Birds by region
Wherever you are, the birds are different. So is the season.
Birder AI uses your location and the date to weight identifications toward what actually occurs near you. Below: regional guides with peak migration windows, signature species, and the hotspots locals rate highest.
North America
Birds of California
California has more documented bird species than any other US state, thanks to a coastline that catches Pacific seabirds, deserts that host southwestern specialties, and mountains that keep alpine residents cool. Spring migration along the coast and fall pelagic trips out of Monterey are world-class.
Birds of Texas
Texas sits at the crossroads of the Central and Mississippi Flyways, with a coastline, desert, mountains, and prairie all in the same state. Spring migration on the Upper Texas Coast — High Island, Sabine Woods — is one of the most concentrated migrations on the planet.
Birds of Florida
Florida has subtropical species you can't find anywhere else in the United States, plus winter migrants from across North America. The Everglades, the Keys, and Dry Tortugas dry-season trips are bucket-list-grade.
Birds of New York
New York straddles the Atlantic and Adirondack flyways. Central Park is the most famous urban migration stopover in the world, and the Adirondacks hold boreal species rare elsewhere south of Canada.
Birds of Indiana
Indiana sits on the Mississippi Flyway, with the Indiana Dunes pulling in lakefront migrants and Goose Pond hosting spectacular waterfowl and Sandhill Crane staging. Modest in species but big on accessibility.
Birds of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's Appalachian ridges concentrate raptor migration in fall — Hawk Mountain Sanctuary is the original raptor migration count site. Spring brings warblers to the deciduous forests, and the state has more breeding warbler species than most.
Birds of Ontario
Ontario's Point Pelee is one of North America's most famous migration hotspots, and the boreal forests of Algonquin host species rare in the lower 48. Hudson Bay shorebirds and Niagara River winter gull concentrations are world-class.