Yes. No email, no account, no ads.

How does the "this month" prediction work?

It uses public bird-occurrence records, aggregated by ZIP code and month, so migrants and year-round residents both show up at the right time of year.

Where does the bird data come from?

GBIF and iNaturalist public observation records, filtered to license-clean sources.

How is this different from Merlin or eBird?

Merlin identifies a bird after you've seen or heard it. eBird tracks the checklists birders submit. This tool tells you what's likely at your house this month — before you've spotted anything.

Backyard Birds in Texas

Enter your Texas ZIP. See exactly which birds you're likely to spot in your yard this month.

Texas has more backyard bird diversity than any other state. A Houston yard, a Hill Country yard, and a Panhandle yard share almost nothing in the same week, and the state's two flyways double the cast during migration.

Most 'backyard birds' lists are national and generic. This one is neither. It maps public, license-clean bird-occurrence records to your exact ZIP code and weights them by month, so you see what's realistically at your feeder in Texas right now — not a list of birds that might turn up somewhere in the country someday.

Enter your Texas ZIP code in the tool below. You'll get a ranked list of the birds most likely in your yard this month, common ones first. Free, no email, no account. The list shifts as the seasons turn.

Common backyard birds in Texas

These are the birds you're most likely to see in a yard in this region at some point in the year. Your ZIP-specific list will show which are near you and which are likely this month.

Northern Cardinal — Common in the eastern half; bright red male, brown female.
House Finch — Streaky brown, red-washed males. Year-round at feeders.
American Robin — Lawn-hunting thrush, continent-wide. First sign of spring up north.
Mourning Dove — One of the most abundant birds on the plains. Soft cooing.
Blue Jay — Bold blue-and-white in the wooded east; caches acorns.
Red-winged Blackbird — Males flash red shoulders. Loud conk-la-ree from wet edges.
Western Meadowlark — Bright yellow breast, flutelike song from fence posts and prairie.
Common Grackle — Long-tailed, iridescent. Big noisy flocks in fall.
American Goldfinch — Bright yellow in summer. Loves thistle feeders.
Dark-eyed Junco — Winter feeder regular across the plains.
Downy Woodpecker — Smallest woodpecker; suet regular along wooded creeks and towns.
Black-capped Chickadee — Year-round in wooded country; quick at the feeder.

The tool will show which of these (and many more) are realistic at your exact ZIP, with a seasonal weight so you know what's likely right now.

This is a regional overview. For your exact yard:

Enter your Texas ZIP code. The tool ranks the birds actually likely at your feeder this month, where you live, not a generic national list.

What's your ZIP code?

We'll show you the birds you can expect near you right now, from feeder regulars to the ones that just pass through.

US ZIP code Month

Free. No email required. Works for any US ZIP code.

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If you're already this into your Texas backyard birds, you're going to like the apparel, prints, and stickers we've designed around them.

Northern Cardinal, House Finch, American Robin, Mourning Dove — all illustrated and designed by Jaymi at Better With Birds. Made-to-order, never mass-printed.