Spring Birds in Mississippi

Percent of complete checklists in Mississippi that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (53,213 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal66%
2. 2Blue Jay53%
3. 3Carolina Wren49%
4. 4Northern Mockingbird47%
5. 5Red-bellied Woodpecker44%
6. 6Tufted Titmouse43%
7. 7Mourning Dove43%
8. 8Carolina Chickadee36%
9. 9Red-winged Blackbird35%
10. 10Eastern Bluebird31%
11. 11Brown Thrasher26%
12. 12White-eyed Vireo26%
13. 13Fish Crow26%
14. 14Downy Woodpecker26%
15. 15Eastern Towhee25%
16. 16Brown-headed Cowbird24%
17. 17American Crow24%
18. 18Great Crested Flycatcher22%
19. 19Great Blue Heron22%
20. 20Yellow-rumped Warbler20%
21. 21European Starling20%
22. 22House Finch20%
23. 23Blue-gray Gnatcatcher20%
24. 24Laughing Gull20%
25. 25Turkey Vulture19%
26. 26Barn Swallow19%
27. 27Chimney Swift19%
28. 28American Robin18%
29. 29Pine Warbler18%
30. 30Indigo Bunting17%
31. 31Great Egret16%
32. 32Common Grackle16%
33. 33White-throated Sparrow16%
34. 34Canada Goose16%
35. 35Red-eyed Vireo15%
36. 36Osprey15%
37. 37Ruby-throated Hummingbird14%
38. 38Summer Tanager14%
39. 39Northern Parula14%
40. 40Double-crested Cormorant13%
41. 41Eastern Kingbird13%
42. 42Gray Catbird13%
43. 43Chipping Sparrow13%
44. 44House Sparrow12%
45. 45Common Yellowthroat12%
46. 46Killdeer12%
47. 47Orchard Oriole12%
48. 48Red-headed Woodpecker12%
49. 49Pileated Woodpecker12%
50. 50Cedar Waxwing12%
51. 51Purple Martin11%
52. 52Black Vulture11%
53. 53Prothonotary Warbler11%
54. 54Wood Thrush11%
55. 55Ruby-crowned Kinglet11%
56. 56White-winged Dove10%
57. 57Hooded Warbler10%
58. 58Yellow-throated Vireo10%
59. 59Brown Pelican10%

• Great Crested Flycatcherfirst arrivals late March, peaks early May
• Ruby-throated Hummingbirdfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks mid September
• White-eyed Vireofirst arrivals early March, peaks mid April
• Fish Crowfirst arrivals early March, peaks early April
• Indigo Buntingfirst arrivals late March, peaks early May
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks mid April
• Chimney Swiftfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of May
• Red-eyed Vireofirst arrivals mid March, peaks early May
• Summer Tanagerfirst arrivals early April, peaks early May
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcherfirst arrivals late March, peaks the second week of April
• Barn Swallowfirst arrivals early March, peaks early May
• Eastern Kingbirdfirst arrivals late March, peaks early May

• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by the second week of April
• American Robinmost gone by mid March
• 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
• Ring-billed Gullmost gone by mid March
• Swamp Sparrowmost gone by the second week of April
• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by mid March
• Chipping Sparrowmost gone by mid April
• Pied-billed Grebemost gone by late March
• Song Sparrowmost gone by mid March

60. 60Eastern Phoebe9.3%