Birds in Louisiana in August

Percent of complete checklists in Louisiana that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (15,746 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal66%
2. 2Blue Jay60%
3. 3Carolina Wren52%
4. 4Mourning Dove49%
5. 5Northern Mockingbird45%
6. 6Carolina Chickadee42%
7. 7American Crow39%
8. 8Great Egret36%
9. 9Red-bellied Woodpecker34%
10. 10Downy Woodpecker32%
11. 11Mississippi Kite32%
12. 12Ruby-throated Hummingbird32%
13. 13House Sparrow24%
14. 14Tufted Titmouse24%
15. 15House Finch23%
16. 16Little Blue Heron21%
17. 17White Ibis20%
18. 18Eastern Kingbird20%
19. 19European Starling20%
20. 20Snowy Egret19%
21. 21Fish Crow19%
22. 22Great Blue Heron19%
23. 23Western Cattle-Egret19%
24. 24Blue-gray Gnatcatcher18%
25. 25Chimney Swift17%
26. 26Red-winged Blackbird17%
27. 27Black-bellied Whistling-Duck17%
28. 28Laughing Gull16%
29. 29Killdeer15%
30. 30Northern Yellow Warbler15%
31. 31Eastern Bluebird15%
32. 32Green Heron14%
33. 33White-eyed Vireo13%
34. 34Barn Swallow13%
35. 35Brown Thrasher13%
36. 36Pileated Woodpecker12%
37. 37Great Crested Flycatcher12%
38. 38Anhinga11%
39. 39White-winged Dove11%
40. 40Common Grackle11%
41. 41Turkey Vulture10%

• Blue-gray Gnatcatcherfirst arrivals mid August, peaks late September
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals mid August, peaks the second week of November
• American Redstartfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks early October
• Red-shouldered Hawkfirst arrivals late August, peaks early October
• Magnolia Warblerfirst arrivals late August, peaks early October
• Bald Eaglefirst arrivals late August, peaks mid November
• Blue-winged Tealfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks the second week of April
• Northern Waterthrushfirst arrivals early August, peaks mid September
• Cooper's Hawkfirst arrivals late August, peaks the second week of October
• Caspian Ternfirst arrivals early August, peaks late October

• Mississippi Kitemost gone by late August
• Fish Crowmost gone by the second week of August
• Yellow-billed Cuckoomost gone by late August
• Painted Buntingmost gone by early August
• Eastern Towheemost gone by the second week of August
• Eastern Meadowlarkmost gone by early August

42. 42Red-shouldered Hawk9.6%
43. 43Red-headed Woodpecker8.5%
44. 44Eurasian Collared-Dove8.3%
45. 45Yellow-crowned Night Heron8.2%
46. 46Rock Pigeon8.2%
47. 47Yellow-billed Cuckoo8.1%
48. 48Tricolored Heron8.0%
49. 49Loggerhead Shrike7.3%
50. 50Belted Kingfisher6.9%
51. 51Summer Tanager6.8%
52. 52Black Vulture6.7%
53. 53Neotropic Cormorant6.7%
54. 54Wood Duck6.6%
55. 55Northern Flicker6.5%
56. 56American Robin6.3%
57. 57Roseate Spoonbill6.1%
58. 58Red-eyed Vireo6.1%
59. 59Black-necked Stilt6.0%
60. 60Indigo Bunting5.8%