Woodland species you may see or hear during the fall include Carolina Wren, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Cardinal, Mockingbird, Eastern Bluebird, American Robin, Brown Thrasher, Blue Jay, Red-bellied, Red-headed and Downy Woodpeckers, Northern Flicker, White-eyed Vireo, Phoebe, Eastern Towhee and House Finch. Birds that you would expect to see near lakes and ponds include Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Double Crested Cormorant, Wood Duck, Mallard, Canada Goose, Killdeer, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Belted Kingfisher. Raptor possibilities include Red-tailed and Red-shouldered Hawks and Barred Owl. One of the earliest signs of fall migration of woodland birds begins in mid-August with increased numbers (or arrival) of Kentucky Warblers, Black-and-White Warblers, and Blue-winged Warblers, along with apparent increases in numbers of common summer residents such as Yellow-billed Cuckoo, White-eyed Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Yellow-throated Vireo, Northern Parula, Prothonotary Warbler, and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.
Other Possible Birds
While in migration back to their Central and Southern America wintering grounds, common woodland species you might see during fall migration include Yellow Warbler, American Redstart, Magnolia Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Hooded Warbler, Yellow-throated Warbler and Black-throated Green Warbler. Other birds that you might see include Nashville Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler, Golden-winged Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Black Throated Blue Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Bay Breasted Warbler, Red-eyed Vireo, Yellow Throated Vireo and Catbird. Early arrivals of winter residents include White Throated Sparrow, Winter Wren, Cedar Waxwing, Yellow-rumped Warbler and American Goldfinch.
