Summer Birds in North Carolina

Percent of complete checklists in North Carolina that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (266,517 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal65%
2. 2Carolina Wren59%
3. 3Mourning Dove48%
4. 4Carolina Chickadee46%
5. 5Tufted Titmouse44%
6. 6American Crow44%
7. 7American Goldfinch35%
8. 8Eastern Towhee34%
9. 9Blue Jay34%
10. 10Eastern Bluebird32%
11. 11Red-bellied Woodpecker31%
12. 12American Robin29%
13. 13Northern Mockingbird29%
14. 14House Finch29%
15. 15Downy Woodpecker28%
16. 16Ruby-throated Hummingbird27%
17. 17Indigo Bunting24%
18. 18Chipping Sparrow24%
19. 19Red-eyed Vireo22%
20. 20White-breasted Nuthatch22%
21. 21Blue-gray Gnatcatcher21%
22. 22Turkey Vulture19%
23. 23Gray Catbird18%
24. 24Barn Swallow17%
25. 25Brown Thrasher17%
26. 26Song Sparrow17%
27. 27Great Blue Heron16%
28. 28Fish Crow16%
29. 29Chimney Swift15%
30. 30Common Grackle15%
31. 31Eastern Phoebe15%
32. 32Brown-headed Nuthatch14%
33. 33Great Crested Flycatcher14%
34. 34Common Yellowthroat14%
35. 35Red-winged Blackbird14%
36. 36Blue Grosbeak13%
37. 37Red-shouldered Hawk13%
38. 38Eastern Wood-Pewee13%
39. 39European Starling12%
40. 40Canada Goose12%
41. 41Brown-headed Cowbird12%
42. 42Laughing Gull12%
43. 43White-eyed Vireo11%
44. 44Killdeer11%
45. 45Eastern Kingbird11%
46. 46Pine Warbler11%
47. 47Osprey11%
48. 48Great Egret11%
49. 49Pileated Woodpecker11%
50. 50Yellow-billed Cuckoo10%

• Gray Catbirdfirst arrivals late June, peaks late September
• American Redstartfirst arrivals mid July, peaks late September
• Pileated Woodpeckerfirst arrivals late August, peaks late September
• Ring-billed Gullfirst arrivals mid July, peaks early January
• Belted Kingfisherfirst arrivals mid August, peaks late October
• Great Egretfirst arrivals mid July, peaks mid August
• Magnolia Warblerfirst arrivals late August, peaks late September
• Pied-billed Grebefirst arrivals late August, peaks late November
• Cape May Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks late September
• Tennessee Warblerfirst arrivals late August, peaks late September
• Chestnut-sided Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks mid September
• Bald Eaglefirst arrivals early August, peaks late November

• American Robinmost gone by early July
• Chipping Sparrowmost gone by mid July
• Pine Warblermost gone by early June
• Great Crested Flycatchermost gone by early August
• Indigo Buntingmost gone by mid August
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by early July
• Common Gracklemost gone by early July
• Fish Crowmost gone by early August
• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by mid July
• Barn Swallowmost gone by mid August
• Ovenbirdmost gone by early July
• Eastern Kingbirdmost gone by late August

51. 51Summer Tanager9.9%
52. 52Purple Martin9.0%
53. 53Acadian Flycatcher8.9%
54. 54Green Heron8.4%
55. 55Northern Parula8.1%
56. 56Mallard7.9%
57. 57Wood Thrush7.8%
58. 58Belted Kingfisher7.2%
59. 59Hooded Warbler6.9%
60. 60Cedar Waxwing6.4%