Common Birds in New Jersey
Our list for New Jersey has 82 common birds recorded regularly there: 30 residents, 27 summer visitors, 23 winter visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in New Jersey in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 82, most common first
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisWinter visitorCommon35–43 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorCommon53–69 cmRegularly Oct–May
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusWinter visitorCommon19–22 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorCommon34–58 cmRecorded all year
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Oct
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiSummer visitorCommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Aug
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Northern GannetMorus bassanusWinter visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Oct–May
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustrisSummer visitorCommon10–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorCommon48–66 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaSummer visitorCommon16–19 cmRegularly May–Oct
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusSummer visitorCommon18–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
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