At A Glance
The locations in the badges are the biomes where we’ve met them (and where we think you’ll be most likely to come across them). That doesn’t mean they don’t hang out in other places.Â
Species of Raptors
Species of Warblers
By The Numbers
Learn more about birds in North Louisiana.
Species of Hummingbirds
Species of Birds
Species of Waterfowl
Blackbirds
European Starlings
Starlings are invasive birds who migrated south from NYC. You'll find these Shakespearean invaders in trees over lakes, foraging on lawns. Like other blackbirds, starlings are usually somewhere near water.
Doves
Mourning Doves
You'll find mourning doves throughout North Louisiana year round. These common birds hang around forests -- especially in areas of the forest near meadows, wooded areas near lakes, towns, and yards. You're likely to see these doves on power lines.
Eurasian Collared-Doves
Eurasian collared-doves live in North Louisiana year round. You're most likely to spot these doves hanging out on power lines in towns throughout the area. You'll also find them in state parks and lake landings throughout the area
Flycatchers
Great-Crested Flycatchers
You'll find great-crested flycatchers in North Louisiana during the spring, summer, and early fall. They like to hang out on branches and chase bugs through the skies.
Eastern Wood-Pewees
Eastern wood-pewees hang out in wooded areas near water and in yards for most of the year. You'll see more of these flycatchers from mid-spring through mid-fall, probably as it hangs out on a branch.
Raptors
Red-Tailed Hawks
Red-tailed hawks are the largest and most common hawks in North Louisiana. You'll meet these hawks near lakes, swamps, meadows, and even in yards year round. You're most likely to see them soaring through the sky.
Red-Shouldered Hawks
These hawks are the most likely to be confused with their red-tailed cousins due to their similar body shape and size. You'll meet these slightly smaller hawks soaring over meadows or perched on a tree limbs.
Sparrows
Dark-Eyed Juncos
Like many sparrows, dark-eyed juncos are winter visitors to North Louisiana. You're most likely to meet them as they forage along the ground in wooded areas near lakes.
House Sparrows
This invasive species is loosely related to the other North Louisiana sparrows. You're most likely to meet them in towns. They particularly enjoy stoplights in North Central Louisiana university towns.
White-Throated Sparrows
White-throated sparrows are winter visitors who hang out in forests throughout North Louisiana. These are the sparrows you're most likely to meet in your yard.
Fox Sparrows
These red sparrows are winter visitors who hang out in yards and near forests. You're most likely to find these little birds on the ground under foliage.
Vireos
Blue-Headed Vireos
Blue-headed vireos come to North Louisiana in the winter, where they hang out in forests and yards. You're most likely to meet this vireo at forest edges and meadows near lakes.
Red-Eyed Vireos
Red-eyed vireos are common members of the North Louisiana bird community during the spring, summer, and early fall. You're most likely to meet them in a forest or your yard.
White-Eyed Vireos
White-eyed vireos live in North Louisiana during the spring, summer, and fall months. You're most likely to meet them in bushes near water.
Philadelphia Vireos
Philadelphia vireos pass through North Louisiana during spring and fall migration. During that time, you're most likely to meet them in your yard or in the forest. They'll likely be foraging in oak trees.
Warbling Vireos
Warbling vireos hang out in North Louisiana in the warm spring, summer, and fall months. You're most likely to meet them where meadows meet the edge of the forest or in your yard.
Warblers
Northern Parula
Northern parulas spend the spring and summer months with us. You'll find these warblers in cypress and pine trees in forested areas near swamps and rivers. These birds will occasionally hang out in towns. When you meet them, they'll likely be singing from a perch.
Black & White Warblers
Black and white warblers live in North Louisiana in the spring, summer, and fall. These 1940s cartoon warblers hang out in forests and yards. You're most likely to meet them while they're chasing bugs on limbs.
Chestnut-Sided Warblers
Chestnut-sided warblers migrate through North Louisiana during the fall and spring. These warblers tend to make pitstops in meadows near forests and in yards. You're most likely to find these birds flitting around tree limbs.
Magnolia Warblers
Magnolia warblers migrate through North Louisiana in the spring and fall. You'll likely meet them in forests or your yard. Get a quick look. These birds are fast.
Pine Warblers
Pine warblers live in North Louisiana year round, although they are more common in the winter. As their name indicates, you're most likely to meet these birds in the pine trees in forests or your yard.
Tennessee Warblers
These migrants flit through North Louisiana during the spring and fall. Tennessee warblers hang out in forests, and that's where you'll likely find them...in a forest or in your yard.
American Redstarts
Like northern parulas, American redstarts spend the spring and summer in North Louisiana. These warblers like hardwoods, and you'll find them hanging out in oak trees in forests and yards. You're most likely to catch them foraging on limbs.
Black-Throated Green Warblers
Black-throated green warblers migrate through North Louisiana in the fall and spring. You're likely to find them in forests near wetlands or your yard. They're likely to be flitting between limbs when you meet them.
Orange-Crowned Warblers
Orange-crowned warblers winter in North Louisiana's forests and yards. They'll likely be foraging in bushes or low-hanging tree branches when you meet them.
Yellow-Rumped Warblers
Yellow-rumped warblers are common visitors to North Louisiana during the winter. These birds hang out in forests and yards, and you're likely to find them in the branches of your own trees.
Woodpeckers
Yellow-Shafted Northern Flickers
Yellow-shafted northern flickers live in North Louisiana year round. These large woodpeckers hang out in trees near meadows, especially those near swamps. You're most likely to meet a flicker in a wetlands area or in your yard.
Downy Woodpeckers
Downy woodpeckers hang out in North Louisiana forests year round. When you meet them, they'll likely be searching for bugs in a tree.
Red-Headed Woodpeckers
Red-headed woodpeckers hang around North Louisiana year round. Your most likely to meet these pretty birds in forests near swamps.
Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers
Yellow-bellied sapsuckers arrive in North Louisiana in the early fall and hang out through the winter. You're likely to see these birds drilling a tree in search of snacks or hanging off a tree branch. They hang out in forests and yards.
Red-Bellied Woodpeckers
Red-bellied woodpeckers live in North Louisiana year round. These birds live in forests, especially those near swamps, and yards.
Kinglets
Golden-Crowned Kinglets
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Ruby-Crowned Kinglets
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American Goldfinches
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Purple Finches
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Blue Jays
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Crows
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Carolina Chickadees
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Tufted Titmice
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Brown Thrashers
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Northern Mockingbirds
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Gray Catbirds
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American Robins
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Hermit Thrushes
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Eastern Bluebirds
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Northern Cardinals
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Summer Tanagers
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Cedar Waxwings
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White-Breasted Nuthatches
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Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers
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Carolina Wrens
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