Uncommon Birds in Mississippi
Our list for Mississippi has 83 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 14 residents, 13 summer visitors, 36 winter visitors and 20 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Mississippi in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 83, most common first
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiWinter visitorUncommon57–64 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
American AvocetRecurvirostra americanaWinter visitorUncommon43–51 cmRecorded all year
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusPassage migrantUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaPassage migrantUncommon10–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaPassage migrantUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatusSummer visitorUncommon28–38 cmRecorded all year
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon100–125 cmRecorded all year
Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineusWinter visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisWinter visitorUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrysWinter visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–May
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaWinter visitorUncommon40–50 cmRecorded all year
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanPassage migrantUncommon32–36 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusWinter visitorUncommon24–34 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castaneaPassage migrantUncommon14–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicusPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Virginia RailRallus limicolaWinter visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
VeeryCatharus fuscescensPassage migrantUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug–May
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