Birds in Texas in July

Percent of complete checklists in Texas that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (110,450 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal61%
2. 2Northern Mockingbird50%
3. 3White-winged Dove45%
4. 4Mourning Dove45%
5. 5Carolina Wren35%
6. 6Blue Jay32%
7. 7Barn Swallow31%
8. 8Great-tailed Grackle30%
9. 9House Sparrow30%
10. 10Carolina Chickadee30%
11. 11House Finch26%
12. 12Turkey Vulture24%
13. 13Great Egret21%
14. 14Painted Bunting20%
15. 15Purple Martin19%
16. 16American Crow18%
17. 17Great Blue Heron18%
18. 18Red-bellied Woodpecker17%
19. 19White-eyed Vireo17%
20. 20Black-chinned Hummingbird17%
21. 21Black Vulture17%
22. 22European Starling16%
23. 23Scissor-tailed Flycatcher16%
24. 24Red-winged Blackbird15%
25. 25Killdeer15%
26. 26Snowy Egret15%
27. 27Black-bellied Whistling-Duck14%
28. 28Black-crested Titmouse14%
29. 29Western Kingbird14%
30. 30Mississippi Kite13%
31. 31Green Heron13%
32. 32Downy Woodpecker13%
33. 33Western Cattle-Egret13%
34. 34Chimney Swift13%
35. 35Bewick's Wren13%
36. 36Lesser Goldfinch12%
37. 37Brown-headed Cowbird12%
38. 38Tufted Titmouse11%
39. 39Eastern Bluebird11%
40. 40Yellow-billed Cuckoo11%
41. 41Laughing Gull10%
42. 42Rock Pigeon10%

• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals late July, peaks early January
• Northern Yellow Warblerfirst arrivals late July, peaks early September
• Black-and-white Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks late April
• Belted Kingfisherfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks early November
• Lesser Yellowlegsfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks mid April
• Least Sandpiperfirst arrivals early July, peaks mid August
• Greater Yellowlegsfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks the second week of November
• Spotted Sandpiperfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks early May
• Upland Sandpiperfirst arrivals late July, peaks mid August
• White-faced Ibisfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks mid April
• Ruddy Turnstonefirst arrivals late July, peaks late April
• American Avocetfirst arrivals early July, peaks mid April

• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by the second week of July
• Common Gracklemost gone by the second week of July
• Pine Warblermost gone by early July
• Yellow-breasted Chatmost gone by the second week of July
• Eastern Meadowlarkmost gone by mid July
• Ash-throated Flycatchermost gone by mid July
• Northern Rough-winged Swallowmost gone by the second week of July
• Brown-crested Flycatchermost gone by mid July
• Yellow-throated Warblermost gone by mid July

43. 43American Robin10%
44. 44Yellow-crowned Night Heron9.8%
45. 45Eastern Phoebe9.7%
46. 46Eurasian Collared-Dove9.5%
47. 47Golden-fronted Woodpecker9.4%
48. 48Ladder-backed Woodpecker9.4%
49. 49Little Blue Heron9.2%
50. 50Neotropic Cormorant8.6%
51. 51Red-shouldered Hawk8.5%
52. 52Summer Tanager8.3%
53. 53Cliff Swallow8.1%
54. 54White Ibis8.0%
55. 55Lark Sparrow7.5%
56. 56Blue-gray Gnatcatcher7.2%
57. 57Ruby-throated Hummingbird6.4%
58. 58Tricolored Heron6.2%
59. 59Black-necked Stilt6.2%
60. 60Mallard6.1%