Fall Birds in Mississippi

Percent of complete checklists in Mississippi that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (36,700 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Blue Jay57%
2. 2Northern Cardinal55%
3. 3Carolina Wren47%
4. 4Northern Mockingbird47%
5. 5Red-bellied Woodpecker43%
6. 6Carolina Chickadee37%
7. 7Mourning Dove34%
8. 8Tufted Titmouse33%
9. 9Great Blue Heron29%
10. 10Eastern Bluebird28%
11. 11Downy Woodpecker28%
12. 12Great Egret26%
13. 13American Crow24%
14. 14Eastern Phoebe22%
15. 15House Finch19%
16. 16Brown Thrasher19%
17. 17Red-winged Blackbird19%
18. 18Double-crested Cormorant18%
19. 19Turkey Vulture17%
20. 20Yellow-rumped Warbler17%
21. 21Belted Kingfisher17%
22. 22Killdeer17%
23. 23Northern Flicker16%
24. 24Ruby-throated Hummingbird16%
25. 25Eastern Towhee15%
26. 26Gray Catbird15%
27. 27Laughing Gull15%
28. 28European Starling15%
29. 29Osprey14%
30. 30White-eyed Vireo14%
31. 31Pileated Woodpecker13%
32. 32Brown Pelican12%
33. 33Pine Warbler12%
34. 34American Robin12%
35. 35Snowy Egret12%
36. 36Canada Goose11%
37. 37Ruby-crowned Kinglet11%
38. 38Blue-gray Gnatcatcher11%
39. 39Red-shouldered Hawk10%
40. 40Common Yellowthroat10%
41. 41Red-headed Woodpecker10%

• Yellow-rumped Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks the second week of March
• Eastern Phoebefirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks early November
• Brown Thrasherfirst arrivals mid September, peaks early October
• American Goldfinchfirst arrivals early November, peaks the second week of February
• White-throated Sparrowfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks mid December
• Gray Catbirdfirst arrivals late September, peaks the second week of October
• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks the second week of January
• Northern Flickerfirst arrivals early October, peaks mid October
• Ruby-crowned Kingletfirst arrivals early October, peaks the second week of December
• Ring-billed Gullfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks mid January
• Belted Kingfisherfirst arrivals mid September, peaks the second week of November
• Swamp Sparrowfirst arrivals early October, peaks early November

• Ruby-throated Hummingbirdmost gone by the second week of October
• White-eyed Vireomost gone by the second week of October
• Brown Thrashermost gone by late October
• Indigo Buntingmost gone by mid October
• Chimney Swiftmost gone by early October
• Gray Catbirdmost gone by late October
• Red-eyed Vireomost gone by late September
• Summer Tanagermost gone by early October
• Eastern Wood-Peweemost gone by the second week of October
• Common Yellowthroatmost gone by mid October
• Northern Parulamost gone by the second week of October
• Yellow-billed Cuckoomost gone by late September

42. 42White-throated Sparrow9.8%
43. 43Fish Crow9.4%
44. 44Swamp Sparrow9.4%
45. 45Royal Tern8.8%
46. 46House Sparrow8.6%
47. 47Bald Eagle8.3%
48. 48Black Vulture8.2%
49. 49Indigo Bunting8.2%
50. 50Pied-billed Grebe7.8%
51. 51Red-tailed Hawk7.8%
52. 52Chimney Swift7.6%
53. 53Forster's Tern7.5%
54. 54Eastern Wood-Pewee7.4%
55. 55Rock Pigeon7.0%
56. 56Summer Tanager7.0%
57. 57Willet6.8%
58. 58Brown-headed Nuthatch6.5%
59. 59Common Grackle6.4%
60. 60Sanderling6.3%