Uncommon Birds in United States
Our list for United States has 130 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 56 residents, 36 summer visitors, 31 winter visitors and 7 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in United States in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 130, most common first
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusSummer visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Nuttall's WoodpeckerDryobates nuttalliiResidentUncommon17–18 cmRecorded all year
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusSummer visitorUncommon23–32 cmRecorded all year
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacusResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusSummer visitorUncommon34–44 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalarisResidentUncommon16–19 cmRecorded all year
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumSummer visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Sep
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraResidentUncommon36–43 cmRecorded all year
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusSummer visitorUncommon18–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisResidentUncommon28–34 cmRecorded all year
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Gila WoodpeckerMelanerpes uropygialisResidentUncommon20–25 cmRecorded all year
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatusSummer visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
American AvocetRecurvirostra americanaResidentUncommon43–51 cmRecorded all year
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorUncommon53–69 cmRecorded all year
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
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