Winter Birds in Alabama

Percent of complete checklists in Alabama that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (85,680 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal62%
2. 2Carolina Wren47%
3. 3Carolina Chickadee44%
4. 4Northern Mockingbird43%
5. 5Tufted Titmouse41%
6. 6Yellow-rumped Warbler41%
7. 7Mourning Dove41%
8. 8Blue Jay40%
9. 9Red-bellied Woodpecker39%
10. 10American Crow34%
11. 11House Finch34%
12. 12Eastern Bluebird33%
13. 13American Robin33%
14. 14Downy Woodpecker32%
15. 15White-throated Sparrow30%
16. 16Eastern Phoebe28%
17. 17Red-winged Blackbird26%
18. 18American Goldfinch26%
19. 19Ruby-crowned Kinglet24%
20. 20Great Blue Heron23%
21. 21Pine Warbler23%
22. 22Eastern Towhee23%
23. 23Chipping Sparrow22%
24. 24Song Sparrow19%
25. 25Turkey Vulture19%
26. 26Killdeer17%
27. 27Double-crested Cormorant16%
28. 28Canada Goose16%
29. 29Dark-eyed Junco14%
30. 30Brown Thrasher14%
31. 31Northern Flicker14%
32. 32White-breasted Nuthatch14%
33. 33Brown-headed Nuthatch14%
34. 34Ring-billed Gull14%
35. 35European Starling14%
36. 36Cedar Waxwing13%
37. 37Great Egret13%
38. 38Yellow-bellied Sapsucker12%
39. 39Pied-billed Grebe12%
40. 40Belted Kingfisher11%
41. 41Mallard11%
42. 42Golden-crowned Kinglet11%
43. 43Red-shouldered Hawk11%
44. 44Red-tailed Hawk11%

• American Robinfirst arrivals mid December, peaks late February
• Pine Warblerfirst arrivals mid December, peaks mid February
• Purple Martinfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks mid June
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals the second week of December, peaks late March
• Blue-winged Tealfirst arrivals mid February, peaks early April
• White Ibisfirst arrivals mid February, peaks the second week of August
• Barred Owlfirst arrivals mid January, peaks the second week of May

• Eastern Phoebemost gone by late January
• Northern Flickermost gone by early January
• Belted Kingfishermost gone by early February
• Least Sandpipermost gone by mid January
• Sandhill Cranemost gone by early February
• Winter Wrenmost gone by mid February
• Hooded Mergansermost gone by mid February
• American Pipitmost gone by early February
• White Ibismost gone by mid January
• Clapper Railmost gone by mid January
• Snow Goosemost gone by early February
• Greater White-fronted Goosemost gone by early February

45. 45Swamp Sparrow10%
46. 46Common Grackle9.9%
47. 47House Sparrow9.1%
48. 48Brown-headed Cowbird9.0%
49. 49Brown Pelican8.6%
50. 50Bald Eagle7.8%
51. 51Hermit Thrush7.7%
52. 52American Coot7.6%
53. 53Pileated Woodpecker7.3%
54. 54Purple Finch7.1%
55. 55Bufflehead6.9%
56. 56Ring-necked Duck6.8%
57. 57American Kestrel6.8%
58. 58Gadwall6.7%
59. 59Black Vulture6.6%
60. 60Fish Crow6.5%