Winter Birds in Mississippi

Percent of complete checklists in Mississippi that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (44,039 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal51%
2. 2Blue Jay42%
3. 3Yellow-rumped Warbler41%
4. 4Carolina Wren37%
5. 5Red-bellied Woodpecker36%
6. 6Northern Mockingbird36%
7. 7Carolina Chickadee33%
8. 8Mourning Dove30%
9. 9Tufted Titmouse30%
10. 10Eastern Bluebird29%
11. 11Great Blue Heron27%
12. 12Red-winged Blackbird25%
13. 13White-throated Sparrow25%
14. 14American Robin24%
15. 15Double-crested Cormorant24%
16. 16American Crow22%
17. 17American Goldfinch22%
18. 18Eastern Phoebe21%
19. 19Downy Woodpecker21%
20. 20Great Egret20%
21. 21Ruby-crowned Kinglet19%
22. 22Ring-billed Gull18%
23. 23Turkey Vulture18%
24. 24House Finch18%
25. 25Pine Warbler17%
26. 26Killdeer16%
27. 27Eastern Towhee16%
28. 28European Starling15%
29. 29Brown Pelican15%
30. 30Dark-eyed Junco15%
31. 31Canada Goose15%
32. 32Laughing Gull15%
33. 33Pied-billed Grebe14%
34. 34Belted Kingfisher13%
35. 35Northern Flicker13%
36. 36Song Sparrow13%
37. 37Chipping Sparrow13%
38. 38Red-tailed Hawk12%
39. 39Swamp Sparrow12%
40. 40Osprey11%
41. 41Bufflehead11%

• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals mid January, peaks early April
• American Robinfirst arrivals mid December, peaks late February
• Pine Warblerfirst arrivals mid December, peaks early March
• Purple Martinfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks late June
• White-winged Dovefirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of April
• Blue-winged Tealfirst arrivals mid January, peaks the second week of April

• Eastern Phoebemost gone by late January
• Northern Flickermost gone by early January
• Belted Kingfishermost gone by late January
• Northern House Wrenmost gone by the second week of January
• Mallardmost gone by late February
• Hooded Mergansermost gone by late February
• Anhingamost gone by the second week of January
• Snow Goosemost gone by the second week of February
• American Pipitmost gone by the second week of February
• Tricolored Heronmost gone by the second week of February

42. 42House Sparrow9.6%
43. 43Bald Eagle9.5%
44. 44Brown Thrasher9.4%
45. 45Fish Crow9.1%
46. 46Cedar Waxwing8.8%
47. 47Snowy Egret8.7%
48. 48Mallard8.5%
49. 49Red-shouldered Hawk8.4%
50. 50Black Vulture8.4%
51. 51Common Loon8.3%
52. 52Yellow-bellied Sapsucker8.3%
53. 53Pileated Woodpecker8.1%
54. 54Common Grackle7.8%
55. 55Golden-crowned Kinglet7.7%
56. 56American Kestrel7.6%
57. 57Rock Pigeon7.5%
58. 58Ring-necked Duck7.3%
59. 59American Coot7.3%
60. 60Brown-headed Nuthatch7.2%