Birds in Texas
When the state's notable birds are present through the year, with arrival and departure timing.
A hand-checked selection of the birds most worth knowing in Texas, compiled from state checklists and regional references. Monthly presence describes typical seasonal timing, not survey counts. The chart below shows when each is present through the year.
Data updated: August 2026Sources & method · Corrections
- Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
- Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri
- Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
- Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
- Whooping Crane Grus americana
- Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
- Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
- Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia
| Species | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis | January: abundant | February: abundant | March: abundant | April: abundant | May: abundant | June: abundant | July: abundant | August: abundant | September: abundant | October: abundant | November: abundant | December: abundant |
| Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos | January: abundant | February: abundant | March: abundant | April: abundant | May: abundant | June: abundant | July: abundant | August: abundant | September: abundant | October: abundant | November: abundant | December: abundant |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris | January: absent | February: absent | March: common | April: abundant | May: common | June: scarce | July: scarce | August: common | September: abundant | October: common | November: absent | December: absent |
| Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri | January: absent | February: absent | March: common | April: abundant | May: abundant | June: abundant | July: abundant | August: abundant | September: common | October: scarce | November: absent | December: absent |
| Painted Bunting Passerina ciris | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: common | May: abundant | June: abundant | July: abundant | August: common | September: scarce | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus | January: absent | February: absent | March: scarce | April: abundant | May: abundant | June: abundant | July: abundant | August: abundant | September: abundant | October: common | November: absent | December: absent |
| Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis | January: abundant | February: common | March: scarce | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: scarce | November: common | December: abundant |
| Whooping Crane Grus americana | January: abundant | February: abundant | March: scarce | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: scarce | December: common |
| Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum | January: abundant | February: abundant | March: abundant | April: common | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: scarce | December: common |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata | January: abundant | February: abundant | March: common | April: scarce | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: scarce | November: common | December: abundant |
| Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis | January: abundant | February: abundant | March: abundant | April: abundant | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: abundant | November: abundant | December: abundant |
| Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus | January: abundant | February: abundant | March: abundant | April: abundant | May: abundant | June: abundant | July: abundant | August: abundant | September: abundant | October: abundant | November: abundant | December: abundant |
| Snow Goose Anser caerulescens | January: abundant | February: abundant | March: scarce | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: common | December: abundant |
| Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia | January: absent | February: absent | March: common | April: abundant | May: abundant | June: common | July: scarce | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
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