Summer Birds in Louisiana

Percent of complete checklists in Louisiana that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (43,819 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal67%
2. 2Blue Jay58%
3. 3Northern Mockingbird51%
4. 4Carolina Wren51%
5. 5Mourning Dove49%
6. 6Carolina Chickadee41%
7. 7American Crow38%
8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker35%
9. 9Great Egret33%
10. 10Mississippi Kite30%
11. 11Downy Woodpecker30%
12. 12House Sparrow28%
13. 13Tufted Titmouse26%
14. 14Red-winged Blackbird26%
15. 15House Finch23%
16. 16Ruby-throated Hummingbird22%
17. 17Fish Crow21%
18. 18European Starling21%
19. 19Chimney Swift20%
20. 20Little Blue Heron19%
21. 21Eastern Kingbird19%
22. 22Western Cattle-Egret18%
23. 23Great Blue Heron18%
24. 24Eastern Bluebird18%
25. 25Black-bellied Whistling-Duck17%
26. 26Snowy Egret17%
27. 27Brown Thrasher17%
28. 28Barn Swallow17%
29. 29White Ibis17%
30. 30White-eyed Vireo15%
31. 31Common Grackle15%
32. 32Great Crested Flycatcher15%
33. 33Green Heron15%
34. 34Purple Martin14%
35. 35Laughing Gull14%
36. 36Killdeer14%
37. 37Brown-headed Cowbird12%
38. 38Yellow-billed Cuckoo12%
39. 39Blue-gray Gnatcatcher11%
40. 40Turkey Vulture11%
41. 41Anhinga10%
42. 42Pileated Woodpecker10%
43. 43White-winged Dove10%

• Ruby-throated Hummingbirdfirst arrivals late July, peaks mid September
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcherfirst arrivals mid August, peaks late September
• Belted Kingfisherfirst arrivals mid June, peaks mid October
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals mid August, peaks the second week of November
• Northern Yellow Warblerfirst arrivals mid July, peaks late August
• American Redstartfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks early October
• Red-shouldered Hawkfirst arrivals late August, peaks early October
• Pied-billed Grebefirst arrivals late June, peaks the second week of January
• Magnolia Warblerfirst arrivals late August, peaks early October
• Bald Eaglefirst arrivals late August, peaks mid November
• Blue-winged Tealfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks the second week of April
• Northern Waterthrushfirst arrivals early August, peaks mid September

• Mississippi Kitemost gone by late August
• White-eyed Vireomost gone by early July
• Fish Crowmost gone by the second week of August
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by early July
• Common Gracklemost gone by early July
• Purple Martinmost gone by late July
• Yellow-billed Cuckoomost gone by late August
• Orchard Oriolemost gone by mid July
• Wood Thrushmost gone by mid July
• Baltimore Oriolemost gone by early July
• Painted Buntingmost gone by early August
• Yellow-breasted Chatmost gone by the second week of July

44. 44Indigo Bunting8.9%
45. 45Red-headed Woodpecker8.8%
46. 46Yellow-crowned Night Heron8.8%
47. 47Eurasian Collared-Dove8.2%
48. 48Red-shouldered Hawk8.2%
49. 49Summer Tanager7.9%
50. 50Black Vulture7.6%
51. 51Rock Pigeon7.3%
52. 52Prothonotary Warbler7.0%
53. 53American Robin7.0%
54. 54Tricolored Heron7.0%
55. 55Orchard Oriole6.9%
56. 56Common Yellowthroat6.8%
57. 57Loggerhead Shrike6.7%
58. 58Red-eyed Vireo6.7%
59. 59Eastern Towhee6.6%
60. 60Wood Duck6.4%