Birds in Mississippi in April

Percent of complete checklists in Mississippi that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (21,621 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal69%
2. 2Blue Jay56%
3. 3Carolina Wren52%
4. 4Red-bellied Woodpecker47%
5. 5Northern Mockingbird46%
6. 6Tufted Titmouse46%
7. 7Mourning Dove43%
8. 8Carolina Chickadee37%
9. 9Red-winged Blackbird36%
10. 10White-eyed Vireo35%
11. 11Eastern Bluebird31%
12. 12Brown Thrasher29%
13. 13Great Crested Flycatcher28%
14. 14Fish Crow28%
15. 15Brown-headed Cowbird28%
16. 16Downy Woodpecker26%
17. 17Eastern Towhee26%
18. 18Blue-gray Gnatcatcher25%
19. 19American Crow24%
20. 20Chimney Swift24%
21. 21Barn Swallow23%
22. 22Laughing Gull22%
23. 23Great Blue Heron21%
24. 24Red-eyed Vireo21%
25. 25Indigo Bunting20%
26. 26European Starling20%
27. 27White-throated Sparrow20%
28. 28House Finch20%
29. 29Yellow-rumped Warbler19%
30. 30Turkey Vulture19%
31. 31Ruby-throated Hummingbird18%
32. 32Northern Parula17%
33. 33Pine Warbler17%
34. 34Summer Tanager17%
35. 35Gray Catbird17%
36. 36Eastern Kingbird17%
37. 37American Robin17%
38. 38Hooded Warbler16%
39. 39Common Grackle16%
40. 40Canada Goose16%
41. 41Great Egret16%
42. 42Osprey15%
43. 43Orchard Oriole15%
44. 44Prothonotary Warbler15%
45. 45Common Yellowthroat14%
46. 46Wood Thrush14%
47. 47Yellow-throated Vireo14%
48. 48Cedar Waxwing13%
49. 49Double-crested Cormorant13%
50. 50House Sparrow13%
51. 51Red-headed Woodpecker12%
52. 52Chipping Sparrow12%
53. 53Pileated Woodpecker12%
54. 54Purple Martin12%
55. 55White-winged Dove12%
56. 56Black Vulture12%
57. 57Ruby-crowned Kinglet11%
58. 58Killdeer10%

• Summer Tanagerfirst arrivals early April, peaks early May
• Orchard Oriolefirst arrivals early April, peaks early May
• Eastern Wood-Peweefirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks the second week of May
• Yellow-billed Cuckoofirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks early June
• Yellow-breasted Chatfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks the second week of May
• Rose-breasted Grosbeakfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks late April
• Red-headed Woodpeckerfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks early May
• Blue Grosbeakfirst arrivals early April, peaks late April
• Mississippi Kitefirst arrivals mid April, peaks early August
• Acadian Flycatcherfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks the second week of May
• Kentucky Warblerfirst arrivals early April, peaks late April
• Tennessee Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks late April

• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by the second week of April
• American Goldfinchmost gone by the second week of April
• White-throated Sparrowmost gone by late April
• Double-crested Cormorantmost gone by early April
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by the second week of April
• Swamp Sparrowmost gone by the second week of April
• Chipping Sparrowmost gone by mid April
• American Cootmost gone by the second week of April
• Common Loonmost gone by the second week of April
• American Herring Gullmost gone by mid April
• Savannah Sparrowmost gone by late April
• Red-breasted Mergansermost gone by early April

59. 59Rose-breasted Grosbeak9.8%
60. 60Blue Grosbeak9.5%