Birds to See in North Carolina in July
125 bird species on our list for North Carolina are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Northern Cardinal, Mourning Dove, American Crow, Tufted Titmouse and Eastern Bluebird. New this month: Ring-billed Gull, Least Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper and Solitary Sandpiper and 6 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
From North Carolina’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 125 birds in July
125 birds
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 4.32% in Jul
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.26% in Jul
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentCommon41–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.85% in Jul
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolorResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.80% in Jul
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentCommon16–21 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Jul
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Jul
American RobinTurdus migratoriusResidentCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Jul
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Jul
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Jul
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Jul
Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubrisSummer visitorCommon7–9 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.89% in Jul
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensResidentCommon14–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Jul
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Jul
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.35% in Jul
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Jul
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaResidentCommon12–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jul
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisSummer visitorCommon20–24 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Jul
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Jul
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.13% in Jul
Fish CrowCorvus ossifragusResidentCommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Jul
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusResidentCommon17–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Jul
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusSummer visitorCommon17–22 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.89% in Jul
Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaResidentCommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Jul
Purple MartinProgne subisSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.80% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Jul
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jul
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorumResidentCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jul
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jul
Blue-headed VireoVireo solitariusSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jul
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaSummer visitorCommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.38% in Jul
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusWinter visitorCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jul
Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusResidentUncommon19–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jul
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jul
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentCommon18–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jul
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentUncommon47–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jul
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusResidentUncommon53–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jul
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jul
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensSummer visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.19% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentUncommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.18% in Jul
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.17% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.16% in Jul
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusWinter visitorCommon70–102 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jul
VeeryCatharus fuscescensSummer visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.15% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.15% in Jul
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.15% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jul
Forster's TernSterna forsteriResidentUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jul
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusSummer visitorUncommon34–44 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.13% in Jul
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.13% in Jul
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaSummer visitorCommon10–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.12% in Jul
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaResidentUncommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusSummer visitorUncommon23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Painted BuntingPasserina cirisSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.11% in Jul
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorCommon43–54 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.10% in Jul
American Black DuckAnas rubripesResidentUncommon54–59 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusSummer visitorCommon18–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.09% in Jul
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaSummer visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.08% in Jul
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.08% in Jul
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in Jul
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusWinter visitorCommon14–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.07% in Jul
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.07% in Jul
Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asioResidentUncommon16–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.06% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.05% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisSummer visitorUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.05% in Jul
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiSummer visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.05% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentUncommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.05% in Jul
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentUncommon46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorRare33–42 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.04% in Jul
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.04% in Jul
Piping PloverCharadrius melodusSummer visitorUncommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentRare15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Jul
Red-cockaded WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus borealisResidentRare20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustrisWinter visitorUncommon10–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravisSummer visitorUncommon43–51 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.03% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaWinter visitorUncommon40–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.02% in Jul
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusWinter visitorUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.02% in Jul
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% in Jul
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaResidentUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.02% in Jul
American AvocetRecurvirostra americanaWinter visitorUncommon43–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly Jul–Aug · 0.02% in Jul
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumSummer visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.02% in Jul
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusWinter visitorUncommon24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
DickcisselSpiza americanaSummer visitorRare14–16 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.01% in Jul
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisResidentRare16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.01% in Jul
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellusSummer visitorRare41–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorRare33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.01% in Jul
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentRare63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Virginia RailRallus limicolaWinter visitorRare20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorRare15–18 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.00% in Jul
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaPassage migrantRare28–32 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.00% in Jul
Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmusSummer visitorRare28–32 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.00% in Jul
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorRare58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.00% in Jul
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusWinter visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Jul
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorRare50–71 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.00% in Jul
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesWinter visitorRare81–94 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicusResidentRare17–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorSummer visitorRare22–24 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.00% in Jul
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 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