Birds in Louisiana in May

Percent of complete checklists in Louisiana that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (26,040 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal69%
2. 2Blue Jay56%
3. 3Northern Mockingbird54%
4. 4Carolina Wren47%
5. 5Mourning Dove46%
6. 6Carolina Chickadee42%
7. 7American Crow37%
8. 8Red-winged Blackbird37%
9. 9Red-bellied Woodpecker36%
10. 10Great Egret32%
11. 11Great Crested Flycatcher32%
12. 12Downy Woodpecker29%
13. 13European Starling28%
14. 14Tufted Titmouse28%
15. 15Chimney Swift28%
16. 16House Sparrow27%
17. 17Mississippi Kite26%
18. 18Common Grackle24%
19. 19Brown-headed Cowbird24%
20. 20Barn Swallow23%
21. 21Eastern Kingbird22%
22. 22Brown Thrasher21%
23. 23Fish Crow21%
24. 24Purple Martin20%
25. 25Yellow-billed Cuckoo20%
26. 26White-eyed Vireo19%
27. 27Laughing Gull19%
28. 28House Finch19%
29. 29Ruby-throated Hummingbird18%
30. 30Black-bellied Whistling-Duck18%
31. 31Eastern Bluebird18%
32. 32Great Blue Heron18%
33. 33Snowy Egret17%
34. 34Little Blue Heron16%
35. 35Red-eyed Vireo16%
36. 36Killdeer15%
37. 37Green Heron15%
38. 38Turkey Vulture15%
39. 39Indigo Bunting14%
40. 40Summer Tanager14%
41. 41Western Cattle-Egret14%
42. 42White Ibis12%
43. 43Prothonotary Warbler12%
44. 44Orchard Oriole12%
45. 45White-winged Dove11%
46. 46Common Yellowthroat11%
47. 47Black Vulture11%
48. 48American Robin11%
49. 49Pileated Woodpecker10%

• Eastern Towheefirst arrivals mid May, peaks the second week of June
• Muscovy Duckfirst arrivals the second week of May, peaks the second week of January

• Laughing Gullmost gone by the second week of May
• Tree Swallowmost gone by early May
• Rose-breasted Grosbeakmost gone by late May
• Cedar Waxwingmost gone by the second week of May
• Boat-tailed Gracklemost gone by mid May
• Brown Pelicanmost gone by early May
• Scarlet Tanagermost gone by early May
• Tennessee Warblermost gone by mid May
• Black-and-white Warblermost gone by late May
• Royal Ternmost gone by the second week of May
• Blue-winged Tealmost gone by mid May
• Canada Goosemost gone by early May

50. 50Eastern Wood-Pewee10%
51. 51Gray Catbird9.8%
52. 52Boat-tailed Grackle9.8%
53. 53Anhinga9.5%
54. 54Northern Parula9.2%
55. 55Painted Bunting9.1%
56. 56Wood Duck9.1%
57. 57Pine Warbler9.0%
58. 58Yellow-crowned Night Heron8.9%
59. 59Red-headed Woodpecker8.1%
60. 60Red-shouldered Hawk8.1%