Spring Birds in Texas

Percent of complete checklists in Texas that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (829,534 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal60%
2. 2Northern Mockingbird47%
3. 3White-winged Dove38%
4. 4Mourning Dove38%
5. 5Great-tailed Grackle35%
6. 6Carolina Wren32%
7. 7Turkey Vulture31%
8. 8Blue Jay29%
9. 9Red-winged Blackbird27%
10. 10Carolina Chickadee27%
11. 11Barn Swallow27%
12. 12House Sparrow23%
13. 13White-eyed Vireo21%
14. 14Black Vulture21%
15. 15Great Egret20%
16. 16European Starling20%
17. 17House Finch19%
18. 18Red-bellied Woodpecker17%
19. 19Great Blue Heron17%
20. 20American Crow17%
21. 21Brown-headed Cowbird17%
22. 22Purple Martin15%
23. 23Black-crested Titmouse15%
24. 24Black-bellied Whistling-Duck15%
25. 25Laughing Gull14%
26. 26Yellow-rumped Warbler14%
27. 27Killdeer14%
28. 28Downy Woodpecker13%
29. 29Scissor-tailed Flycatcher13%
30. 30Snowy Egret13%
31. 31Blue-winged Teal12%
32. 32Blue-gray Gnatcatcher12%
33. 33Eastern Phoebe12%
34. 34Tufted Titmouse12%
35. 35Cedar Waxwing12%
36. 36Summer Tanager12%
37. 37Bewick's Wren11%
38. 38Golden-fronted Woodpecker11%
39. 39American Coot11%
40. 40Painted Bunting11%
41. 41Chimney Swift11%
42. 42American Robin10%
43. 43Eastern Bluebird10%
44. 44Ruby-crowned Kinglet10%
45. 45Red-shouldered Hawk10%

• Ruby-throated Hummingbirdfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks mid September
• White-eyed Vireofirst arrivals mid March, peaks early April
• Painted Buntingfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks early June
• 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
• Yellow-billed Cuckoofirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks late 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

• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by early April
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by early April
• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by late May
• Orange-crowned Warblermost gone by early April
• American Robinmost gone by the second week of March
• American Goldfinchmost gone by mid March
• Double-crested Cormorantmost gone by the second week of April
• American Cootmost gone by mid April
• Gray Catbirdmost gone by late May
• American Kestrelmost gone by mid March
• Pied-billed Grebemost gone by the second week of April
• Blue-winged Tealmost gone by mid May

46. 46Black-chinned Hummingbird10%
47. 47Lesser Goldfinch10%
48. 48Ruby-throated Hummingbird9.6%
49. 49Lincoln's Sparrow9.5%
50. 50Indigo Bunting9.5%
51. 51Ladder-backed Woodpecker9.4%
52. 52Neotropic Cormorant9.3%
53. 53Eurasian Collared-Dove9.2%
54. 54White Ibis8.8%
55. 55Common Yellowthroat8.8%
56. 56Gray Catbird8.8%
57. 57Double-crested Cormorant8.8%
58. 58Black-and-white Warbler8.6%
59. 59Rock Pigeon8.6%
60. 60Black-necked Stilt8.3%