Birds in Mississippi in October

Percent of complete checklists in Mississippi that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (13,315 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Blue Jay65%
2. 2Northern Cardinal59%
3. 3Northern Mockingbird55%
4. 4Carolina Wren50%
5. 5Red-bellied Woodpecker49%
6. 6Carolina Chickadee39%
7. 7Tufted Titmouse35%
8. 8Mourning Dove34%
9. 9Downy Woodpecker31%
10. 10Great Blue Heron29%
11. 11Eastern Bluebird29%
12. 12Brown Thrasher28%
13. 13Eastern Phoebe26%
14. 14Great Egret26%
15. 15American Crow23%
16. 16Gray Catbird23%
17. 17Northern Flicker23%
18. 18Red-winged Blackbird22%
19. 19House Finch20%
20. 20Belted Kingfisher19%
21. 21Turkey Vulture18%
22. 22Double-crested Cormorant18%
23. 23Killdeer17%
24. 24Eastern Towhee17%
25. 25European Starling15%
26. 26Osprey15%
27. 27Common Yellowthroat15%
28. 28Laughing Gull15%
29. 29Yellow-rumped Warbler14%
30. 30Pileated Woodpecker13%
31. 31Indigo Bunting13%
32. 32Brown Pelican13%
33. 33Pine Warbler12%
34. 34Ruby-throated Hummingbird12%
35. 35Snowy Egret12%
36. 36White-eyed Vireo12%
37. 37Swamp Sparrow11%
38. 38Red-shouldered Hawk11%
39. 39Fish Crow11%
40. 40Canada Goose10%
41. 41American Robin10%

• 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
• White-throated Sparrowfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks mid December
• 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
• Swamp Sparrowfirst arrivals early October, peaks early November
• Dark-eyed Juncofirst arrivals late October, peaks the second week of February
• Song Sparrowfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks the second week of December
• Red-tailed Hawkfirst arrivals late October, peaks the second week of December
• Golden-crowned Kingletfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks the second week of 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
• 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
• Hooded Warblermost gone by early October
• Pileated Woodpeckermost gone by mid October

42. 42Ruby-crowned Kinglet9.7%
43. 43Bald Eagle9.7%
44. 44Red-headed Woodpecker9.3%
45. 45Royal Tern9.1%
46. 46House Sparrow8.9%
47. 47Blue-gray Gnatcatcher8.4%
48. 48Northern House Wren8.3%
49. 49Black Vulture8.2%
50. 50American Redstart7.7%
51. 51Forster's Tern7.6%
52. 52Willet7.3%
53. 53Magnolia Warbler7.2%
54. 54American Kestrel7.2%
55. 55Eastern Wood-Pewee7.1%
56. 56Common Grackle7.1%
57. 57Red-tailed Hawk7.0%
58. 58Rock Pigeon6.9%
59. 59Brown-headed Nuthatch6.9%
60. 60Loggerhead Shrike6.9%