WhenToBird

Birding spot · Madison County, Mississippi

Birding at Hurricane Lake: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Hurricane Lake are Red-winged Blackbird (89%), Swamp Sparrow (85%), and Eastern Phoebe (77%). It is busiest in spring, when 113 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (108 species). 211 species have been reported here across 1,600 complete checklists from 201 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJan 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 22-28: 73 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMar 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMar 22-31: 98 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsApr 1-7: 98 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsApr 8-14: 102 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsApr 15-21: 105 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsApr 22-30: 108 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsMay 1-7: 106 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsMay 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsMay 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJun 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsDec 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 37 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. 1Red-winged Blackbird89%
  2. 2Swamp Sparrow85%
  3. 3Eastern Phoebe77%
  4. 4Northern Cardinal73%
  5. 5Great Egret72%
  6. 6American Coot71%
  7. 7Carolina Chickadee70%
  8. 8Common Gallinule68%
  9. 9Great Blue Heron68%
  10. 10Carolina Wren67%
  11. 11Red-bellied Woodpecker66%
  12. 12White-throated Sparrow65%
  13. 13Golden-crowned Kinglet59%
  14. 14Song Sparrow59%
  15. 15Ruby-crowned Kinglet58%

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 80 species

  1. Great Blue Heron81%
  2. Great Egret80%
  3. American Coot79%
  4. Swamp Sparrow79%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird76%

Spring 113 species

  1. Great Egret88%
  2. Great Blue Heron83%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird83%
  4. Northern Cardinal77%
  5. Carolina Wren70%

Summer 77 species

  1. Indigo Bunting84%
  2. White-eyed Vireo80%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird79%
  4. Great Egret79%
  5. Great Blue Heron72%

Fall 97 species

  1. Northern Cardinal76%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker75%
  3. Carolina Wren74%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird73%
  5. Carolina Chickadee72%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Mississippi.

  • King Rail19% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 59.8×
  • American Bittern8.9% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 51.3×
  • Common Gallinule67% of checklists here vs 1.9% statewide: 36.1×
  • Purple Gallinule20% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 29.8×
  • Virginia Rail5.2% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 24.5×
  • Least Bittern7.2% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 17.6×
  • Sora8.4% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 14.2×
  • Anhinga35% of checklists here vs 3.5% statewide: 9.9×

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.