Fall Birds in Texas

Percent of complete checklists in Texas that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (491,158 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal49%
2. 2Northern Mockingbird43%
3. 3Blue Jay35%
4. 4Carolina Wren31%
5. 5White-winged Dove31%
6. 6Carolina Chickadee30%
7. 7Mourning Dove30%
8. 8Turkey Vulture29%
9. 9Great-tailed Grackle27%
10. 10Eastern Phoebe26%
11. 11Great Egret26%
12. 12American Crow24%
13. 13Great Blue Heron24%
14. 14House Finch20%
15. 15Black Vulture20%
16. 16Red-bellied Woodpecker20%
17. 17House Sparrow19%
18. 18Killdeer19%
19. 19Ruby-crowned Kinglet17%
20. 20European Starling17%
21. 21Blue-gray Gnatcatcher16%
22. 22Snowy Egret15%
23. 23Downy Woodpecker15%
24. 24Red-winged Blackbird14%
25. 25Black-crested Titmouse14%
26. 26Yellow-rumped Warbler14%
27. 27Red-shouldered Hawk14%
28. 28Ruby-throated Hummingbird14%
29. 29American Kestrel12%
30. 30Eastern Bluebird12%
31. 31Golden-fronted Woodpecker12%
32. 32Orange-crowned Warbler11%
33. 33Ladder-backed Woodpecker11%
34. 34Pied-billed Grebe11%
35. 35Tufted Titmouse11%
36. 36White Ibis11%
37. 37Belted Kingfisher11%
38. 38American Coot10%
39. 39White-eyed Vireo10%
40. 40Rock Pigeon10%
41. 41American Robin10%

• Yellow-rumped Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks late January
• Ruby-crowned Kingletfirst arrivals late September, peaks the second week of December
• Eastern Phoebefirst arrivals early October, peaks the second week of November
• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals the second week of November, peaks mid March
• Orange-crowned Warblerfirst arrivals late September, peaks mid January
• American Robinfirst arrivals late November, peaks mid February
• American Goldfinchfirst arrivals early November, peaks the second week of February
• American Cootfirst arrivals mid October, peaks early March
• Gray Catbirdfirst arrivals the second week of September, peaks late April
• Cedar Waxwingfirst arrivals the second week of November, peaks the second week of March
• Red-tailed Hawkfirst arrivals late October, peaks the second week of December
• Northern House Wrenfirst arrivals mid September, peaks the second week of November

• Barn Swallowmost gone by the second week of September
• Ruby-throated Hummingbirdmost gone by late October
• Blue-gray Gnatcatchermost gone by early October
• White-eyed Vireomost gone by late September
• Summer Tanagermost gone by late September
• Indigo Buntingmost gone by early November
• Scissor-tailed Flycatchermost gone by late October
• Chimney Swiftmost gone by early October
• Black-chinned Hummingbirdmost gone by mid September
• Northern Yellow Warblermost gone by the second week of November
• Great Crested Flycatchermost gone by late September
• Mississippi Kitemost gone by the second week of September

42. 42Red-tailed Hawk9.9%
43. 43Double-crested Cormorant9.7%
44. 44Laughing Gull9.7%
45. 45Lesser Goldfinch9.6%
46. 46Osprey9.5%
47. 47Scissor-tailed Flycatcher9.4%
48. 48Loggerhead Shrike9.2%
49. 49Northern House Wren9.1%
50. 50Bewick's Wren8.8%
51. 51Neotropic Cormorant8.8%
52. 52Black-bellied Whistling-Duck8.3%
53. 53Mallard8.1%
54. 54Great Kiskadee8.0%
55. 55Barn Swallow7.9%
56. 56Blue-winged Teal7.5%
57. 57Eurasian Collared-Dove7.3%
58. 58Least Sandpiper7.2%
59. 59Northern Flicker7.2%
60. 60Crested Caracara7.1%