Birds in Alabama in April

Percent of complete checklists in Alabama that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (46,310 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal71%
2. 2Carolina Wren54%
3. 3Blue Jay52%
4. 4Northern Mockingbird52%
5. 5Mourning Dove52%
6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker46%
7. 7Tufted Titmouse41%
8. 8Carolina Chickadee35%
9. 9Eastern Bluebird33%
10. 10Red-winged Blackbird32%
11. 11White-eyed Vireo32%
12. 12House Finch32%
13. 13Brown Thrasher30%
14. 14American Crow30%
15. 15Eastern Towhee29%
16. 16Downy Woodpecker28%
17. 17Great Crested Flycatcher27%
18. 18Blue-gray Gnatcatcher25%
19. 19Brown-headed Cowbird25%
20. 20American Robin24%
21. 21Common Grackle23%
22. 22Yellow-rumped Warbler23%
23. 23Barn Swallow23%
24. 24Great Blue Heron23%
25. 25Red-eyed Vireo23%
26. 26Pine Warbler21%
27. 27Laughing Gull20%
28. 28Indigo Bunting20%
29. 29Chipping Sparrow20%
30. 30White-throated Sparrow19%
31. 31European Starling18%
32. 32Summer Tanager18%
33. 33Fish Crow18%
34. 34Eastern Phoebe18%
35. 35Ruby-throated Hummingbird17%
36. 36Brown Pelican16%
37. 37Turkey Vulture16%
38. 38Osprey16%
39. 39American Goldfinch16%
40. 40Northern Parula16%
41. 41Gray Catbird15%
42. 42Hooded Warbler15%
43. 43Cedar Waxwing14%
44. 44Chimney Swift14%
45. 45Canada Goose14%
46. 46Ruby-crowned Kinglet13%
47. 47Eastern Kingbird13%
48. 48Palm Warbler13%
49. 49Brown-headed Nuthatch13%
50. 50Double-crested Cormorant12%
51. 51Yellow-throated Vireo12%
52. 52Killdeer12%
53. 53Wood Thrush11%
54. 54House Sparrow11%
55. 55Rose-breasted Grosbeak11%
56. 56White-breasted Nuthatch11%
57. 57Purple Martin11%
58. 58Blue Grosbeak11%
59. 59Great Egret11%
60. 60Northern Rough-winged Swallow11%

• Eastern Wood-Peweefirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks mid September
• Yellow-billed Cuckoofirst arrivals early April, peaks the second week of June
• Blue Grosbeakfirst arrivals early April, peaks late April
• Scarlet Tanagerfirst arrivals early April, peaks late April
• Yellow-breasted Chatfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks late May
• Mississippi Kitefirst arrivals mid April, peaks early August
• Acadian Flycatcherfirst arrivals mid April, peaks late May
• Eastern Meadowlarkfirst arrivals late April, peaks mid May
• Kentucky Warblerfirst arrivals early April, peaks early May
• Northern Yellow Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks early May
• Least Ternfirst arrivals early April, peaks late April
• Northern Bobwhitefirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of June

• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by mid April
• White-throated Sparrowmost gone by mid April
• American Goldfinchmost gone by early April
• Chipping Sparrowmost gone by the second week of April
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by the second week of April
• Double-crested Cormorantmost gone by the second week of April
• Brown Pelicanmost gone by late April
• Northern House Wrenmost gone by late April
• Hermit Thrushmost gone by early April
• American Cootmost gone by early April
• Bald Eaglemost gone by mid April
• Savannah Sparrowmost gone by late April