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.
133 species on the life list
Newest life bird Brown Creeper first heard Oct 14, 2026
133 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
Belted Kingfisher
Palm Warbler
Canada Goose
Ring-billed Gull
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Blue-headed Vireo
Brown Creeper
Life list
newest additions first| Species | First ever | Last heard | Calls | This year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Creeper new 2026 Certhia americana | Oct 14, 2026 | 5d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Blue-headed Vireo new 2026 Vireo solitarius | Oct 5, 2026 | 14d ago | 1 | 1 |
| White-throated Sparrow new 2026 Zonotrichia albicollis | Sep 28, 2026 | 24h ago | 11 | 11 |
| White-crowned Sparrow new 2026 Zonotrichia leucophrys | Sep 24, 2026 | 2d ago | 67 | 67 |
| Orange-crowned Warbler new 2026 Leiothlypis celata | Sep 23, 2026 | 26d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler new 2026 Setophaga coronata | Sep 22, 2026 | 2d ago | 8 | 8 |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch new 2026 Sitta canadensis | Sep 19, 2026 | 30d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Ring-billed Gull new 2026 Larus delawarensis | Sep 14, 2026 | 35d ago | 2 | 2 |
| Canada Goose new 2026 Branta canadensis | Sep 13, 2026 | 24d ago | 3 | 3 |
| Palm Warbler new 2026 Setophaga palmarum | Sep 10, 2026 | 5d ago | 89 | 89 |
| Belted Kingfisher new 2026 Megaceryle alcyon | Sep 8, 2026 | 38d ago | 2 | 2 |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher new 2026 Polioptila caerulea | Sep 3, 2026 | 46d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet new 2026 Regulus satrapa | Sep 1, 2026 | 3d ago | 28 | 28 |
| Laughing Gull new 2026 Leucophaeus atricilla | Sep 1, 2026 | 18d ago | 4 | 4 |
| European Herring Gull new 2026 Larus argentatus | Aug 27, 2026 | 12d ago | 5 | 5 |
| Great Blue Heron new 2026 Ardea herodias | Aug 24, 2026 | 56d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Eastern Screech-Owl new 2026 Megascops asio | Aug 23, 2026 | 56d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Blackburnian Warbler new 2026 Setophaga fusca | Aug 21, 2026 | 57d ago | 3 | 3 |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove new 2026 Streptopelia decaocto | Aug 11, 2026 | 2d ago | 5 | 5 |
| Hermit Thrush new 2026 Catharus guttatus | Aug 11, 2026 | 34d ago | 2 | 2 |
| Summer Tanager new 2026 Piranga rubra | Aug 9, 2026 | 71d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Black-billed Cuckoo new 2026 Coccyzus erythropthalmus | Aug 4, 2026 | 76d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Yellow-throated Vireo new 2026 Vireo flavifrons | Aug 3, 2026 | 76d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Ruddy Turnstone new 2026 Arenaria interpres | Aug 2, 2026 | 78d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Green-winged Teal new 2026 Anas crecca | Aug 1, 2026 | 16d ago | 204 | 204 |
| Great Crested Flycatcher new 2026 Myiarchus crinitus | Jul 27, 2026 | 67d ago | 11 | 11 |
| Sandwich Tern new 2026 Thalasseus sandvicensis | Jul 24, 2026 | 69d ago | 3 | 3 |
| Blue-winged Warbler new 2026 Vermivora cyanoptera | Jul 21, 2026 | 90d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Horned Lark new 2026 Eremophila alpestris | Jul 21, 2026 | 73d ago | 2 | 2 |
| White-eyed Vireo new 2026 Vireo griseus | Jul 21, 2026 | 90d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Canada Warbler new 2026 Cardellina canadensis | Jul 20, 2026 | 89d ago | 2 | 2 |
| Veery new 2026 Catharus fuscescens | Jul 18, 2026 | 64d ago | 5 | 5 |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird new 2026 Archilochus colubris | Jul 17, 2026 | 59d ago | 6 | 6 |
| Solitary Sandpiper new 2026 Tringa solitaria | Jul 17, 2026 | 66d ago | 2 | 2 |
| Baltimore Oriole new 2026 Icterus galbula | Jul 16, 2026 | 95d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Sedge Wren new 2026 Cistothorus stellaris | Jul 16, 2026 | 79d ago | 8 | 8 |
| Least Flycatcher new 2026 Empidonax minimus | Jul 16, 2026 | 93d ago | 2 | 2 |
| Eurasian Whimbrel new 2026 Numenius phaeopus | Jul 15, 2026 | 48d ago | 66 | 66 |
| Dickcissel new 2026 Spiza americana | Jul 15, 2026 | 77d ago | 2 | 2 |
| Wood Duck new 2026 Aix sponsa | Jul 15, 2026 | 96d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Cliff Swallow new 2026 Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | Jul 14, 2026 | 93d ago | 2 | 2 |
| Willow Flycatcher new 2026 Empidonax traillii | Jul 13, 2026 | 98d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Caspian Tern new 2026 Hydroprogne caspia | Jul 12, 2026 | 6d ago | 6 | 6 |
| Virginia Rail new 2026 Rallus limicola | Jul 12, 2026 | 88d ago | 7 | 7 |
| Orchard Oriole new 2026 Icterus spurius | Jul 12, 2026 | 98d ago | 2 | 2 |
| Yellow-throated Warbler new 2026 Setophaga dominica | Jul 10, 2026 | 87d ago | 3 | 3 |
| Wild Turkey new 2026 Meleagris gallopavo | Jul 10, 2026 | 34d ago | 11 | 11 |
| Worm-eating Warbler new 2026 Helmitheros vermivorum | Jul 9, 2026 | 101d ago | 4 | 4 |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee new 2026 Contopus virens | Jul 9, 2026 | 63d ago | 8 | 8 |
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow new 2026 Passer montanus | Jul 8, 2026 | 103d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Tennessee Warbler new 2026 Leiothlypis peregrina | Jul 8, 2026 | 103d ago | 3 | 3 |
| European Starling new 2026 Sturnus vulgaris | Jul 7, 2026 | 93d ago | 18 | 18 |
| Bald Eagle new 2026 Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Jul 5, 2026 | 106d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Pied-billed Grebe new 2026 Podilymbus podiceps | Jul 4, 2026 | 107d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Alder Flycatcher new 2026 Empidonax alnorum | Jul 4, 2026 | 107d ago | 1 | 1 |
| American Redstart new 2026 Setophaga ruticilla | Jul 3, 2026 | 36d ago | 6 | 6 |
| Grasshopper Sparrow new 2026 Ammodramus savannarum | Jul 3, 2026 | 88d ago | 7 | 7 |
| Henslow's Sparrow new 2026 Centronyx henslowii | Jul 3, 2026 | 89d ago | 6 | 6 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird new 2026 Molothrus ater | Jul 3, 2026 | 108d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Mallard new 2026 Anas platyrhynchos | Jul 3, 2026 | 10d ago | 8 | 8 |
| Prothonotary Warbler new 2026 Protonotaria citrea | Jul 2, 2026 | 94d ago | 12 | 12 |
| Carolina Wren new 2026 Thryothorus ludovicianus | Jul 1, 2026 | 64d ago | 6 | 6 |
| Short-billed Dowitcher new 2026 Limnodromus griseus | Jun 30, 2026 | 66d ago | 12 | 12 |
| Great Black-backed Gull new 2026 Larus marinus | Jun 30, 2026 | 11d ago | 19 | 19 |
| Least Sandpiper new 2026 Calidris minutilla | Jun 30, 2026 | 58d ago | 5 | 5 |
| Tufted Titmouse new 2026 Baeolophus bicolor | Jun 30, 2026 | 17d ago | 40 | 40 |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo new 2026 Coccyzus americanus | Jun 30, 2026 | 10d ago | 4 | 4 |
| Broad-winged Hawk new 2026 Buteo platypterus | Jun 29, 2026 | 105d ago | 2 | 2 |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker new 2026 Sphyrapicus varius | Jun 27, 2026 | 113d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Black-throated Green Warbler new 2026 Setophaga virens | Jun 27, 2026 | 23d ago | 3 | 3 |
| Hairy Woodpecker new 2026 Leuconotopicus villosus | Jun 26, 2026 | 24d ago | 10 | 10 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch new 2026 Sitta carolinensis | Jun 25, 2026 | 10d ago | 132 | 132 |
| Tree Swallow new 2026 Tachycineta bicolor | Jun 25, 2026 | 107d ago | 2 | 2 |
| Red-headed Woodpecker new 2026 Melanerpes erythrocephalus | Jun 24, 2026 | 41d ago | 14 | 14 |
| Red-tailed Hawk new 2026 Buteo jamaicensis | Jun 24, 2026 | 4d ago | 8 | 8 |
| Blue Jay new 2026 Cyanocitta cristata | Jun 23, 2026 | 2d ago | 196 | 196 |
| Eastern Kingbird new 2026 Tyrannus tyrannus | Jun 23, 2026 | 46d ago | 33 | 33 |
| Black-crowned Night Heron new 2026 Nycticorax nycticorax | Jun 23, 2026 | 11d ago | 152 | 152 |
| House Sparrow new 2026 Passer domesticus | Jun 22, 2026 | 78d ago | 2 | 2 |
| Ring-necked Pheasant new 2026 Phasianus colchicus | Jun 22, 2026 | 4d ago | 55 | 55 |
| Pileated Woodpecker new 2026 Dryocopus pileatus | Jun 22, 2026 | 19d ago | 27 | 27 |
| Purple Finch new 2026 Haemorhous purpureus | Jun 22, 2026 | 87d ago | 7 | 7 |
| Marsh Wren new 2026 Cistothorus palustris | Jun 22, 2026 | 79d ago | 28 | 28 |
| Black-bellied Plover new 2026 Pluvialis squatarola | Jun 22, 2026 | 53d ago | 10 | 10 |
| Cooper's Hawk new 2026 Accipiter cooperii | Jun 22, 2026 | 119d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Swamp Sparrow new 2026 Melospiza georgiana | Jun 22, 2026 | 97d ago | 3 | 3 |
| Field Sparrow new 2026 Spizella pusilla | Jun 21, 2026 | 79d ago | 22 | 22 |
| Common Grackle new 2026 Quiscalus quiscula | Jun 21, 2026 | 94d ago | 23 | 23 |
| Common Yellowthroat new 2026 Geothlypis trichas | Jun 21, 2026 | 35d ago | 66 | 66 |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler new 2026 Setophaga pensylvanica | Jun 21, 2026 | 120d ago | 3 | 3 |
| Indigo Bunting new 2026 Passerina cyanea | Jun 21, 2026 | 62d ago | 1,051 | 1,051 |
| Wood Thrush new 2026 Hylocichla mustelina | Jun 20, 2026 | 67d ago | 12 | 12 |
| Sandhill Crane new 2026 Antigone canadensis | Jun 20, 2026 | 9d ago | 33 | 33 |
| Downy Woodpecker new 2026 Dryobates pubescens | Jun 20, 2026 | 2d ago | 13 | 13 |
| Greater Yellowlegs new 2026 Tringa melanoleuca | Jun 20, 2026 | 17d ago | 19 | 19 |
| Carolina Chickadee new 2026 Poecile carolinensis | Jun 20, 2026 | 94d ago | 4 | 4 |
| Black-capped Chickadee new 2026 Poecile atricapillus | Jun 20, 2026 | 17d ago | 126 | 126 |
| Swainson's Thrush new 2026 Catharus ustulatus | Jun 20, 2026 | 121d ago | 1 | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird new 2026 Agelaius phoeniceus | Jun 20, 2026 | 89d ago | 3 | 3 |
| Barn Swallow new 2026 Hirundo rustica | Jun 20, 2026 | 81d ago | 55 | 55 |
| Common Raven new 2026 Corvus corax | Jun 20, 2026 | 4d ago | 36 | 36 |
| Eastern Meadowlark new 2026 Sturnella magna | Jun 20, 2026 | 6d ago | 169 | 169 |
| Northern Flicker new 2026 Colaptes auratus | Jun 20, 2026 | 4d ago | 259 | 259 |
| American Crow new 2026 Corvus brachyrhynchos | Jun 20, 2026 | 22h ago | 72 | 72 |
| Yellow-breasted Chat new 2026 Icteria virens | Jun 19, 2026 | 91d ago | 6 | 6 |
| Common Nighthawk new 2026 Chordeiles minor | Jun 19, 2026 | 30d ago | 40 | 40 |
| Northern House Wren new 2026 Troglodytes aedon | Jun 19, 2026 | 74d ago | 677 | 677 |
| Gray Catbird new 2026 Dumetella carolinensis | Jun 19, 2026 | 87d ago | 102 | 102 |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak new 2026 Pheucticus ludovicianus | Jun 18, 2026 | 64d ago | 52 | 52 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker new 2026 Melanerpes carolinus | Jun 18, 2026 | 4d ago | 49 | 49 |
| Eastern Towhee new 2026 Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Jun 18, 2026 | 10d ago | 371 | 371 |
| Northern Mockingbird new 2026 Mimus polyglottos | Jun 18, 2026 | 73d ago | 13 | 13 |
| Fish Crow new 2026 Corvus ossifragus | Jun 18, 2026 | 12d ago | 43 | 43 |
| House Finch new 2026 Haemorhous mexicanus | Jun 18, 2026 | 7d ago | 41 | 41 |
| Blackpoll Warbler new 2026 Setophaga striata | Jun 18, 2026 | 25d ago | 97 | 97 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk new 2026 Buteo lineatus | Jun 18, 2026 | 29d ago | 75 | 75 |
| American Kestrel new 2026 Falco sparverius | Jun 18, 2026 | 70d ago | 54 | 54 |
| Mourning Dove new 2026 Zenaida macroura | Jun 18, 2026 | 30d ago | 903 | 903 |
| Mangrove Yellow Warbler new 2026 Setophaga petechia | Jun 18, 2026 | 110d ago | 2 | 2 |
| American Goldfinch new 2026 Spinus tristis | Jun 18, 2026 | 6d ago | 3,395 | 3,395 |
| Killdeer new 2026 Charadrius vociferus | Jun 18, 2026 | 19d ago | 33 | 33 |
| Savannah Sparrow new 2026 Passerculus sandwichensis | Jun 18, 2026 | 7d ago | 115 | 115 |
| Dark-eyed Junco new 2026 Junco hyemalis | Jun 18, 2026 | 88d ago | 86 | 86 |
| Chimney Swift new 2026 Chaetura pelagica | Jun 18, 2026 | 46d ago | 92 | 92 |
| Brown Thrasher new 2026 Toxostoma rufum | Jun 18, 2026 | 52d ago | 38 | 38 |
| Northern Cardinal new 2026 Cardinalis cardinalis | Jun 18, 2026 | 2d ago | 265 | 265 |
| Osprey new 2026 Pandion haliaetus | Jun 18, 2026 | 29d ago | 226 | 226 |
| Eastern Phoebe new 2026 Sayornis phoebe | Jun 18, 2026 | 7d ago | 124 | 124 |
| Chipping Sparrow new 2026 Spizella passerina | Jun 17, 2026 | 35d ago | 24,019 | 24,019 |
| Eastern Bluebird new 2026 Sialia sialis | Jun 17, 2026 | 2d ago | 961 | 961 |
| Cedar Waxwing new 2026 Bombycilla cedrorum | Jun 17, 2026 | 14d ago | 262 | 262 |
| Song Sparrow new 2026 Melospiza melodia | Jun 17, 2026 | 10d ago | 4,100 | 4,100 |
| American Robin new 2026 Turdus migratorius | Jun 17, 2026 | 16d ago | 15,630 | 15,630 |
Notable moments
firsts, returns, and uncommon visitors- Oct 17, 2026 Downy Woodpecker Uncommon visitor
- Oct 17, 2026 Eurasian Collared-Dove Uncommon visitor
- Oct 15, 2026 Red-tailed Hawk Uncommon visitor
- Oct 15, 2026 Ring-necked Pheasant First of season
- Oct 13, 2026 Eastern Meadowlark First of season
- Oct 13, 2026 Eastern Meadowlark First of season
- Oct 13, 2026 Eastern Meadowlark First of season
- Oct 13, 2026 Eastern Meadowlark First of season
- Oct 13, 2026 Eastern Meadowlark First of season
- Oct 13, 2026 Eastern Meadowlark First of season
- Oct 13, 2026 Caspian Tern First of season
- Oct 11, 2026 Yellow-rumped Warbler Uncommon visitor
- Oct 9, 2026 Song Sparrow First of season
- Oct 7, 2026 White-throated Sparrow Uncommon visitor
- Oct 7, 2026 White-throated Sparrow Uncommon visitor
- Oct 7, 2026 White-throated Sparrow Uncommon visitor
- Oct 7, 2026 White-throated Sparrow Uncommon visitor
- Oct 4, 2026 White-throated Sparrow Uncommon visitor
- Oct 3, 2026 Northern Cardinal First of season
- Oct 1, 2026 Laughing Gull Uncommon visitor
- Sep 29, 2026 White-throated Sparrow Uncommon visitor
- Sep 27, 2026 White-crowned Sparrow Uncommon visitor
- Sep 27, 2026 White-crowned Sparrow Uncommon visitor
- Sep 27, 2026 Downy Woodpecker First of season
- Sep 26, 2026 Mallard First of season
- Sep 26, 2026 White-crowned Sparrow Uncommon visitor
- Sep 26, 2026 Black-throated Green Warbler First of season
- Sep 26, 2026 Black-throated Green Warbler First of season
- Sep 26, 2026 White-crowned Sparrow Uncommon visitor
- Sep 25, 2026 White-crowned Sparrow Uncommon visitor
- Sep 21, 2026 Eastern Towhee First of season
- Sep 21, 2026 Eastern Towhee First of season
- Sep 21, 2026 Eastern Towhee First of season
- Sep 21, 2026 Eastern Towhee First of season
- Sep 21, 2026 Eastern Towhee First of season
- Sep 20, 2026 Red-shouldered Hawk First of season
- Sep 20, 2026 Killdeer First of season
- Sep 18, 2026 Canada Goose Uncommon visitor
- Sep 18, 2026 Mourning Dove First of season
- Sep 18, 2026 Green-winged Teal First of season
- Sep 18, 2026 Laughing Gull Uncommon visitor
- Sep 16, 2026 Northern Flicker First of season
- Sep 16, 2026 Northern Flicker First of season
- Sep 16, 2026 Northern Flicker First of season
- Sep 16, 2026 Northern Flicker First of season
- Sep 15, 2026 Wild Turkey Uncommon visitor
- Sep 15, 2026 Wild Turkey Uncommon visitor
- Sep 14, 2026 Wild Turkey Uncommon visitor
- Sep 13, 2026 Eurasian Collared-Dove First of season
- Sep 13, 2026 Wild Turkey Uncommon visitor