Birds to See in Florida in July
104 bird species on our list for Florida are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Northern Cardinal, Mourning Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Northern Mockingbird and Blue Jay. New this month: Ring-billed Gull, Pectoral Sandpiper, Sand Martin and Solitary Sandpiper and 5 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
From Florida’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 104 birds in July
104 birds
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 4.26% in Jul
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 4.16% in Jul
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 3.44% in Jul
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 3.13% in Jul
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.98% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Jul
Fish CrowCorvus ossifragusResidentCommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Jul
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusResidentCommon17–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Jul
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolorResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Jul
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensResidentCommon14–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Jul
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Jul
Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaResidentCommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Jul
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentCommon41–53 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Jul
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Jul
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jul
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusSummer visitorCommon17–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Jul
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentCommon16–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jul
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Jul
Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensisResidentCommon80–122 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jul
Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubrisResidentCommon7–9 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jul
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jul
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.56% in Jul
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jul
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jul
Purple MartinProgne subisSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.32% in Jul
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jul
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentUncommon47–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jul
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jul
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentUncommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jul
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jul
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jul
Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusResidentUncommon19–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jul
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusResidentUncommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaResidentUncommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusResidentUncommon23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jul
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentUncommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Forster's TernSterna forsteriWinter visitorCommon33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.12% in Jul
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesResidentUncommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusWinter visitorCommon70–102 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsWinter visitorCommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaResidentUncommon40–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.09% in Jul
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentUncommon46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.07% in Jul
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.07% in Jul
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorCommon43–54 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.06% in Jul
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.06% in Jul
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusWinter visitorUncommon53–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asioResidentUncommon16–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.04% in Jul
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Jul
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisResidentRare13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentRare11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Piping PloverCharadrius melodusWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Jul
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Jul
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Painted BuntingPasserina cirisSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.03% in Jul
Red-cockaded WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus borealisResidentRare20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustrisWinter visitorUncommon10–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.03% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorRare40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
American AvocetRecurvirostra americanaResidentUncommon43–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% in Jul
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusWinter visitorUncommon34–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentRare140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorRare33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.01% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravisPassage migrantRare43–51 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.01% in Jul
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentRare18–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaPassage migrantRare28–32 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.01% in Jul
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesResidentRare81–94 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorPassage migrantRare22–24 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% in Jul
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.00% in Jul
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusResidentRare46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentRare30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusSummer visitorRare18–19 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.00% in Jul
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusWinter visitorRare41–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.00% in Jul
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made