Birds in Texas in March

Percent of complete checklists in Texas that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (238,365 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal60%
2. 2Northern Mockingbird45%
3. 3Mourning Dove36%
4. 4White-winged Dove35%
5. 5Turkey Vulture34%
6. 6Great-tailed Grackle32%
7. 7Carolina Wren31%
8. 8Red-winged Blackbird30%
9. 9Carolina Chickadee29%
10. 10Yellow-rumped Warbler28%
11. 11Blue Jay27%
12. 12Black Vulture22%
13. 13Ruby-crowned Kinglet22%
14. 14House Sparrow22%
15. 15Great Egret21%
16. 16Great Blue Heron20%
17. 17American Crow19%
18. 18European Starling19%
19. 19House Finch18%
20. 20Black-crested Titmouse18%
21. 21White-eyed Vireo17%
22. 22Red-bellied Woodpecker17%
23. 23Eastern Phoebe17%
24. 24Barn Swallow17%
25. 25American Coot16%
26. 26Double-crested Cormorant16%
27. 27Cedar Waxwing16%
28. 28Killdeer15%
29. 29American Robin14%
30. 30Orange-crowned Warbler14%
31. 31Downy Woodpecker13%
32. 32Blue-winged Teal13%
33. 33Blue-gray Gnatcatcher13%
34. 34Golden-fronted Woodpecker13%
35. 35Laughing Gull13%
36. 36Lincoln's Sparrow13%
37. 37Pied-billed Grebe13%
38. 38Snowy Egret13%
39. 39Brown-headed Cowbird13%
40. 40Chipping Sparrow12%
41. 41Tufted Titmouse12%
42. 42Red-shouldered Hawk12%
43. 43Purple Martin12%
44. 44Bewick's Wren12%
45. 45Black-bellied Whistling-Duck12%
46. 46Eastern Bluebird11%
47. 47Northern Shoveler11%
48. 48Ladder-backed Woodpecker11%
49. 49Savannah Sparrow11%
50. 50White-throated Sparrow11%
51. 51American Goldfinch10%
52. 52Lesser Goldfinch10%
53. 53Neotropic Cormorant10%

• Ruby-throated Hummingbirdfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks mid September
• White-eyed Vireofirst arrivals mid March, peaks early April
• Summer Tanagerfirst arrivals late March, peaks late April
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks the second week of May
• Indigo Buntingfirst arrivals late March, peaks late April
• Black-bellied Whistling-Duckfirst arrivals mid March, peaks mid April
• Scissor-tailed Flycatcherfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks late May
• Chimney Swiftfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of May
• Black-chinned Hummingbirdfirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of July
• Great Crested Flycatcherfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of May
• Green Heronfirst arrivals late March, peaks early August
• Western Cattle-Egretfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of July

• American Robinmost gone by the second week of March
• American Goldfinchmost gone by mid March
• American Kestrelmost gone by mid March
• Red-tailed Hawkmost gone by the second week of March
• Ring-billed Gullmost gone by late March
• Great Kiskadeemost gone by mid March
• Gadwallmost gone by late March
• Northern Flickermost gone by the second week of March
• Green Jaymost gone by late March
• Loggerhead Shrikemost gone by early March
• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by mid March
• American White Pelicanmost gone by late March

54. 54Red-tailed Hawk9.3%
55. 55White Ibis9.0%
56. 56Rock Pigeon8.9%
57. 57Ring-billed Gull8.7%
58. 58Mallard8.6%
59. 59Eurasian Collared-Dove8.5%
60. 60Osprey8.4%