Spring Birds in Louisiana

Percent of complete checklists in Louisiana that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (98,892 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal67%
2. 2Blue Jay53%
3. 3Northern Mockingbird50%
4. 4Carolina Wren44%
5. 5Mourning Dove42%
6. 6Carolina Chickadee41%
7. 7Red-winged Blackbird40%
8. 8American Crow37%
9. 9Red-bellied Woodpecker34%
10. 10Great Egret30%
11. 11Downy Woodpecker29%
12. 12Tufted Titmouse27%
13. 13European Starling25%
14. 14House Sparrow24%
15. 15Brown-headed Cowbird23%
16. 16Laughing Gull23%
17. 17Fish Crow23%
18. 18Common Grackle22%
19. 19White-eyed Vireo21%
20. 20Barn Swallow20%
21. 21Great Crested Flycatcher19%
22. 22Purple Martin19%
23. 23Great Blue Heron19%
24. 24Brown Thrasher19%
25. 25Chimney Swift18%
26. 26Ruby-throated Hummingbird18%
27. 27Yellow-rumped Warbler18%
28. 28Turkey Vulture17%
29. 29Eastern Kingbird17%
30. 30Snowy Egret17%
31. 31Eastern Bluebird17%
32. 32House Finch15%
33. 33Killdeer15%
34. 34Indigo Bunting14%
35. 35Little Blue Heron14%
36. 36Black-bellied Whistling-Duck14%
37. 37Ruby-crowned Kinglet13%
38. 38Gray Catbird13%
39. 39White Ibis13%
40. 40Cedar Waxwing13%
41. 41Double-crested Cormorant12%
42. 42Red-eyed Vireo12%
43. 43American Robin12%
44. 44Northern Parula12%
45. 45Summer Tanager12%
46. 46Boat-tailed Grackle11%
47. 47Western Cattle-Egret11%
48. 48Mississippi Kite11%
49. 49Black Vulture11%
50. 50White-winged Dove11%
51. 51Common Yellowthroat11%
52. 52Wood Duck10%
53. 53Prothonotary Warbler10%
54. 54Green Heron10%
55. 55Orchard Oriole10%
56. 56Pileated Woodpecker10%

• Mississippi Kitefirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks early August
• 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

• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by early April
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by the second week of April
• Eastern Phoebemost gone by early March
• American Goldfinchmost gone by mid March
• Laughing Gullmost gone by the second week of May
• American Robinmost gone by the second week of March
• Orange-crowned Warblermost gone by mid March
• Turkey Vulturemost gone by early April
• Double-crested Cormorantmost gone by early April
• White-throated Sparrowmost gone by the second week of April
• Belted Kingfishermost gone by the second week of April
• Tree Swallowmost gone by early May

57. 57White-throated Sparrow10%
58. 58Blue-gray Gnatcatcher9.9%
59. 59Hooded Warbler9.7%
60. 60Yellow-billed Cuckoo9.2%