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Birds in Texas

Birds in Texas in June

The most likely birds in Texas in June are Northern Cardinal (63%), Northern Mockingbird (53%), and Mourning Dove (44%). 153 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 (121,398 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

Common now

Share of checklists
  1. 1Northern Cardinal63%
  2. 2Northern Mockingbird53%
  3. 3Mourning Dove44%
  4. 4White-winged Dove43%
  5. 5Carolina Wren34%
  6. 6Great-tailed Grackle32%
  7. 7Blue Jay31%
  8. 8Carolina Chickadee31%
  9. 9House Sparrow29%
  10. 10Barn Swallow29%
  11. 11House Finch26%
  12. 12Turkey Vulture25%
  13. 13Painted Bunting23%
  14. 14European Starling19%
  15. 15Purple Martin19%
  16. 16Great Egret19%
  17. 17White-eyed Vireo19%
  18. 18American Crow18%
  19. 19Red-bellied Woodpecker18%
  20. 20Scissor-tailed Flycatcher18%
  21. 21Red-winged Blackbird17%
  22. 22Black Vulture17%
  23. 23Brown-headed Cowbird17%
  24. 24Great Blue Heron16%
  25. 25Yellow-billed Cuckoo15%
  26. 26Black-chinned Hummingbird15%
  27. 27Black-crested Titmouse15%
  28. 28Western Kingbird14%
  29. 29Bewick's Wren14%
  30. 30Black-bellied Whistling-Duck14%
  31. 31Chimney Swift14%
  32. 32Killdeer13%
  33. 33Downy Woodpecker13%
  34. 34Lesser Goldfinch12%
  35. 35Tufted Titmouse12%
  36. 36Eastern Bluebird12%
  37. 37Eastern Phoebe12%
  38. 38Snowy Egret11%
  39. 39Green Heron11%
  40. 40Summer Tanager11%
  41. 41Cliff Swallow10%
  42. 42Western Cattle-Egret10%
  43. 43Ladder-backed Woodpecker10%
  44. 44American Robin10%

Arriving

New in June
  • Pied-billed Grebefirst arrivals late June, peaks the second week of January
  • Ospreyfirst arrivals mid June, peaks the second week of November
  • Little Blue Heronfirst arrivals late June, peaks the second week of August
  • Anhingafirst arrivals early June, peaks the second week of November
  • Buff-bellied Hummingbirdfirst arrivals mid June, peaks the second week of November
  • Caspian Ternfirst arrivals mid June, peaks the second week of November
  • Tropical Kingbirdfirst arrivals the second week of June, peaks the second week of November

Leaving

Gone by the end of June

Less common

Share of checklists
  1. 45Yellow-crowned Night Heron10%
  2. 46Red-shouldered Hawk9.7%
  3. 47Golden-fronted Woodpecker9.6%
  4. 48Mississippi Kite9.3%
  5. 49Rock Pigeon9.1%
  6. 50Eurasian Collared-Dove9.1%
  7. 51Laughing Gull9.1%
  8. 52Blue-gray Gnatcatcher8.4%
  9. 53Lark Sparrow8.3%
  10. 54Common Grackle8.0%
  11. 55Neotropic Cormorant7.6%
  12. 56Great Crested Flycatcher7.3%
  13. 57Little Blue Heron6.8%
  14. 58Mallard6.7%
  15. 59White Ibis6.0%
  16. 60Common Nighthawk5.9%