Birds in Alabama in July

Percent of complete checklists in Alabama that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (18,981 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal69%
2. 2Mourning Dove56%
3. 3Carolina Wren54%
4. 4Northern Mockingbird50%
5. 5Blue Jay44%
6. 6Tufted Titmouse39%
7. 7House Finch35%
8. 8Carolina Chickadee35%
9. 9Red-bellied Woodpecker34%
10. 10Eastern Bluebird32%
11. 11American Crow32%
12. 12Ruby-throated Hummingbird29%
13. 13Eastern Towhee28%
14. 14Downy Woodpecker24%
15. 15Indigo Bunting23%
16. 16Great Blue Heron22%
17. 17Red-winged Blackbird21%
18. 18White-eyed Vireo20%
19. 19Great Egret19%
20. 20American Robin19%
21. 21Barn Swallow19%
22. 22Brown Thrasher19%
23. 23Blue-gray Gnatcatcher16%
24. 24Eastern Kingbird16%
25. 25Blue Grosbeak14%
26. 26Turkey Vulture14%
27. 27Summer Tanager14%
28. 28Fish Crow14%
29. 29Killdeer14%
30. 30Chipping Sparrow14%
31. 31Chimney Swift13%
32. 32American Goldfinch13%
33. 33Great Crested Flycatcher13%
34. 34House Sparrow12%
35. 35White-breasted Nuthatch12%
36. 36Common Grackle11%
37. 37Eastern Phoebe11%
38. 38Purple Martin11%
39. 39Canada Goose11%
40. 40Laughing Gull10%

• Snowy Egretfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks mid August
• American Kestrelfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks late November
• Least Sandpiperfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks late August
• Spotted Sandpiperfirst arrivals early July, peaks mid August
• Sanderlingfirst arrivals mid July, peaks the second week of October
• Pectoral Sandpiperfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks mid August
• Greater Yellowlegsfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks early November
• Semipalmated Ploverfirst arrivals mid July, peaks late August

• Great Crested Flycatchermost gone by the second week of July
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by early July
• Common Gracklemost gone by early July
• Fish Crowmost gone by mid July
• Purple Martinmost gone by late July
• Yellow-breasted Chatmost gone by early July
• Orchard Oriolemost gone by early July
• Eastern Meadowlarkmost gone by late July
• Yellow-throated Warblermost gone by early July
• Swainson's Warblermost gone by the second week of July

41. 41Brown-headed Nuthatch10%
42. 42Osprey9.8%
43. 43European Starling9.8%
44. 44Green Heron9.7%
45. 45Yellow-billed Cuckoo9.6%
46. 46Brown-headed Cowbird9.5%
47. 47Common Yellowthroat9.3%
48. 48Red-eyed Vireo9.1%
49. 49Eastern Wood-Pewee8.9%
50. 50Little Blue Heron8.8%
51. 51Mississippi Kite8.7%
52. 52Red-headed Woodpecker8.1%
53. 53Red-shouldered Hawk7.5%
54. 54Western Cattle-Egret7.3%
55. 55Pileated Woodpecker7.2%
56. 56Black Vulture7.0%
57. 57Brown Pelican7.0%
58. 58Eastern Meadowlark6.8%
59. 59Snowy Egret6.7%
60. 60Northern Rough-winged Swallow6.6%