Rare Birds in Louisiana
Our list for Louisiana has 44 rare birds recorded regularly there: 10 residents, 2 summer visitors, 10 winter visitors, 16 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Louisiana in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 44, most common first
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorPassage migrantRare22–24 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaSummer visitorRare40–50 cmRecorded all year
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventrisPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly May–Oct
Say's PhoebeSayornis sayaWinter visitorRare17–20 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacusResidentRare15–17 cmRecorded all year
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantRare36–42 cmRegularly Apr–May
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorRare39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallidaPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmusPassage migrantRare28–32 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantRare18–19 cmRegularly Sep
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataWinter visitorRare11–12 cmRegularly Sep–May
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesResidentRare81–94 cmRecorded all year
Greater RoadrunnerGeococcyx californianusSummer visitorRare52–54 cmRegularly Dec–Sep
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisWinter visitorRare28–34 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentRare140–160 cmRecorded all year
Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphiaPassage migrantRare10–15 cmRegularly May–Oct
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraWinter visitorRare36–43 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorRare34–43 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made