Uncommon Birds in Georgia
Our list for Georgia has 77 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 18 residents, 15 summer visitors, 30 winter visitors and 14 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Georgia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 77, most common first
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusPassage migrantUncommon18–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaSummer visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon29–37 cmRecorded all year
Cattle EgretArdea ibisSummer visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Purple MartinProgne subisSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Feb–Sep
Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celataWinter visitorUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusWinter visitorUncommon70–102 cmRecorded all year
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusPassage migrantUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year
Blue-headed VireoVireo solitariusResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentUncommon47–54 cmRecorded all year
Painted BuntingPasserina cirisSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentUncommon30–32 cmRecorded all year
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Forster's TernSterna forsteriWinter visitorUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaSummer visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensisWinter visitorUncommon80–122 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
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