Birds in Louisiana in April

Percent of complete checklists in Louisiana that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (43,330 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal66%
2. 2Blue Jay51%
3. 3Northern Mockingbird50%
4. 4Red-winged Blackbird42%
5. 5Carolina Wren41%
6. 6Mourning Dove41%
7. 7Carolina Chickadee37%
8. 8American Crow33%
9. 9Red-bellied Woodpecker31%
10. 10Great Egret30%
11. 11Laughing Gull29%
12. 12White-eyed Vireo27%
13. 13Downy Woodpecker26%
14. 14Brown-headed Cowbird26%
15. 15European Starling26%
16. 16Barn Swallow25%
17. 17Tufted Titmouse25%
18. 18Great Crested Flycatcher24%
19. 19Ruby-throated Hummingbird24%
20. 20Eastern Kingbird24%
21. 21Common Grackle24%
22. 22Indigo Bunting23%
23. 23House Sparrow23%
24. 24Chimney Swift22%
25. 25Purple Martin22%
26. 26Fish Crow21%
27. 27Gray Catbird19%
28. 28Brown Thrasher19%
29. 29Summer Tanager18%
30. 30Red-eyed Vireo18%
31. 31Snowy Egret18%
32. 32Great Blue Heron18%
33. 33Orchard Oriole16%
34. 34Hooded Warbler15%
35. 35Turkey Vulture15%
36. 36Eastern Bluebird15%
37. 37Killdeer15%
38. 38Black-bellied Whistling-Duck14%
39. 39Little Blue Heron14%
40. 40House Finch14%
41. 41Western Cattle-Egret14%
42. 42Common Yellowthroat14%
43. 43Northern Parula13%
44. 44Prothonotary Warbler13%
45. 45Cedar Waxwing13%
46. 46Boat-tailed Grackle13%
47. 47Yellow-rumped Warbler13%
48. 48Green Heron13%
49. 49Rose-breasted Grosbeak13%
50. 50White Ibis12%
51. 51Tree Swallow12%
52. 52Brown Pelican12%
53. 53Ruby-crowned Kinglet11%
54. 54White-winged Dove11%
55. 55Double-crested Cormorant11%
56. 56Black Vulture11%
57. 57White-throated Sparrow11%
58. 58Blue-gray Gnatcatcher10%
59. 59American Robin10%
60. 60Blue Grosbeak10%

• Mississippi Kitefirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks early August
• Yellow-billed Cuckoofirst arrivals early April, peaks late May
• Western Cattle-Egretfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks late August
• Eastern Wood-Peweefirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks mid September
• Blue Grosbeakfirst arrivals early April, peaks late April
• Scarlet Tanagerfirst arrivals early April, peaks late April
• Baltimore Oriolefirst arrivals early April, peaks late April
• Tennessee Warblerfirst arrivals early April, peaks late April
• Painted Buntingfirst arrivals early April, peaks late April
• Royal Ternfirst arrivals early April, peaks mid April
• Red-headed Woodpeckerfirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of July
• Tricolored Heronfirst arrivals early April, peaks mid April

• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by early April
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by the second week of April
• Turkey Vulturemost gone by early April
• Double-crested Cormorantmost gone by early April
• White-throated Sparrowmost gone by the second week of April
• Belted Kingfishermost gone by the second week of April
• Swamp Sparrowmost gone by early April
• Northern House Wrenmost gone by the second week of April
• Savannah Sparrowmost gone by the second week of April
• Chipping Sparrowmost gone by early April
• American Cootmost gone by early April
• Bald Eaglemost gone by the second week of April