Birds of Mississippi

What birds are common in Mississippi?

The birds you are most likely to run into in Mississippi right now are Chimney Swift, European Starling, and Least Sandpiper. Birders reported 196 species across Mississippi on eBird during August 22–28, 2026 — the 18below are the ones that turned up on the most of those days, which is as close to “common” as sightings data gets.

• Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• European Starling Sturnus vulgaris

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Canada Goose Branta canadensis

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• White Ibis Eudocimus albus

How this is measured: eBird publishes, for each day, every species reported anywhere in Mississippi. We count how many of the 7 days sampled (August 22–28, 2026) each species appears on and rank by that count — nothing here is estimated or modelled. Species tied on days are ordered by the total number of individuals in those records. Rarities work the other way round: rare bird alerts tell you when a bird that is not common shows up near you.