Summer Birds in Texas

Percent of complete checklists in Texas that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (355,228 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal59%
2. 2Northern Mockingbird47%
3. 3Mourning Dove44%
4. 4White-winged Dove44%
5. 5Carolina Wren35%
6. 6Blue Jay33%
7. 7Carolina Chickadee31%
8. 8Great-tailed Grackle29%
9. 9Barn Swallow29%
10. 10House Sparrow27%
11. 11House Finch26%
12. 12Turkey Vulture25%
13. 13Great Egret21%
14. 14American Crow19%
15. 15Great Blue Heron18%
16. 16Painted Bunting18%
17. 17Red-bellied Woodpecker17%
18. 18White-eyed Vireo17%
19. 19European Starling17%
20. 20Black Vulture17%
21. 21Black-chinned Hummingbird16%
22. 22Purple Martin15%
23. 23Killdeer15%
24. 24Scissor-tailed Flycatcher15%
25. 25Snowy Egret14%
26. 26Black-crested Titmouse14%
27. 27Red-winged Blackbird14%
28. 28Black-bellied Whistling-Duck14%
29. 29Downy Woodpecker13%
30. 30Bewick's Wren13%
31. 31Lesser Goldfinch13%
32. 32Green Heron12%
33. 33Chimney Swift12%
34. 34Mississippi Kite12%
35. 35Western Cattle-Egret12%
36. 36Tufted Titmouse11%
37. 37Western Kingbird11%
38. 38Eastern Bluebird11%
39. 39Yellow-billed Cuckoo11%
40. 40Brown-headed Cowbird11%
41. 41Eastern Phoebe10%
42. 42Blue-gray Gnatcatcher10%

• Blue-gray Gnatcatcherfirst arrivals mid August, peaks the second week of September
• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals late July, peaks early January
• American Kestrelfirst arrivals early August, peaks mid November
• Pied-billed Grebefirst arrivals late June, peaks the second week of January
• Blue-winged Tealfirst arrivals early August, peaks the second week of April
• Northern Yellow Warblerfirst arrivals late July, peaks early September
• Black-and-white Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks late April
• Northern Shovelerfirst arrivals late August, peaks the second week of January
• Belted Kingfisherfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks early November
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals early August, peaks the second week of February
• Ospreyfirst arrivals mid June, peaks the second week of November
• Green Jayfirst arrivals mid August, peaks the second week of November

• Painted Buntingmost gone by the second week of August
• Purple Martinmost gone by the second week of August
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by the second week of July
• Black-bellied Whistling-Duckmost gone by late August
• Yellow-billed Cuckoomost gone by the second week of August
• Western Kingbirdmost gone by the second week of August
• Black-and-white Warblermost gone by mid June
• Cliff Swallowmost gone by late August
• American Redstartmost gone by early June
• 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

43. 43Ladder-backed Woodpecker10%
44. 44Rock Pigeon9.8%
45. 45Eurasian Collared-Dove9.7%
46. 46Laughing Gull9.5%
47. 47Red-shouldered Hawk9.5%
48. 48American Robin9.4%
49. 49Yellow-crowned Night Heron9.4%
50. 50Golden-fronted Woodpecker9.3%
51. 51Summer Tanager9.1%
52. 52Ruby-throated Hummingbird9.0%
53. 53Little Blue Heron8.8%
54. 54Neotropic Cormorant8.1%
55. 55White Ibis7.9%
56. 56Cliff Swallow7.7%
57. 57Lark Sparrow7.3%
58. 58Mallard6.4%
59. 59Black-necked Stilt6.1%
60. 60Tricolored Heron6.0%