Mississippi

Birds in Mississippi

When the state's notable birds are present through the year, with arrival and departure timing.

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Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis

The complete Birds of Mississippi

A complete birding reference for the state — every notable species, when it's present, and how to find it.

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