Birds in Mississippi
Birds in Mississippi in July
The most likely birds in Mississippi in July are Northern Cardinal (60%), Mourning Dove (49%), and Northern Mockingbird (47%). 133 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.
Percent of complete checklists in Mississippi that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (8,588 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
Northern Cardinal60% - 2
Mourning Dove49% - 3
Northern Mockingbird47% - 4
Blue Jay47% - 5
Carolina Wren45% - 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker31% - 7
Tufted Titmouse29% - 8
Red-winged Blackbird27% - 9
Carolina Chickadee25% - 10
Great Blue Heron25% - 11
Eastern Bluebird24% - 12
Great Egret24% - 13
Barn Swallow23% - 14
House Finch22% - 15
Eastern Towhee21% - 16
Indigo Bunting21% - 17
Fish Crow20% - 18
Laughing Gull20% - 19
Ruby-throated Hummingbird19% - 20
Chimney Swift19% - 21
White-eyed Vireo19% - 22
Downy Woodpecker19% - 23
Eastern Kingbird18% - 24
American Crow18% - 25
Brown Thrasher17% - 26
Killdeer15% - 27
Osprey15% - 28
Snowy Egret14% - 29
American Robin14% - 30
European Starling14% - 31
Red-headed Woodpecker14% - 32
Green Heron13% - 33
Little Blue Heron13% - 34
House Sparrow13% - 35
Great Crested Flycatcher12% - 36
Summer Tanager12% - 37
Yellow-billed Cuckoo12% - 38
Blue Grosbeak12% - 39
Turkey Vulture12% - 40
Mississippi Kite11% - 41
Common Yellowthroat11% - 42
Eastern Wood-Pewee11% - 43
Purple Martin11% - 44
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher11% - 45
Canada Goose10%
Arriving
New in July- Bald Eagle
- Least Sandpiper
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Plover
- Sanderling
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Black-bellied Plover
- Black Tern
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Barred Owl
Leaving
Gone by the end of July- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Fish Crow
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Common Grackle
- Orchard Oriole
- Wood Thrush
- Purple Martin
- Yellow-breasted Chat
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Baltimore Oriole
- Northern Bobwhite
Less common
Share of checklists- 46
Brown Pelican9.9% - 47
Rock Pigeon9.5% - 48
Brown-headed Cowbird9.5% - 49
Common Grackle9.4% - 50
Gray Catbird9.0% - 51
Wood Thrush8.7% - 52
Cliff Swallow8.5% - 53
White-winged Dove8.4% - 54Western Cattle-Egret8.3%
- 55
Orchard Oriole8.0% - 56
Eurasian Collared-Dove7.8% - 57
Royal Tern7.6% - 58
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck7.6% - 59
Least Tern7.3% - 60
Black Vulture7.0%