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Birding spot · Bossier Parish, Louisiana

Birding at Red River National Wildlife Refuge: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Red River National Wildlife Refuge are White-throated Sparrow (88%), Double-crested Cormorant (84%), and Great Egret (83%). It is busiest in spring, when 109 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (117 species). 223 species have been reported here across 1,681 complete checklists from 380 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJan 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsFeb 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 22-28: 62 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsApr 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsApr 8-14: 100 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsApr 15-21: 107 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsApr 22-30: 117 species on 5%+ of 140 checklistsMay 1-7: 104 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsMay 8-14: 99 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMay 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMay 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jun 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Aug 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsSep 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 22-30: 81 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsOct 22-31: 93 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsNov 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsNov 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 15-21: 93 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsNov 22-30: 90 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1White-throated Sparrow88%
  2. 2Double-crested Cormorant84%
  3. 3Great Egret83%
  4. 4Northern Cardinal82%
  5. 5Blue Jay76%
  6. 6Northern Mockingbird75%
  7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker74%
  8. 8Carolina Wren73%
  9. 9Yellow-rumped Warbler69%
  10. 10Carolina Chickadee68%
  11. 11Great Blue Heron68%
  12. 12American Robin67%
  13. 13Ruby-crowned Kinglet66%
  14. 14Eastern Phoebe63%
  15. 15Song Sparrow55%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 83 species

  1. Northern Cardinal91%
  2. White-throated Sparrow88%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant85%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird80%
  5. Northern Mockingbird78%

Spring 109 species

  1. Northern Cardinal95%
  2. Blue Jay90%
  3. Carolina Wren84%
  4. Northern Mockingbird84%
  5. Mourning Dove83%

Summer 72 species

  1. Northern Cardinal88%
  2. Mourning Dove84%
  3. Great Egret82%
  4. Blue Jay79%
  5. American Robin70%

Fall 101 species

  1. Great Egret88%
  2. Northern Cardinal86%
  3. Blue Jay85%
  4. Carolina Wren76%
  5. Northern Mockingbird75%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Louisiana.

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.