Birds in Alabama in February

Percent of complete checklists in Alabama that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (30,629 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal66%
2. 2Carolina Wren47%
3. 3Mourning Dove46%
4. 4Northern Mockingbird44%
5. 5Carolina Chickadee44%
6. 6Yellow-rumped Warbler43%
7. 7Tufted Titmouse43%
8. 8Blue Jay41%
9. 9American Robin40%
10. 10Red-bellied Woodpecker39%
11. 11Eastern Bluebird37%
12. 12House Finch36%
13. 13American Crow34%
14. 14Downy Woodpecker32%
15. 15Red-winged Blackbird31%
16. 16American Goldfinch29%
17. 17Pine Warbler28%
18. 18White-throated Sparrow27%
19. 19Eastern Phoebe26%
20. 20Eastern Towhee25%
21. 21Chipping Sparrow24%
22. 22Great Blue Heron19%
23. 23Ruby-crowned Kinglet19%
24. 24Turkey Vulture19%
25. 25Song Sparrow17%
26. 26Canada Goose16%
27. 27Brown Thrasher16%
28. 28Dark-eyed Junco15%
29. 29Killdeer15%
30. 30Brown-headed Nuthatch15%
31. 31Double-crested Cormorant14%
32. 32White-breasted Nuthatch14%
33. 33European Starling14%
34. 34Common Grackle13%
35. 35Cedar Waxwing13%
36. 36Brown-headed Cowbird12%
37. 37Northern Flicker11%
38. 38Red-shouldered Hawk11%
39. 39Ring-billed Gull11%
40. 40Great Egret11%
41. 41Yellow-bellied Sapsucker10%

• Purple Martinfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks mid June
• Blue-winged Tealfirst arrivals mid February, peaks early April
• White Ibisfirst arrivals mid February, peaks the second week of August

• Belted Kingfishermost gone by early February
• Sandhill Cranemost gone by early February
• Winter Wrenmost gone by mid February
• Hooded Mergansermost gone by mid February
• American Pipitmost gone by early February
• Snow Goosemost gone by early February
• Greater White-fronted Goosemost gone by early February

42. 42House Sparrow9.9%
43. 43Red-tailed Hawk9.6%
44. 44Pied-billed Grebe9.6%
45. 45Belted Kingfisher9.2%
46. 46Mallard9.1%
47. 47Purple Finch8.5%
48. 48Brown Pelican8.3%
49. 49Fish Crow8.2%
50. 50Golden-crowned Kinglet7.9%
51. 51Swamp Sparrow7.2%
52. 52Pileated Woodpecker6.8%
53. 53Bald Eagle6.7%
54. 54American Coot6.6%
55. 55Pine Siskin6.5%
56. 56Laughing Gull6.5%
57. 57Osprey6.4%
58. 58Black Vulture6.2%
59. 59Hermit Thrush5.8%
60. 60Ring-necked Duck5.5%