Birds in Louisiana in October

Percent of complete checklists in Louisiana that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (26,020 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Blue Jay62%
2. 2Northern Mockingbird58%
3. 3Northern Cardinal58%
4. 4Carolina Wren46%
5. 5Carolina Chickadee44%
6. 6Great Egret40%
7. 7American Crow40%
8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker38%
9. 9Downy Woodpecker36%
10. 10Mourning Dove32%
11. 11Red-winged Blackbird26%
12. 12Eastern Phoebe26%
13. 13Great Blue Heron25%
14. 14Blue-gray Gnatcatcher24%
15. 15Tufted Titmouse24%
16. 16Brown Thrasher23%
17. 17Gray Catbird23%
18. 18White Ibis21%
19. 19European Starling21%
20. 20Indigo Bunting21%
21. 21Belted Kingfisher20%
22. 22Common Yellowthroat20%
23. 23Snowy Egret19%
24. 24Killdeer19%
25. 25House Sparrow18%
26. 26Ruby-throated Hummingbird18%
27. 27House Finch18%
28. 28Eastern Bluebird18%
29. 29Northern Flicker17%
30. 30Ruby-crowned Kinglet17%
31. 31Turkey Vulture16%
32. 32White-eyed Vireo15%
33. 33Double-crested Cormorant15%
34. 34Northern House Wren15%
35. 35Fish Crow15%
36. 36Red-shouldered Hawk13%
37. 37Laughing Gull13%
38. 38Common Grackle12%
39. 39Little Blue Heron12%
40. 40Anhinga11%
41. 41Pileated Woodpecker11%
42. 42American Redstart11%
43. 43Yellow-rumped Warbler11%
44. 44Tree Swallow10%
45. 45Osprey10%

• Yellow-rumped Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks late December
• Ruby-crowned Kingletfirst arrivals early October, peaks late November
• Orange-crowned Warblerfirst arrivals mid October, peaks mid December
• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals mid October, peaks late January
• White-throated Sparrowfirst arrivals mid October, peaks the second week of December
• Swamp Sparrowfirst arrivals early October, peaks mid December
• Red-tailed Hawkfirst arrivals late October, peaks late December
• Ring-billed Gullfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks the second week of January
• Savannah Sparrowfirst arrivals early October, peaks late December
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks the second week of February
• Brown Pelicanfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks mid April
• American Cootfirst arrivals early October, peaks late January

• Ruby-throated Hummingbirdmost gone by the second week of October
• Chimney Swiftmost gone by early October
• Brown Thrashermost gone by mid October
• Barn Swallowmost gone by late October
• Gray Catbirdmost gone by late October
• Common Yellowthroatmost gone by late October
• Summer Tanagermost gone by mid October
• Little Blue Heronmost gone by early October
• Red-eyed Vireomost gone by the second week of October
• Western Cattle-Egretmost gone by early October
• Northern Parulamost gone by mid October
• Hooded Warblermost gone by early October

46. 46Swamp Sparrow10%
47. 47Loggerhead Shrike9.7%
48. 48Western Cattle-Egret9.6%
49. 49American Kestrel9.5%
50. 50Brown Pelican9.1%
51. 51Magnolia Warbler8.9%
52. 52Brown-headed Cowbird8.7%
53. 53Pine Warbler8.6%
54. 54Barn Swallow8.6%
55. 55Eastern Wood-Pewee8.1%
56. 56Boat-tailed Grackle8.1%
57. 57Yellow-bellied Sapsucker8.0%
58. 58Black Vulture7.8%
59. 59Red-tailed Hawk7.6%
60. 60American Robin7.5%