Most commonly seen birds in Alabama
Published 8:12 pm Thursday, November 17, 2022
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Most commonly seen birds in Alabama
Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Alabama using data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Project FeederWatch. Birds are ranked by the percent of sites visited from Nov. 1 to Nov. 11. Ties are broken by the average group size when seen, any further ties were not broken. Data was collected at 31 count sites in Alabama. States with less than 10 count sites were not included in rankings for each bird.
Project FeederWatch, a citizen science project where participants collect data on birds at their feeders, was founded in Ontario by Erica Dunn and the Long Point Bird Observatory in 1976. The project partnered with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology after 10 years to scale the project across the U.S. and Canada and now has over 20,000 participants.
The data Project FeederWatch collects is used by scientists to understand trends in bird populations. If you would like to participate as a FeederWatcher you can learn more about the project here.
Read on to see which birds are most commonly seen in your state.
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#37. White-winged Dove (tie)
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Texas: 55%
— #1. New Mexico: 55%
— #3. Arizona: 20%
— #4. Oklahoma: 18%
— #5. Louisiana: 14%
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#37. Red-winged Blackbird (tie)
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Michigan: 29%
— #2. Ohio: 27%
— #3. Illinois: 26%
— #4. West Virginia: 25%
— #5. Kentucky: 23%
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#37. Red-tailed Hawk (tie)
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nebraska: 12%
— #2. Idaho: 9%
— #3. Kansas: 8%
— #4. New Jersey: 7%
— #5. Tennessee: 6%
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#37. Hairy Woodpecker (tie)
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. North Dakota: 70%
— #2. Connecticut: 68%
— #3. Vermont: 63%
— #4. Maine: 61%
— #5. Minnesota: 54%
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#37. Great Blue Heron (tie)
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. South Carolina: 7%
— #2. Alabama: 3%
— #3. Texas: 2%
— #3. Florida: 2%
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#37. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (tie)
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Florida: 19%
— #2. Alabama: 3%
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#37. Belted Kingfisher
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. South Carolina: 7%
— #2. Alabama: 3%
— #3. Georgia: 1%
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#35. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (tie)
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
– Average group size: 2.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Oklahoma: 12%
— #2. Tennessee: 11%
— #2. North Carolina: 11%
— #4. South Carolina: 8%
— #4. Georgia: 8%
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#35. Brown-headed Cowbird
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
– Average group size: 2.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. New Jersey: 14%
— #2. Delaware: 12%
— #2. Connecticut: 12%
— #4. Tennessee: 11%
— #5. Illinois: 10%
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#34. Palm Warbler
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
– Average group size: 4.29
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Florida: 43%
— #2. South Carolina: 7%
— #3. Alabama: 3%
— #4. Tennessee: 2%
— #5. Georgia: 1%
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#32. European Starling (tie)
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
– Average group size: 6.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nebraska: 38%
— #1. South Dakota: 38%
— #1. Delaware: 38%
— #4. New Jersey: 32%
— #5. Iowa: 31%
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#32. Common Ground Dove
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
– Average group size: 6.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Florida: 20%
— #2. Georgia: 8%
— #3. South Carolina: 7%
— #3. Louisiana: 7%
— #5. Alabama: 3%
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#31. Eurasian Collared-Dove
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
– Average group size: 8.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Utah: 73%
— #2. Idaho: 64%
— #3. Wyoming: 63%
— #3. South Dakota: 63%
— #5. Montana: 51%
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#29. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (tie)
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 6%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Florida: 23%
— #2. Texas: 6%
— #2. Alabama: 6%
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#29. Cooper’s Hawk
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 6%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nevada: 47%
— #2. Arizona: 23%
— #3. Indiana: 14%
— #4. Illinois: 13%
— #5. Ohio: 11%
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#28. Northern Flicker
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 6%
– Average group size: 1.29
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Montana: 67%
— #2. Colorado: 64%
— #3. Nevada: 60%
— #4. Washington: 57%
— #5. Idaho: 55%
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#27. American Goldfinch
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 6%
– Average group size: 1.38
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Iowa: 84%
— #2. Vermont: 81%
— #3. Maine: 73%
— #4. Wisconsin: 72%
— #5. Minnesota: 70%
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#25. Brown-headed Nuthatch (tie)
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 10%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Georgia: 27%
— #2. North Carolina: 24%
— #3. South Carolina: 15%
— #4. Alabama: 10%
— #5. Virginia: 4%
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#25. Barred Owl
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 10%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Alabama: 10%
— #2. Nebraska: 4%
— #3. South Carolina: 3%
— #4. Vermont: 2%
— #5. Missouri: 1%
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#24. Eastern Towhee
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 10%
– Average group size: 1.21
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. North Carolina: 20%
— #2. Georgia: 19%
— #3. Tennessee: 17%
— #4. South Carolina: 10%
— #4. Alabama: 10%
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#23. Song Sparrow
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 10%
– Average group size: 1.88
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Washington: 53%
— #2. Oregon: 48%
— #3. West Virginia: 38%
— #4. Delaware: 32%
— #5. Kentucky: 31%
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#22. House Sparrow
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 13%
– Average group size: 4.58
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. South Dakota: 88%
— #2. Iowa: 84%
— #2. Illinois: 84%
— #4. Ohio: 75%
— #5. Utah: 73%
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#20. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (tie)
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 16%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nevada: 27%
— #2. South Carolina: 22%
— #3. North Carolina: 18%
— #4. California: 17%
— #5. Alabama: 16%
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#20. Eastern Phoebe
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 16%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Georgia: 29%
— #2. South Carolina: 22%
— #3. Florida: 16%
— #3. Alabama: 16%
— #5. North Carolina: 11%
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#19. Dark-eyed Junco
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 16%
– Average group size: 1.14
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Oregon: 93%
— #2. North Dakota: 90%
— #3. Washington: 88%
— #3. Iowa: 88%
— #5. Minnesota: 85%
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#18. Yellow-rumped Warbler
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 16%
– Average group size: 1.29
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nevada: 67%
— #2. South Carolina: 33%
— #3. California: 30%
— #4. Georgia: 29%
— #5. Arizona: 20%
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#17. American Robin
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 16%
– Average group size: 3.7
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. South Dakota: 63%
— #2. New Mexico: 47%
— #2. Nevada: 47%
— #4. Kentucky: 44%
— #5. Nebraska: 42%
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#16. Brown Thrasher
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 19%
– Average group size: 1.1
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. South Carolina: 33%
— #2. Georgia: 29%
— #3. North Carolina: 20%
— #4. Alabama: 19%
— #5. Florida: 15%
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#15. Chipping Sparrow
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 23%
– Average group size: 3.05
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Georgia: 31%
— #2. South Carolina: 27%
— #3. Texas: 24%
— #4. Alabama: 23%
— #5. Arkansas: 22%
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#14. American Crow
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 26%
– Average group size: 3.08
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Wyoming: 38%
— #2. Maine: 34%
— #2. Washington: 34%
— #4. Arkansas: 33%
— #4. North Carolina: 33%
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#13. Red-bellied Woodpecker
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 32%
– Average group size: 1.06
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Connecticut: 86%
— #2. New Jersey: 78%
— #3. Nebraska: 77%
— #4. Ohio: 76%
— #5. Maryland: 70%
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#12. White-throated Sparrow
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 32%
– Average group size: 1.66
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Arkansas: 67%
— #2. Rhode Island: 58%
— #3. Connecticut: 56%
— #3. New Jersey: 56%
— #5. Virginia: 51%
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#11. White-breasted Nuthatch
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 35%
– Average group size: 1.1
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Connecticut: 93%
— #2. Vermont: 89%
— #2. Maine: 89%
— #4. Michigan: 86%
— #5. West Virginia: 84%
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#10. Eastern Bluebird
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 35%
– Average group size: 2.65
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. North Carolina: 48%
— #2. Georgia: 47%
— #3. Tennessee: 39%
— #4. South Carolina: 38%
— #5. Alabama: 35%
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#9. Blue Jay
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 42%
– Average group size: 1.76
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Vermont: 96%
— #2. Nebraska: 92%
— #3. Massachusetts: 90%
— #4. South Dakota: 88%
— #4. Connecticut: 88%
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#8. Northern Mockingbird
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 48%
– Average group size: 1.08
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Alabama: 48%
— #2. Louisiana: 43%
— #3. Florida: 40%
— #4. South Carolina: 38%
— #5. Tennessee: 34%
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#7. Downy Woodpecker
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 55%
– Average group size: 1.03
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Connecticut: 92%
— #2. Massachusetts: 84%
— #3. Minnesota: 83%
— #4. Iowa: 82%
— #5. North Dakota: 80%
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#6. Carolina Wren
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 71%
– Average group size: 1.41
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. South Carolina: 82%
— #2. North Carolina: 74%
— #3. Alabama: 71%
— #4. Virginia: 70%
— #4. Georgia: 70%
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#5. Mourning Dove
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 74%
– Average group size: 2.65
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. New Jersey: 81%
— #2. Nevada: 80%
— #3. Connecticut: 79%
— #4. Massachusetts: 77%
— #4. Kentucky: 77%
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#4. Tufted Titmouse
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 84%
– Average group size: 1.72
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. West Virginia: 100%
— #2. Connecticut: 97%
— #3. Vermont: 91%
— #4. Massachusetts: 89%
— #5. Kentucky: 87%
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#3. House Finch
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 84%
– Average group size: 3.93
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nevada: 93%
— #2. Utah: 88%
— #2. New Mexico: 88%
— #4. Alabama: 84%
— #5. Arizona: 82%
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#2. Carolina Chickadee
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 87%
– Average group size: 1.92
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Arkansas: 93%
— #2. Alabama: 87%
— #2. South Carolina: 87%
— #4. North Carolina: 78%
— #5. Oklahoma: 76%
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#1. Northern Cardinal
– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 90%
– Average group size: 2.19
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Kentucky: 92%
— #2. Alabama: 90%
— #3. Nebraska: 88%
— #4. Ohio: 87%
— #5. Missouri: 86%
