Bird Phenology
The Grove's accumulated record: every species the listener has ever identified, when each was first heard, and who has just arrived for the season.
122 species on the life list
Newest life bird Blue-gray Gnatcatcher first heard Sep 3, 2026
122 new in 2026
2026 arrivals
when each species was first heard that year (so far)JFMAMJJASOND
American Robin
Song Sparrow
Cedar Waxwing
Eastern Bluebird
Chipping Sparrow
Eastern Phoebe
Osprey
Northern Cardinal
Brown Thrasher
Chimney Swift
Dark-eyed Junco
Savannah Sparrow
Killdeer
American Goldfinch
Mangrove Yellow Warbler
Mourning Dove
American Kestrel
Red-shouldered Hawk
Blackpoll Warbler
House Finch
Fish Crow
Northern Mockingbird
Eastern Towhee
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Gray Catbird
Northern House Wren
Common Nighthawk
Yellow-breasted Chat
American Crow
Northern Flicker
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Raven
Barn Swallow
Red-winged Blackbird
Swainson's Thrush
Black-capped Chickadee
Carolina Chickadee
Greater Yellowlegs
Downy Woodpecker
Sandhill Crane
Wood Thrush
Indigo Bunting
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Common Grackle
Field Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Cooper's Hawk
Black-bellied Plover
Marsh Wren
Purple Finch
Pileated Woodpecker
Ring-necked Pheasant
House Sparrow
Black-crowned Night Heron
Eastern Kingbird
Blue Jay
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-headed Woodpecker
Tree Swallow
White-breasted Nuthatch
Hairy Woodpecker
Black-throated Green Warbler
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Broad-winged Hawk
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Tufted Titmouse
Least Sandpiper
Great Black-backed Gull
Short-billed Dowitcher
Carolina Wren
Prothonotary Warbler
Mallard
Brown-headed Cowbird
Henslow's Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
American Redstart
Alder Flycatcher
Pied-billed Grebe
Bald Eagle
European Starling
Tennessee Warbler
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Worm-eating Warbler
Wild Turkey
Yellow-throated Warbler
Orchard Oriole
Virginia Rail
Caspian Tern
Willow Flycatcher
Cliff Swallow
Wood Duck
Dickcissel
Eurasian Whimbrel
Least Flycatcher
Sedge Wren
Baltimore Oriole
Solitary Sandpiper
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Veery
Canada Warbler
White-eyed Vireo
Horned Lark
Blue-winged Warbler
Sandwich Tern
Great Crested Flycatcher
Green-winged Teal
Ruddy Turnstone
Yellow-throated Vireo
Black-billed Cuckoo
Summer Tanager
Hermit Thrush
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Blackburnian Warbler
Eastern Screech-Owl
Great Blue Heron
European Herring Gull
Laughing Gull
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Life list
newest additions first| Species | First ever | Last heard | Calls | This year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher new 2026 Polioptila caerulea | Sep 3, 2026 | 21h ago | 1 | 1 |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet new 2026 Regulus satrapa | Sep 1, 2026 | 13h ago | 3 | 3 |
| Laughing Gull new 2026 Leucophaeus atricilla | Sep 1, 2026 | 3d ago | 1 | 1 |
| European Herring Gull new 2026 Larus argentatus | Aug 27, 2026 | 10h ago | 3 | 3 |
| Great Blue Heron new 2026 Ardea herodias | Aug 24, 2026 | 11d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Eastern Screech-Owl new 2026 Megascops asio | Aug 23, 2026 | 11d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Blackburnian Warbler new 2026 Setophaga fusca | Aug 21, 2026 | 12d ago | 3 | 3 |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove new 2026 Streptopelia decaocto | Aug 11, 2026 | 6d ago | 2 | 2 |
| Hermit Thrush new 2026 Catharus guttatus | Aug 11, 2026 | 24d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Summer Tanager new 2026 Piranga rubra | Aug 9, 2026 | 26d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Black-billed Cuckoo new 2026 Coccyzus erythropthalmus | Aug 4, 2026 | 30d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Yellow-throated Vireo new 2026 Vireo flavifrons | Aug 3, 2026 | 31d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Ruddy Turnstone new 2026 Arenaria interpres | Aug 2, 2026 | 33d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Green-winged Teal new 2026 Anas crecca | Aug 1, 2026 | 6d ago | 201 | 201 |
| Great Crested Flycatcher new 2026 Myiarchus crinitus | Jul 27, 2026 | 22d ago | 11 | 11 |
| Sandwich Tern new 2026 Thalasseus sandvicensis | Jul 24, 2026 | 24d ago | 3 | 3 |
| Blue-winged Warbler new 2026 Vermivora cyanoptera | Jul 21, 2026 | 45d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Horned Lark new 2026 Eremophila alpestris | Jul 21, 2026 | 28d ago | 2 | 2 |
| White-eyed Vireo new 2026 Vireo griseus | Jul 21, 2026 | 45d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Canada Warbler new 2026 Cardellina canadensis | Jul 20, 2026 | 44d ago | 2 | 2 |
| Veery new 2026 Catharus fuscescens | Jul 18, 2026 | 19d ago | 5 | 5 |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird new 2026 Archilochus colubris | Jul 17, 2026 | 14d ago | 6 | 6 |
| Solitary Sandpiper new 2026 Tringa solitaria | Jul 17, 2026 | 21d ago | 2 | 2 |
| Baltimore Oriole new 2026 Icterus galbula | Jul 16, 2026 | 50d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Sedge Wren new 2026 Cistothorus stellaris | Jul 16, 2026 | 34d ago | 8 | 8 |
| Least Flycatcher new 2026 Empidonax minimus | Jul 16, 2026 | 48d ago | 2 | 2 |
| Eurasian Whimbrel new 2026 Numenius phaeopus | Jul 15, 2026 | 3d ago | 66 | 66 |
| Dickcissel new 2026 Spiza americana | Jul 15, 2026 | 32d ago | 2 | 2 |
| Wood Duck new 2026 Aix sponsa | Jul 15, 2026 | 51d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Cliff Swallow new 2026 Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | Jul 14, 2026 | 47d ago | 2 | 2 |
| Willow Flycatcher new 2026 Empidonax traillii | Jul 13, 2026 | 52d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Caspian Tern new 2026 Hydroprogne caspia | Jul 12, 2026 | 6d ago | 5 | 5 |
| Virginia Rail new 2026 Rallus limicola | Jul 12, 2026 | 42d ago | 7 | 7 |
| Orchard Oriole new 2026 Icterus spurius | Jul 12, 2026 | 53d ago | 2 | 2 |
| Yellow-throated Warbler new 2026 Setophaga dominica | Jul 10, 2026 | 42d ago | 3 | 3 |
| Wild Turkey new 2026 Meleagris gallopavo | Jul 10, 2026 | 1d ago | 4 | 4 |
| Worm-eating Warbler new 2026 Helmitheros vermivorum | Jul 9, 2026 | 55d ago | 4 | 4 |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee new 2026 Contopus virens | Jul 9, 2026 | 18d ago | 8 | 8 |
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow new 2026 Passer montanus | Jul 8, 2026 | 58d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Tennessee Warbler new 2026 Leiothlypis peregrina | Jul 8, 2026 | 58d ago | 3 | 3 |
| European Starling new 2026 Sturnus vulgaris | Jul 7, 2026 | 48d ago | 18 | 18 |
| Bald Eagle new 2026 Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Jul 5, 2026 | 61d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Pied-billed Grebe new 2026 Podilymbus podiceps | Jul 4, 2026 | 62d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Alder Flycatcher new 2026 Empidonax alnorum | Jul 4, 2026 | 62d ago | 1 | 1 |
| American Redstart new 2026 Setophaga ruticilla | Jul 3, 2026 | 60d ago | 2 | 2 |
| Grasshopper Sparrow new 2026 Ammodramus savannarum | Jul 3, 2026 | 42d ago | 7 | 7 |
| Henslow's Sparrow new 2026 Centronyx henslowii | Jul 3, 2026 | 44d ago | 6 | 6 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird new 2026 Molothrus ater | Jul 3, 2026 | 63d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Mallard new 2026 Anas platyrhynchos | Jul 3, 2026 | 7d ago | 6 | 6 |
| Prothonotary Warbler new 2026 Protonotaria citrea | Jul 2, 2026 | 49d ago | 12 | 12 |
| Carolina Wren new 2026 Thryothorus ludovicianus | Jul 1, 2026 | 19d ago | 6 | 6 |
| Short-billed Dowitcher new 2026 Limnodromus griseus | Jun 30, 2026 | 21d ago | 12 | 12 |
| Great Black-backed Gull new 2026 Larus marinus | Jun 30, 2026 | 4d ago | 8 | 8 |
| Least Sandpiper new 2026 Calidris minutilla | Jun 30, 2026 | 13d ago | 5 | 5 |
| Tufted Titmouse new 2026 Baeolophus bicolor | Jun 30, 2026 | 7d ago | 31 | 31 |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo new 2026 Coccyzus americanus | Jun 30, 2026 | 10d ago | 3 | 3 |
| Broad-winged Hawk new 2026 Buteo platypterus | Jun 29, 2026 | 60d ago | 2 | 2 |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker new 2026 Sphyrapicus varius | Jun 27, 2026 | 68d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Black-throated Green Warbler new 2026 Setophaga virens | Jun 27, 2026 | 69d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Hairy Woodpecker new 2026 Leuconotopicus villosus | Jun 26, 2026 | 30d ago | 8 | 8 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch new 2026 Sitta carolinensis | Jun 25, 2026 | 3d ago | 116 | 116 |
| Tree Swallow new 2026 Tachycineta bicolor | Jun 25, 2026 | 62d ago | 2 | 2 |
| Red-headed Woodpecker new 2026 Melanerpes erythrocephalus | Jun 24, 2026 | 3d ago | 9 | 9 |
| Red-tailed Hawk new 2026 Buteo jamaicensis | Jun 24, 2026 | 2d ago | 5 | 5 |
| Blue Jay new 2026 Cyanocitta cristata | Jun 23, 2026 | 3d ago | 22 | 22 |
| Eastern Kingbird new 2026 Tyrannus tyrannus | Jun 23, 2026 | 21h ago | 33 | 33 |
| Black-crowned Night Heron new 2026 Nycticorax nycticorax | Jun 23, 2026 | 21h ago | 90 | 90 |
| House Sparrow new 2026 Passer domesticus | Jun 22, 2026 | 33d ago | 2 | 2 |
| Ring-necked Pheasant new 2026 Phasianus colchicus | Jun 22, 2026 | 57d ago | 53 | 53 |
| Pileated Woodpecker new 2026 Dryocopus pileatus | Jun 22, 2026 | 44d ago | 23 | 23 |
| Purple Finch new 2026 Haemorhous purpureus | Jun 22, 2026 | 42d ago | 7 | 7 |
| Marsh Wren new 2026 Cistothorus palustris | Jun 22, 2026 | 34d ago | 28 | 28 |
| Black-bellied Plover new 2026 Pluvialis squatarola | Jun 22, 2026 | 8d ago | 10 | 10 |
| Cooper's Hawk new 2026 Accipiter cooperii | Jun 22, 2026 | 74d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Swamp Sparrow new 2026 Melospiza georgiana | Jun 22, 2026 | 51d ago | 3 | 3 |
| Field Sparrow new 2026 Spizella pusilla | Jun 21, 2026 | 34d ago | 22 | 22 |
| Common Grackle new 2026 Quiscalus quiscula | Jun 21, 2026 | 49d ago | 23 | 23 |
| Common Yellowthroat new 2026 Geothlypis trichas | Jun 21, 2026 | 4d ago | 62 | 62 |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler new 2026 Setophaga pensylvanica | Jun 21, 2026 | 75d ago | 3 | 3 |
| Indigo Bunting new 2026 Passerina cyanea | Jun 21, 2026 | 17d ago | 1,051 | 1,051 |
| Wood Thrush new 2026 Hylocichla mustelina | Jun 20, 2026 | 22d ago | 12 | 12 |
| Sandhill Crane new 2026 Antigone canadensis | Jun 20, 2026 | 17d ago | 27 | 27 |
| Downy Woodpecker new 2026 Dryobates pubescens | Jun 20, 2026 | 44d ago | 11 | 11 |
| Greater Yellowlegs new 2026 Tringa melanoleuca | Jun 20, 2026 | 4d ago | 17 | 17 |
| Carolina Chickadee new 2026 Poecile carolinensis | Jun 20, 2026 | 49d ago | 4 | 4 |
| Black-capped Chickadee new 2026 Poecile atricapillus | Jun 20, 2026 | 18h ago | 117 | 117 |
| Swainson's Thrush new 2026 Catharus ustulatus | Jun 20, 2026 | 76d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird new 2026 Agelaius phoeniceus | Jun 20, 2026 | 44d ago | 3 | 3 |
| Barn Swallow new 2026 Hirundo rustica | Jun 20, 2026 | 36d ago | 55 | 55 |
| Common Raven new 2026 Corvus corax | Jun 20, 2026 | 14h ago | 32 | 32 |
| Eastern Meadowlark new 2026 Sturnella magna | Jun 20, 2026 | 38d ago | 163 | 163 |
| Northern Flicker new 2026 Colaptes auratus | Jun 20, 2026 | 5d ago | 234 | 234 |
| American Crow new 2026 Corvus brachyrhynchos | Jun 20, 2026 | 21h ago | 46 | 46 |
| Yellow-breasted Chat new 2026 Icteria virens | Jun 19, 2026 | 46d ago | 6 | 6 |
| Common Nighthawk new 2026 Chordeiles minor | Jun 19, 2026 | 28d ago | 39 | 39 |
| Northern House Wren new 2026 Troglodytes aedon | Jun 19, 2026 | 29d ago | 677 | 677 |
| Gray Catbird new 2026 Dumetella carolinensis | Jun 19, 2026 | 42d ago | 102 | 102 |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak new 2026 Pheucticus ludovicianus | Jun 18, 2026 | 19d ago | 52 | 52 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker new 2026 Melanerpes carolinus | Jun 18, 2026 | 27d ago | 40 | 40 |
| Eastern Towhee new 2026 Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Jun 18, 2026 | 17d ago | 361 | 361 |
| Northern Mockingbird new 2026 Mimus polyglottos | Jun 18, 2026 | 28d ago | 13 | 13 |
| Fish Crow new 2026 Corvus ossifragus | Jun 18, 2026 | 12h ago | 34 | 34 |
| House Finch new 2026 Haemorhous mexicanus | Jun 18, 2026 | 21d ago | 22 | 22 |
| Blackpoll Warbler new 2026 Setophaga striata | Jun 18, 2026 | 14h ago | 94 | 94 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk new 2026 Buteo lineatus | Jun 18, 2026 | 22d ago | 73 | 73 |
| American Kestrel new 2026 Falco sparverius | Jun 18, 2026 | 25d ago | 54 | 54 |
| Mourning Dove new 2026 Zenaida macroura | Jun 18, 2026 | 6d ago | 900 | 900 |
| Mangrove Yellow Warbler new 2026 Setophaga petechia | Jun 18, 2026 | 64d ago | 2 | 2 |
| American Goldfinch new 2026 Spinus tristis | Jun 18, 2026 | 15h ago | 3,359 | 3,359 |
| Killdeer new 2026 Charadrius vociferus | Jun 18, 2026 | 5d ago | 31 | 31 |
| Savannah Sparrow new 2026 Passerculus sandwichensis | Jun 18, 2026 | 5d ago | 81 | 81 |
| Dark-eyed Junco new 2026 Junco hyemalis | Jun 18, 2026 | 43d ago | 86 | 86 |
| Chimney Swift new 2026 Chaetura pelagica | Jun 18, 2026 | 21h ago | 92 | 92 |
| Brown Thrasher new 2026 Toxostoma rufum | Jun 18, 2026 | 7d ago | 38 | 38 |
| Northern Cardinal new 2026 Cardinalis cardinalis | Jun 18, 2026 | 24d ago | 250 | 250 |
| Osprey new 2026 Pandion haliaetus | Jun 18, 2026 | 3d ago | 220 | 220 |
| Eastern Phoebe new 2026 Sayornis phoebe | Jun 18, 2026 | 18h ago | 88 | 88 |
| Chipping Sparrow new 2026 Spizella passerina | Jun 17, 2026 | 5d ago | 24,016 | 24,016 |
| Eastern Bluebird new 2026 Sialia sialis | Jun 17, 2026 | 5d ago | 927 | 927 |
| Cedar Waxwing new 2026 Bombycilla cedrorum | Jun 17, 2026 | 3d ago | 251 | 251 |
| Song Sparrow new 2026 Melospiza melodia | Jun 17, 2026 | 9d ago | 4,099 | 4,099 |
| American Robin new 2026 Turdus migratorius | Jun 17, 2026 | 9d ago | 15,628 | 15,628 |
Notable moments
firsts, returns, and uncommon visitors- Sep 3, 2026 European Herring Gull First of season
- Sep 3, 2026 Common Raven First of season
- Sep 3, 2026 Eastern Phoebe First of season
- Sep 3, 2026 Eastern Phoebe First of season
- Sep 3, 2026 Eastern Phoebe First of season
- Sep 3, 2026 Eastern Phoebe First of season
- Sep 3, 2026 Eastern Phoebe First of season
- Sep 3, 2026 Eastern Phoebe First of season
- Sep 3, 2026 Eastern Phoebe First of season
- Sep 3, 2026 Eastern Phoebe First of season
- Sep 3, 2026 Eastern Phoebe First of season
- Sep 3, 2026 Eastern Phoebe First of season
- Sep 3, 2026 Eastern Phoebe First of season
- Sep 3, 2026 Eastern Phoebe First of season
- Sep 3, 2026 American Crow First of season
- Sep 3, 2026 Eastern Kingbird First of season
- Sep 3, 2026 Eastern Kingbird First of season
- Sep 2, 2026 Wild Turkey First of season
- Sep 2, 2026 Black-capped Chickadee First of season
- Sep 1, 2026 Black-crowned Night Heron First of season
- Sep 1, 2026 Black-crowned Night Heron First of season
- Sep 1, 2026 Blue Jay First of season
- Sep 1, 2026 Blue Jay First of season
- Sep 1, 2026 Blue Jay First of season
- Sep 1, 2026 Blue Jay First of season
- Sep 1, 2026 Blue Jay First of season
- Sep 1, 2026 Blue Jay First of season
- Sep 1, 2026 American Goldfinch First of season
- Aug 31, 2026 Red-headed Woodpecker Uncommon visitor
- Aug 28, 2026 Eurasian Collared-Dove Uncommon visitor
- Aug 28, 2026 Caspian Tern Uncommon visitor
- Aug 26, 2026 Black-crowned Night Heron Uncommon visitor
- Aug 26, 2026 Fish Crow Uncommon visitor
- Aug 26, 2026 Black-crowned Night Heron Uncommon visitor
- Aug 26, 2026 Black-crowned Night Heron Uncommon visitor
- Aug 26, 2026 Black-crowned Night Heron Uncommon visitor
- Aug 26, 2026 Black-crowned Night Heron Uncommon visitor
- Aug 26, 2026 Black-crowned Night Heron Uncommon visitor
- Aug 26, 2026 Black-crowned Night Heron Uncommon visitor
- Aug 26, 2026 Black-crowned Night Heron Uncommon visitor
- Aug 26, 2026 Black-crowned Night Heron Uncommon visitor
- Aug 26, 2026 Black-crowned Night Heron Uncommon visitor
- Aug 26, 2026 Black-crowned Night Heron Uncommon visitor
- Aug 26, 2026 Black-crowned Night Heron Uncommon visitor
- Aug 26, 2026 Black-crowned Night Heron Uncommon visitor
- Aug 26, 2026 Black-crowned Night Heron Uncommon visitor
- Aug 26, 2026 Black-crowned Night Heron Uncommon visitor
- Aug 26, 2026 Black-crowned Night Heron Uncommon visitor
- Aug 26, 2026 Black-crowned Night Heron Uncommon visitor
- Aug 26, 2026 Black-crowned Night Heron Uncommon visitor