Birds in Louisiana
Birds in Louisiana in January
The most likely birds in Louisiana in January are Northern Cardinal (55%), Yellow-rumped Warbler (53%), and Blue Jay (48%). 156 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.
Percent of complete checklists in Louisiana that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (30,250 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
Northern Cardinal55% - 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler53% - 3
Blue Jay48% - 4
Northern Mockingbird44% - 5
Carolina Chickadee42% - 6
Carolina Wren39% - 7
American Crow37% - 8
Great Egret34% - 9
Ruby-crowned Kinglet34% - 10
Mourning Dove33% - 11
Red-bellied Woodpecker33% - 12
Red-winged Blackbird31% - 13
American Goldfinch29% - 14
Eastern Phoebe29% - 15
Downy Woodpecker29% - 16
Turkey Vulture26% - 17
Double-crested Cormorant25% - 18
Orange-crowned Warbler24% - 19
Great Blue Heron23% - 20
American Robin23% - 21
European Starling22% - 22
Tufted Titmouse22% - 23
White-throated Sparrow21% - 24
Killdeer21% - 25
House Sparrow20% - 26
Eastern Bluebird19% - 27
Red-tailed Hawk17% - 28
Pine Warbler17% - 29
House Finch17% - 30
Ring-billed Gull16% - 31
Swamp Sparrow15% - 32
Savannah Sparrow15% - 33
Snowy Egret15% - 34
White Ibis14% - 35
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher14% - 36
Belted Kingfisher13% - 37
Chipping Sparrow13% - 38
Pied-billed Grebe13% - 39
American Kestrel12% - 40
Mallard12% - 41
American Coot11% - 42
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker11% - 43
Red-shouldered Hawk11% - 44
Anhinga11% - 45
Brown Pelican11% - 46
Laughing Gull11% - 47
Northern Flicker10%
Arriving
New in JanuaryLeaving
Gone by the end of JanuaryLess common
Share of checklists- 48
Fish Crow9.8% - 49
Black Vulture9.7% - 50
Cedar Waxwing9.7% - 51
Loggerhead Shrike9.6% - 52
American White Pelican9.5% - 53
Tree Swallow9.1% - 54Northern Harrier9.0%
- 55
Song Sparrow9.0% - 56
Lesser Scaup8.7% - 57
Common Grackle8.4% - 58
Brown Thrasher7.9% - 59
Bald Eagle7.6% - 60
Dark-eyed Junco7.6%