Summer Birds in Alabama

Percent of complete checklists in Alabama that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (59,457 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal69%
2. 2Carolina Wren56%
3. 3Mourning Dove55%
4. 4Northern Mockingbird47%
5. 5Blue Jay46%
6. 6Tufted Titmouse41%
7. 7Carolina Chickadee37%
8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker35%
9. 9House Finch34%
10. 10American Crow33%
11. 11Eastern Bluebird31%
12. 12Ruby-throated Hummingbird28%
13. 13Eastern Towhee27%
14. 14Downy Woodpecker26%
15. 15White-eyed Vireo22%
16. 16Great Blue Heron22%
17. 17Indigo Bunting21%
18. 18Brown Thrasher20%
19. 19Blue-gray Gnatcatcher20%
20. 20Red-winged Blackbird20%
21. 21Great Egret19%
22. 22American Robin18%
23. 23Barn Swallow16%
24. 24Summer Tanager16%
25. 25Great Crested Flycatcher15%
26. 26Eastern Kingbird15%
27. 27Turkey Vulture14%
28. 28Killdeer14%
29. 29American Goldfinch13%
30. 30Chimney Swift13%
31. 31Blue Grosbeak13%
32. 32Eastern Phoebe13%
33. 33Common Grackle13%
34. 34Chipping Sparrow13%
35. 35White-breasted Nuthatch13%
36. 36Fish Crow13%
37. 37Red-eyed Vireo12%
38. 38Brown-headed Cowbird12%
39. 39European Starling11%
40. 40Yellow-billed Cuckoo11%
41. 41Eastern Wood-Pewee11%
42. 42House Sparrow11%
43. 43Brown-headed Nuthatch11%
44. 44Pine Warbler10%
45. 45Canada Goose10%
46. 46Laughing Gull10%
47. 47Purple Martin10%

• American Redstartfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks late September
• Pileated Woodpeckerfirst arrivals late August, peaks mid September
• Magnolia Warblerfirst arrivals late August, peaks early October
• Tennessee Warblerfirst arrivals late August, peaks early October
• Pied-billed Grebefirst arrivals late June, peaks early December
• Northern House Wrenfirst arrivals late August, peaks late October
• Royal Ternfirst arrivals mid August, peaks the second week of October
• Snowy Egretfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks mid August
• Bald Eaglefirst arrivals late August, peaks late November
• American Kestrelfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks late November
• Chestnut-sided Warblerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks mid September
• Black-throated Green Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks the second week of October

• Great Crested Flycatchermost gone by the second week of July
• Pine Warblermost gone by the second week of June
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by early July
• Common Gracklemost gone by early July
• Barn Swallowmost gone by the second week of August
• Fish Crowmost gone by mid July
• Eastern Kingbirdmost gone by late August
• Purple Martinmost gone by late July
• Yellow-breasted Chatmost gone by early July
• Orchard Oriolemost gone by early July
• Prothonotary Warblermost gone by late June
• Mississippi Kitemost gone by late August

48. 48Osprey9.9%
49. 49Green Heron9.1%
50. 50Red-shouldered Hawk8.9%
51. 51Pileated Woodpecker8.3%
52. 52Red-headed Woodpecker8.1%
53. 53Common Yellowthroat8.0%
54. 54Little Blue Heron7.7%
55. 55Brown Pelican7.6%
56. 56Northern Rough-winged Swallow7.0%
57. 57Mississippi Kite6.8%
58. 58Black Vulture6.7%
59. 59Hooded Warbler6.7%
60. 60Northern Parula6.7%