Birds in Louisiana in March

Percent of complete checklists in Louisiana that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (29,522 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal67%
2. 2Blue Jay54%
3. 3Northern Mockingbird47%
4. 4Carolina Wren47%
5. 5Carolina Chickadee45%
6. 6Yellow-rumped Warbler41%
7. 7American Crow41%
8. 8Mourning Dove40%
9. 9Red-winged Blackbird40%
10. 10Red-bellied Woodpecker36%
11. 11Downy Woodpecker32%
12. 12Great Egret30%
13. 13Tufted Titmouse29%
14. 14Ruby-crowned Kinglet27%
15. 15Fish Crow26%
16. 16House Sparrow24%
17. 17Turkey Vulture23%
18. 18European Starling23%
19. 19Double-crested Cormorant23%
20. 20Great Blue Heron21%
21. 21Brown-headed Cowbird19%
22. 22Laughing Gull19%
23. 23Common Grackle19%
24. 24Eastern Bluebird18%
25. 25White-throated Sparrow18%
26. 26Cedar Waxwing17%
27. 27American Robin16%
28. 28Brown Thrasher16%
29. 29Purple Martin16%
30. 30Snowy Egret16%
31. 31House Finch15%
32. 32White-eyed Vireo14%
33. 33Killdeer14%
34. 34White Ibis13%
35. 35Wood Duck13%
36. 36Orange-crowned Warbler13%
37. 37Northern Parula12%
38. 38American Goldfinch12%
39. 39Little Blue Heron12%
40. 40Chipping Sparrow11%
41. 41Black Vulture11%
42. 42Red-shouldered Hawk11%
43. 43Pine Warbler11%
44. 44Pileated Woodpecker11%
45. 45Blue-gray Gnatcatcher11%
46. 46Tree Swallow10%
47. 47Eastern Phoebe10%
48. 48Mallard10%

• Great Crested Flycatcherfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of May
• Laughing Gullfirst arrivals late March, peaks mid April
• White-eyed Vireofirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of April
• Chimney Swiftfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of May
• Indigo Buntingfirst arrivals mid March, peaks late April
• Fish Crowfirst arrivals early March, peaks late March
• Barn Swallowfirst arrivals early March, peaks late April
• Eastern Kingbirdfirst arrivals mid March, peaks late April
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals early March, peaks mid April
• Common Gracklefirst arrivals early March, peaks early May
• Summer Tanagerfirst arrivals late March, peaks late April
• Little Blue Heronfirst arrivals late March, peaks mid August

• Eastern Phoebemost gone by early March
• American Goldfinchmost gone by mid March
• American Robinmost gone by the second week of March
• Orange-crowned Warblermost gone by mid March
• Pine Warblermost gone by mid March
• Red-tailed Hawkmost gone by early March
• Ring-billed Gullmost gone by mid March
• Red-shouldered Hawkmost gone by mid March
• American Kestrelmost gone by mid March
• Pied-billed Grebemost gone by late March
• Yellow-bellied Sapsuckermost gone by the second week of March
• Northern Harriermost gone by mid March

49. 49White-winged Dove10%
50. 50Anhinga9.7%
51. 51American Coot9.7%
52. 52Barn Swallow9.6%
53. 53Boat-tailed Grackle9.6%
54. 54Swamp Sparrow9.4%
55. 55Red-tailed Hawk9.4%
56. 56Black-bellied Whistling-Duck9.3%
57. 57Ruby-throated Hummingbird9.3%
58. 58Northern Flicker9.2%
59. 59Canada Goose9.1%
60. 60Belted Kingfisher9.0%