Summer Birds in Mississippi

Percent of complete checklists in Mississippi that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (28,468 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal59%
2. 2Mourning Dove48%
3. 3Blue Jay47%
4. 4Northern Mockingbird45%
5. 5Carolina Wren44%
6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker31%
7. 7Tufted Titmouse30%
8. 8Carolina Chickadee26%
9. 9Eastern Bluebird24%
10. 10Great Blue Heron24%
11. 11Red-winged Blackbird23%
12. 12Great Egret22%
13. 13House Finch22%
14. 14Eastern Towhee20%
15. 15White-eyed Vireo20%
16. 16Downy Woodpecker20%
17. 17Barn Swallow19%
18. 18American Crow19%
19. 19Chimney Swift19%
20. 20Ruby-throated Hummingbird18%
21. 21Indigo Bunting18%
22. 22Fish Crow18%
23. 23Laughing Gull18%
24. 24Brown Thrasher17%
25. 25Eastern Kingbird16%
26. 26European Starling15%
27. 27Killdeer15%
28. 28Great Crested Flycatcher15%
29. 29Osprey14%
30. 30Blue-gray Gnatcatcher13%
31. 31American Robin13%
32. 32Snowy Egret13%
33. 33Red-headed Woodpecker13%
34. 34Turkey Vulture13%
35. 35Yellow-billed Cuckoo13%
36. 36Summer Tanager12%
37. 37Little Blue Heron12%
38. 38Green Heron12%
39. 39Eastern Wood-Pewee11%
40. 40House Sparrow11%
41. 41Brown-headed Cowbird11%
42. 42Common Grackle11%
43. 43Blue Grosbeak10%
44. 44Brown Pelican10%

• Pileated Woodpeckerfirst arrivals late August, peaks late September
• American Redstartfirst arrivals mid August, peaks late September
• Bald Eaglefirst arrivals early July, peaks the second week of December
• Forster's Ternfirst arrivals mid August, peaks the second week of September
• Least Sandpiperfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks late August
• Spotted Sandpiperfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks mid August
• Willetfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks early September
• Semipalmated Ploverfirst arrivals mid July, peaks late August
• Sanderlingfirst arrivals mid July, peaks the second week of September
• American White Pelicanfirst arrivals mid June, peaks late November
• Ruddy Turnstonefirst arrivals mid July, peaks late August
• Northern Yellow Warblerfirst arrivals late July, peaks late August

• Great Crested Flycatchermost gone by the second week of July
• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by mid July
• Fish Crowmost gone by mid July
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by early July
• Blue-gray Gnatcatchermost gone by mid June
• Barn Swallowmost gone by mid August
• Pine Warblermost gone by the second week of June
• Eastern Kingbirdmost gone by late August
• Common Gracklemost gone by early July
• Orchard Oriolemost gone by the second week of July
• Wood Thrushmost gone by mid July
• Purple Martinmost gone by late July

45. 45Purple Martin10%
46. 46Mississippi Kite9.8%
47. 47Common Yellowthroat9.7%
48. 48Canada Goose9.7%
49. 49Orchard Oriole9.6%
50. 50Red-eyed Vireo8.7%
51. 51Rock Pigeon8.3%
52. 52Wood Thrush8.1%
53. 53Gray Catbird7.9%
54. 54Royal Tern7.9%
55. 55Pileated Woodpecker7.7%
56. 56Western Cattle-Egret7.4%
57. 57Cliff Swallow7.4%
58. 58Eurasian Collared-Dove7.3%
59. 59Black Vulture7.3%
60. 60Pine Warbler7.3%