Rare Birds in Mississippi
Our list for Mississippi has 38 rare birds recorded regularly there: 8 residents, 2 summer visitors, 5 winter visitors, 17 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Mississippi in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 38, most common first
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapillaPassage migrantRare11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolniiPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Oct–May
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacusSummer visitorRare15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
American BitternBotaurus lentiginosusWinter visitorRare58–85 cmRegularly Sep–May
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaPassage migrantRare28–32 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataWinter visitorRare48–60 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallidaPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorRare34–43 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorRare37–60 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumPassage migrantRare13–17 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiPassage migrantRare13–17 cmRegularly May–Jun
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaScarceRare36–42 cmRegularly May
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaResidentRare40–50 cmRegularly Jan–Feb
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentRare48–66 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Say's PhoebeSayornis sayaWinter visitorRare17–20 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Pacific LoonGavia pacificaResidentRare58–74 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphiaPassage migrantRare10–15 cmRegularly May
Sabine's GullXema sabiniPassage migrantRare27–33 cmRegularly Sep
American Black DuckAnas rubripesPassage migrantRare54–59 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
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