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Birding spot · Jackson County, Mississippi

Birding at Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge are Eastern Bluebird (80%), Red-bellied Woodpecker (70%), and Brown-headed Nuthatch (69%). It is busiest in spring, when 56 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of April (64 species). 131 species have been reported here across 1,014 complete checklists from 645 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 22-28: 52 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsApr 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 22-30: 38 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Aug 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Sep 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Sep 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 35 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. 1Eastern Bluebird80%
  2. 2Red-bellied Woodpecker70%
  3. 3Brown-headed Nuthatch69%
  4. 4Yellow-rumped Warbler67%
  5. 5Blue Jay58%
  6. 6Pine Warbler55%
  7. 7Palm Warbler53%
  8. 8Northern House Wren51%
  9. 9Eastern Phoebe49%
  10. 10Sandhill Crane48%
  11. 11Northern Cardinal44%
  12. 12Downy Woodpecker40%
  13. 13Swamp Sparrow38%
  14. 14Northern Mockingbird36%
  15. 15Red-winged Blackbird36%

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 42 species

  1. Eastern Bluebird73%
  2. Brown-headed Nuthatch66%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker56%
  4. Pine Warbler49%
  5. Sandhill Crane49%

Spring 56 species

  1. Eastern Bluebird82%
  2. Pine Warbler64%
  3. Brown-headed Nuthatch63%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird63%
  5. Northern Cardinal60%

Summer 41 species

  1. Eastern Bluebird77%
  2. Eastern Kingbird66%
  3. Mourning Dove66%
  4. Brown-headed Nuthatch65%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker62%

Fall 46 species

  1. Eastern Bluebird79%
  2. Brown-headed Nuthatch71%
  3. Blue Jay71%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker68%
  5. Pine Warbler54%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Mississippi.

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.