Spring Birds in Alabama

Percent of complete checklists in Alabama that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (108,863 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal72%
2. 2Carolina Wren55%
3. 3Mourning Dove51%
4. 4Northern Mockingbird51%
5. 5Blue Jay50%
6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker44%
7. 7Tufted Titmouse44%
8. 8Carolina Chickadee38%
9. 9Eastern Bluebird36%
10. 10American Crow33%
11. 11House Finch33%
12. 12Red-winged Blackbird31%
13. 13Downy Woodpecker30%
14. 14Eastern Towhee30%
15. 15Brown Thrasher28%
16. 16American Robin27%
17. 17White-eyed Vireo25%
18. 18Brown-headed Cowbird24%
19. 19Pine Warbler23%
20. 20Yellow-rumped Warbler22%
21. 21Great Blue Heron22%
22. 22Great Crested Flycatcher22%
23. 23Common Grackle21%
24. 24Blue-gray Gnatcatcher21%
25. 25Chipping Sparrow21%
26. 26Eastern Phoebe20%
27. 27Turkey Vulture18%
28. 28Barn Swallow18%
29. 29European Starling18%
30. 30Red-eyed Vireo17%
31. 31Indigo Bunting17%
32. 32Fish Crow17%
33. 33White-throated Sparrow16%
34. 34American Goldfinch16%
35. 35Laughing Gull16%
36. 36Summer Tanager15%
37. 37Canada Goose15%
38. 38Ruby-throated Hummingbird14%
39. 39Osprey13%
40. 40Brown-headed Nuthatch13%
41. 41Killdeer13%
42. 42Northern Parula13%
43. 43Cedar Waxwing13%
44. 44Brown Pelican13%
45. 45Chimney Swift12%
46. 46White-breasted Nuthatch12%
47. 47Ruby-crowned Kinglet12%
48. 48Great Egret12%
49. 49Purple Martin11%
50. 50Eastern Kingbird11%
51. 51House Sparrow11%
52. 52Double-crested Cormorant11%
53. 53Hooded Warbler11%
54. 54Gray Catbird10%

• Ruby-throated Hummingbirdfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks the second week of September
• Great Crested Flycatcherfirst arrivals late March, peaks early May
• White-eyed Vireofirst arrivals early March, peaks mid September
• Indigo Buntingfirst arrivals late March, peaks early May
• Summer Tanagerfirst arrivals late March, peaks early May
• Red-eyed Vireofirst arrivals mid March, peaks early May
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcherfirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of May
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals early March, peaks early May
• Common Gracklefirst arrivals early March, peaks late April
• Barn Swallowfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks late April
• Eastern Wood-Peweefirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks mid September
• Chimney Swiftfirst arrivals late March, peaks the second week of May

• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by mid April
• American Robinmost gone by late March
• 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
• Song Sparrowmost gone by late March
• Laughing Gullmost gone by early May
• Double-crested Cormorantmost gone by the second week of April
• Brown Pelicanmost gone by late April
• Golden-crowned Kingletmost gone by the second week of March
• Ospreymost gone by early May

55. 55Pileated Woodpecker9.6%
56. 56Red-shouldered Hawk9.3%
57. 57Northern Rough-winged Swallow9.2%
58. 58Common Yellowthroat9.0%
59. 59Yellow-throated Vireo8.9%
60. 60Blue Grosbeak8.3%