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Birds in Texas

Birds in Texas in May

The most likely birds in Texas in May are Northern Cardinal (64%), Northern Mockingbird (51%), and White-winged Dove (42%). 234 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 (231,701 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

Common now

Share of checklists
  1. 1Northern Cardinal64%
  2. 2Northern Mockingbird51%
  3. 3White-winged Dove42%
  4. 4Mourning Dove41%
  5. 5Carolina Wren35%
  6. 6Great-tailed Grackle34%
  7. 7Carolina Chickadee33%
  8. 8Blue Jay32%
  9. 9Barn Swallow31%
  10. 10Turkey Vulture28%
  11. 11House Sparrow27%
  12. 12House Finch24%
  13. 13Painted Bunting23%
  14. 14European Starling22%
  15. 15White-eyed Vireo21%
  16. 16Red-winged Blackbird21%
  17. 17Red-bellied Woodpecker21%
  18. 18Brown-headed Cowbird20%
  19. 19Black Vulture19%
  20. 20American Crow19%
  21. 21Great Egret18%
  22. 22Scissor-tailed Flycatcher18%
  23. 23Chimney Swift18%
  24. 24Purple Martin17%
  25. 25Black-crested Titmouse16%
  26. 26Great Blue Heron16%
  27. 27Downy Woodpecker16%
  28. 28Yellow-billed Cuckoo15%
  29. 29Summer Tanager15%
  30. 30Black-bellied Whistling-Duck15%
  31. 31Great Crested Flycatcher14%
  32. 32Tufted Titmouse14%
  33. 33Western Kingbird13%
  34. 34Black-chinned Hummingbird13%
  35. 35Bewick's Wren13%
  36. 36Killdeer13%
  37. 37Lesser Goldfinch12%
  38. 38Northern Yellow Warbler12%
  39. 39Eastern Phoebe12%
  40. 40Eastern Bluebird12%
  41. 41Red-shouldered Hawk11%
  42. 42Eastern Wood-Pewee11%
  43. 43Cliff Swallow11%
  44. 44Snowy Egret11%
  45. 45Green Heron11%
  46. 46American Robin10%
  47. 47Dickcissel10%

Leaving

Gone by the end of May
  • Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by late May
  • Gray Catbirdmost gone by late May
  • Blue-winged Tealmost gone by mid May
  • Cedar Waxwingmost gone by the second week of May
  • Lincoln's Sparrowmost gone by early May
  • Baltimore Oriolemost gone by late May
  • Common Yellowthroatmost gone by late May
  • Chipping Sparrowmost gone by early May
  • Rose-breasted Grosbeakmost gone by the second week of May
  • Swainson's Thrushmost gone by mid May
  • Black-necked Stiltmost gone by early May
  • Tennessee Warblermost gone by the second week of May

Less common

Share of checklists
  1. 48Red-eyed Vireo10%
  2. 49Mississippi Kite9.9%
  3. 50Laughing Gull9.8%
  4. 51Ladder-backed Woodpecker9.7%
  5. 52Ruby-throated Hummingbird9.6%
  6. 53Golden-fronted Woodpecker9.6%
  7. 54Blue-gray Gnatcatcher9.5%
  8. 55Eurasian Collared-Dove9.4%
  9. 56Common Yellowthroat9.4%
  10. 57Indigo Bunting9.4%
  11. 58Lark Sparrow8.9%
  12. 59Western Cattle-Egret8.9%
  13. 60Yellow-crowned Night Heron8.7%