Birds in Alabama
Birds in Alabama in May
The most likely birds in Alabama in May are Northern Cardinal (73%), Carolina Wren (57%), and Mourning Dove (52%). 159 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.
Percent of complete checklists in Alabama that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (31,922 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
Northern Cardinal73% - 2
Carolina Wren57% - 3
Mourning Dove52% - 4
Northern Mockingbird51% - 5
Blue Jay49% - 6
Tufted Titmouse47% - 7
Red-bellied Woodpecker43% - 8
Carolina Chickadee38% - 9
Eastern Bluebird36% - 10
American Crow36% - 11
Great Crested Flycatcher35% - 12
House Finch34% - 13
Eastern Towhee31% - 14
Brown Thrasher29% - 15
Downy Woodpecker29% - 16
Red-winged Blackbird28% - 17
White-eyed Vireo28% - 18
Indigo Bunting27% - 19
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher26% - 20
American Robin26% - 21
Brown-headed Cowbird25% - 22
Summer Tanager25% - 23
Red-eyed Vireo24% - 24
Common Grackle24% - 25
Pine Warbler21% - 26
Chimney Swift21% - 27
Barn Swallow21% - 28
Great Blue Heron21% - 29
Eastern Phoebe20% - 30
European Starling18% - 31
Eastern Kingbird17% - 32
Turkey Vulture17% - 33
Ruby-throated Hummingbird17% - 34
Chipping Sparrow16% - 35
Eastern Wood-Pewee15% - 36
Canada Goose14% - 37
White-breasted Nuthatch14% - 38
Fish Crow14% - 39
Killdeer14% - 40
Northern Parula13% - 41
Purple Martin13% - 42
Blue Grosbeak13% - 43
Brown-headed Nuthatch12% - 44
Great Egret12% - 45
Hooded Warbler12% - 46
American Goldfinch12% - 47
Yellow-billed Cuckoo12% - 48
Orchard Oriole11% - 49
Wood Thrush11% - 50
Laughing Gull11% - 51
Yellow-breasted Chat11% - 52
House Sparrow11% - 53
Common Yellowthroat11% - 54
Pileated Woodpecker11% - 55
Northern Rough-winged Swallow10% - 56
Yellow-throated Vireo10%
Leaving
Gone by the end of May- Laughing Gull
- Osprey
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Cedar Waxwing
- Palm Warbler
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Blue-winged Teal
- Willet
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Baltimore Oriole
- Forster's Tern
- Blackpoll Warbler
Less common
Share of checklists- 57
Osprey9.7% - 58
Red-shouldered Hawk9.1% - 59
Brown Pelican9.0% - 60
Gray Catbird8.7%