Birds in Texas
Birds in Texas in December
The most likely birds in Texas in December are Northern Cardinal (50%), Northern Mockingbird (41%), and Yellow-rumped Warbler (38%). 193 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.
Percent of complete checklists in Texas that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (201,199 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
Northern Cardinal50% - 2
Northern Mockingbird41% - 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler38% - 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet34% - 5
Carolina Chickadee31% - 6
Eastern Phoebe31% - 7
Carolina Wren29% - 8
Turkey Vulture27% - 9
Blue Jay27% - 10
Great Blue Heron25% - 11
Great-tailed Grackle25% - 12
White-winged Dove25% - 13
Great Egret24% - 14
Mourning Dove24% - 15
American Crow23% - 16
Orange-crowned Warbler23% - 17
Black Vulture23% - 18
Red-bellied Woodpecker19% - 19
Red-winged Blackbird19% - 20
House Sparrow18% - 21
House Finch18% - 22
Double-crested Cormorant17% - 23
American Coot16% - 24
American Kestrel16% - 25
American Goldfinch16% - 26
European Starling16% - 27
Pied-billed Grebe16% - 28
Red-tailed Hawk15% - 29
Black-crested Titmouse15% - 30
Killdeer15% - 31
Downy Woodpecker15% - 32
American Robin15% - 33
White-throated Sparrow14% - 34
Ring-billed Gull13% - 35
Snowy Egret13% - 36
Eastern Bluebird13% - 37Golden-fronted Woodpecker13%
- 38
Red-shouldered Hawk13% - 39
Ladder-backed Woodpecker12% - 40
Savannah Sparrow12% - 41
Northern Shoveler12% - 42
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher12% - 43
Gadwall11% - 44
Mallard11% - 45
Tufted Titmouse11% - 46
Belted Kingfisher11% - 47Northern House Wren11%
- 48
Chipping Sparrow11% - 49
Cedar Waxwing10% - 50
Osprey10% - 51
Rock Pigeon10%
Leaving
Gone by the end of DecemberLess common
Share of checklists- 52
Loggerhead Shrike10% - 53
Crested Caracara9.8% - 54
Lincoln's Sparrow9.6% - 55
Song Sparrow9.5% - 56
American White Pelican9.4% - 57
White-crowned Sparrow9.4% - 58
Neotropic Cormorant9.4% - 59
Northern Flicker9.1% - 60
Great Kiskadee9.1%