Birds of Franklin County, Texas is a list of the most common birds observed in the county. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
73% |
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
49% |
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
36% |
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
35% |
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
26% |
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
20% |
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
20% |
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
19% |
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
17% |
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
16% |
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
14% |
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
13% |
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
11% |
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
11% |
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
11% |
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
9.8% |
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
9.5% |
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
8.9% |
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
8.6% |
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
8.2% |
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
8.0% |
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
7.7% |
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
7.0% |
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
6.6% |
American Robin
Turdus migratorius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
6.6% |
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
6.2% |
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
6.0% |
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
5.9% |
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
5.7% |
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
5.6% |
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
5.5% |
Hairy Woodpecker
Dryobates villosus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
5.4% |
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
5.3% |
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
4.9% |
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
4.7% |
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
4.1% |
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
4.1% |
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
3.8% |
Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
3.7% |
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
3.6% |
Gadwall
Mareca strepera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
3.4% |
Purple Martin
Progne subis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
3.4% |
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
3.4% |
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
3.4% |
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
3.2% |
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
3.1% |
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
3.1% |
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
3.0% |
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.8% |
American Coot
Fulica americana Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
2.8% |
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae |
2.7% |
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
2.7% |
Western Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
2.6% |
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.6% |
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
2.6% |
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
2.5% |
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
2.5% |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
2.4% |
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
2.4% |
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
2.2% |
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
2.1% |
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
2.1% |
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.1% |
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.9% |
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.9% |
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
1.9% |
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
1.8% |
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
1.8% |
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
1.8% |
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
1.8% |
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
1.8% |
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.7% |
Barred Owl
Strix varia Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
1.6% |
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.6% |
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
1.6% |
Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
1.5% |
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
1.5% |
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
1.5% |
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.4% |
Dickcissel
Spiza americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
1.4% |
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
1.4% |
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
1.3% |
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.3% |
Common Loon
Gavia immer Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
1.3% |
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
1.3% |
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.3% |
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Sitta pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
1.3% |
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
1.3% |
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
1.2% |
Greater Roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
1.2% |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
1.2% |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Polioptilidae |
1.2% |
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
1.2% |
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
1.2% |
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
1.1% |
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.1% |
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.1% |
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
1.0% |
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.0% |
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |