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The information found on this Arrival and Departure Dates of Atlanta Area Birds is gathered from reports from birders around the Atlanta metropolitan area. The dates shown here are the earliest arrivals and latest departures for summer and winter residents along with transient migrants. Permanent residents are listed, but without appropriate dates. |
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The “status” for any particular species indicates its residence
as SR (Summer), M (Migrant), WR (Winter), or PR (Permanent). The abundance
of each species is denoted by A (Abundant), C (Common), U (Uncommon), and
R (Rare). |
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For example, an American
Bittern is an uncommon migrant in the Atlanta area with its earliest spring
arrival of 3/13 and latest departure of 5/15. In the fall, this species
arrives as early as 8/22 and departs as late as 11/7. It is important
to note that these dates are early and late records, not average arrival
and departure dates. |
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This list is based on old and new sightings. While most have
been published in the literature, a few are not documented. It is
constantly changing. Click on the links below for a listing of birds arriving
and departing. |
| Spring Arrivals | Spring Departures | Fall Arrivals | Fall Departures |
