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Birding spot · St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

Birding at Tchefuncte River and Its Tributaries: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Tchefuncte River and Its Tributaries are Swamp Sparrow (84%), Killdeer (77%), and Red-winged Blackbird (77%). It is busiest in fall, when 78 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early February (91 species). 178 species have been reported here across 1,001 complete checklists from 149 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJan 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJan 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 22-28: low data (7 checklists)Mar 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jun 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Sep 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 22-30: 77 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsNov 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 22-31: 85 species on 5%+ of 80 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. 1Swamp Sparrow84%
  2. 2Killdeer77%
  3. 3Red-winged Blackbird77%
  4. 4Double-crested Cormorant76%
  5. 5Boat-tailed Grackle64%
  6. 6Great Egret64%
  7. 7Yellow-rumped Warbler64%
  8. 8Savannah Sparrow64%
  9. 9Eastern Phoebe58%
  10. 10Brown Pelican54%
  11. 11Marsh Wren50%
  12. 12Tree Swallow49%
  13. 13Mourning Dove48%
  14. 14Laughing Gull46%
  15. 15Northern Cardinal46%

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 77 species

  1. Yellow-rumped Warbler80%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant69%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird69%
  4. Swamp Sparrow60%
  5. Ring-billed Gull57%

Spring 71 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird92%
  2. Killdeer86%
  3. Boat-tailed Grackle82%
  4. Mourning Dove77%
  5. Laughing Gull76%

Summer 54 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird94%
  2. Killdeer90%
  3. Mourning Dove87%
  4. Eastern Kingbird87%
  5. Boat-tailed Grackle84%

Fall 78 species

  1. Killdeer82%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird78%
  3. Boat-tailed Grackle73%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant70%
  5. Swamp Sparrow60%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Louisiana.

  • Virginia Rail9.9% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 20.6×
  • King Rail18% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 17.6×
  • Horned Grebe5.9% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 15.3×
  • Common Loon19% of checklists here vs 1.3% statewide: 15.1×
  • Sora18% of checklists here vs 1.5% statewide: 11.5×
  • Vermilion Flycatcher8.1% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 11.2×
  • Bufflehead14% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 10.2×
  • Marsh Wren26% of checklists here vs 2.9% statewide: 9.1×

Nearby spots

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.