.5%
55. 55Black Vulture9.3%
56. 56Ovenbird9.1%
57. 57Black-and-white Warbler8.7%
58. 58Summer Tanager8.4%
59. 59Yellow-throated Warbler8.3%
60. 60Field Sparrow7.9%