Jun 19, 2026
Broadmoori
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Birding Guide
Birding Guide for Louisiana
Wetlands, bayous, coasts, birds, and alligators
Birding highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for birds in Louisiana. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
179
Species
90
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Birds across Louisiana
This guide focuses on birdlife within Louisiana's wider region guide, helping families explore common sightings, shoreline birds, forest species, and the places where birding is easier to begin.
Latest Sightings
Recent bird sightings in Louisiana
A recent look at bird sightings across Louisiana.
Jun 7, 2026
Locust Grove State Historic Sitei
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Dec 9, 2025
Crowley Historic Districti
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Dec 9, 2025
Crowley Historic Districti
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Dec 9, 2025
Crowley Historic Districti
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License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
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Dec 9, 2025
Crowley Historic Districti
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License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
Sightings Map
See where bird sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where bird sightings cluster across Louisiana.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 birds to see in Louisiana
These birds are snapped the most across this region.
Great Blue Heron
7 snaps
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron
7 snaps
Canada Goose
6 snaps
House Sparrow
6 snaps
Muscovy Duck
6 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for birding in Louisiana
These place guides connect well with the birds covered in this region.
Park47 sightings50 species
Louisiana, US
Broadmoor
You might spot Brown Anole, White Ibis, and Duck.
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Park46 sightings50 species
Louisiana, US
Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site
You might spot Heavenly Bamboo, Rio Grande Copper Lily, and Ballmoss.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Louisiana, US
Crowley Historic District
You might spot Pectoral Sandpiper, Sprague's Pipit, and Anole.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Louisiana, US
Carrollton
You might spot Brown Anole, White Ibis, and Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Louisiana, US
Mid-City New Orleans
You might spot Brown Anole, White Ibis, and Gulf Coast Buck Moth.
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Park41 sightings50 species
Louisiana, US
Jackson Street Historic District
You might spot Trumpeter Swan, Lesser Scaup, and Canada Goose.
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Full Guide
Full Louisiana birds list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Great Blue Heron
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Canada Goose
House Sparrow
Muscovy Duck
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
White Ibis
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Blue Jay
Great Egret
Vulture
Barred Owl
Cedar Waxwing
Double-crested Cormorant
House Finch
Killdeer
Northern Cardinal
Osprey
Purple Martin
Red-shouldered Hawk
Rock Pigeon
Anhinga
Bald Eagle
Brown Thrasher
Cooper's Hawk
Downy Woodpecker
Duck
Eastern Kingbird
Gray Catbird
Greater Yellowlegs
Green Heron
Mississippi Kite
Mourning Dove
Painted Bunting
Pectoral Sandpiper
Silkie Chicken
Solitary Sandpiper
Swan Goose
Wood Duck
American Crow
American Redstart
Barn Swallow
Black Vulture
Black-crowned Night Heron
Broad-winged Hawk
Brown-headed Cowbird
Carolina Wren
Common Nighthawk
Dunlin
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Screech-Owl
Eurasian Collared-Dove
European Starling
Forster's Tern
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Great Crested Flycatcher
Great Horned Owl
Green-winged Teal
Greylag × Swan Goose
Hooded Merganser
Indigo Bunting
Laughing Gull
Lesser Scaup
Lesser Yellowlegs
Limpkin
Long-billed Dowitcher
Northern Flicker
Northern Harrier
Northern Pintail
Pigeon
Pileated Woodpecker
Pine Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-winged Blackbird
Redhead
Ring-billed Gull
Roseate Spoonbill
Savannah Sparrow
Stilt Sandpiper
Summer Tanager
Swallow-tailed Kite
Swamp Sparrow
Tree Swallow
Western Cattle-Egret
Western Sandpiper
Wood Stork
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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