Most commonly seen birds in Alabama

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March 14, 2023
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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 Feb 18-Mar 3. Ties are broken by the average group size when seen, any further ties were not broken. Data was collected at 44 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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#50. Barred Owl

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 1.0
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oklahoma: 3%
--- #1. Georgia: 3%
--- #1. Nebraska: 3%
--- #4. Iowa: 2%
--- #4. Vermont: 2%
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#49. Red-tailed Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 1.04
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Connecticut: 10%
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 10%
--- #3. Oklahoma: 7%
--- #3. Illinois: 7%
--- #5. Missouri: 6%
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#48. Great Blue Heron

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 1.07
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Louisiana: 5%
--- #2. Arkansas: 4%
--- #2. Indiana: 4%
--- #4. Rhode Island: 3%
--- #4. Oklahoma: 3%
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#47. Pileated Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 1.23
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Minnesota: 28%
--- #2. West Virginia: 21%
--- #3. Michigan: 17%
--- #4. Indiana: 16%
--- #4. Wisconsin: 16%
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#46. Field Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 1.78
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Tennessee: 11%
--- #2. Louisiana: 5%
--- #3. Texas: 4%
--- #3. Arkansas: 4%
--- #5. Nebraska: 3%
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#45. Palm Warbler

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 2.6
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 36%
--- #2. Georgia: 3%
--- #3. Alabama: 2%
--- #3. South Carolina: 2%
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#44. Cedar Waxwing

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 4.12
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Mississippi: 25%
--- #2. Texas: 20%
--- #3. Georgia: 19%
--- #4. Louisiana: 15%
--- #5. South Carolina: 12%
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#43. Hermit Thrush

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 1.0
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. California: 22%
--- #2. North Carolina: 17%
--- #3. Georgia: 16%
--- #4. South Carolina: 11%
--- #5. Virginia: 10%
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#42. Orange-crowned Warbler

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 1.03
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Louisiana: 25%
--- #2. Texas: 23%
--- #3. Nevada: 16%
--- #4. Mississippi: 8%
--- #5. California: 7%
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#41. Red-headed Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 1.15
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Iowa: 8%
--- #1. Missouri: 8%
--- #3. Arkansas: 7%
--- #4. Kentucky: 6%
--- #5. Louisiana: 5%
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#40. White-winged Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 1.9
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Texas: 72%
--- #2. New Mexico: 60%
--- #3. Louisiana: 35%
--- #4. Oklahoma: 28%
--- #5. Arizona: 24%
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#39. Common Ground Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 3.49
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 23%
--- #2. Mississippi: 17%
--- #3. Alabama: 5%
--- #4. South Carolina: 4%
--- #4. Georgia: 4%
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#38. Hairy Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 7%
- Average group size: 1.0
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Hampshire: 69%
--- #2. Maine: 67%
--- #3. Minnesota: 63%
--- #3. Vermont: 63%
--- #5. Connecticut: 61%
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#37. Northern Flicker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 7%
- Average group size: 1.31
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Utah: 79%
--- #2. Colorado: 66%
--- #3. Montana: 65%
--- #4. Washington: 63%
--- #4. Nevada: 63%
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#36. European Starling

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 7%
- Average group size: 2.22
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 90%
--- #2. Nebraska: 67%
--- #3. Indiana: 66%
--- #4. Ohio: 62%
--- #4. Missouri: 62%
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#35. Red-shouldered Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 9%
- Average group size: 1.04
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 15%
--- #2. North Carolina: 10%
--- #2. Georgia: 10%
--- #2. Oklahoma: 10%
--- #5. Alabama: 9%
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#34. Pine Siskin

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 9%
- Average group size: 1.81
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 49%
--- #2. Maine: 20%
--- #2. Colorado: 20%
--- #4. Arizona: 16%
--- #5. Montana: 13%
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#33. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 11%
- Average group size: 1.03
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 20%
--- #2. Georgia: 16%
--- #3. Tennessee: 15%
--- #4. North Carolina: 14%
--- #5. South Carolina: 13%
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#32. Song Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 11%
- Average group size: 1.53
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 70%
--- #2. Washington: 59%
--- #3. Oregon: 56%
--- #4. Rhode Island: 50%
--- #5. Delaware: 47%
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#31. Common Grackle

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 11%
- Average group size: 3.0
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Delaware: 65%
--- #2. New Jersey: 60%
--- #3. Washington, D.C.: 40%
--- #4. Ohio: 38%
--- #4. Kentucky: 38%
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#30. Cooper's Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 14%
- Average group size: 1.04
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 32%
--- #2. Arizona: 26%
--- #3. New Mexico: 18%
--- #4. Illinois: 17%
--- #4. Mississippi: 17%
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#29. Ruby-crowned Kinglet

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 16%
- Average group size: 1.03
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Georgia: 27%
--- #2. Louisiana: 25%
--- #3. South Carolina: 23%
--- #4. Texas: 20%
--- #4. Washington, D.C.: 20%
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#28. Eastern Phoebe

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 18%
- Average group size: 1.15
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Georgia: 33%
--- #2. Alabama: 18%
--- #2. South Carolina: 18%
--- #4. North Carolina: 17%
--- #4. Mississippi: 17%
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#27. Brown-headed Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 20%
- Average group size: 1.23
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Georgia: 47%
--- #2. North Carolina: 41%
--- #3. South Carolina: 28%
--- #4. Alabama: 20%
--- #5. Mississippi: 8%
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#26. Red-winged Blackbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 20%
- Average group size: 3.73
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Delaware: 60%
--- #2. New Jersey: 56%
--- #3. New York: 48%
--- #4. Louisiana: 45%
--- #4. Illinois: 45%
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#25. Brown Thrasher

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 23%
- Average group size: 1.06
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. South Carolina: 40%
--- #2. Georgia: 38%
--- #3. North Carolina: 27%
--- #4. Alabama: 23%
--- #5. Louisiana: 20%
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#24. Eastern Towhee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 23%
- Average group size: 1.22
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. North Carolina: 37%
--- #1. Georgia: 37%
--- #3. Tennessee: 34%
--- #4. Alabama: 23%
--- #5. South Carolina: 22%
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#23. Brown-headed Cowbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 25%
- Average group size: 2.61
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Louisiana: 50%
--- #2. Mississippi: 42%
--- #3. Delaware: 30%
--- #4. South Carolina: 28%
--- #4. New Jersey: 28%
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#22. White-breasted Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 27%
- Average group size: 1.19
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. West Virginia: 93%
--- #2. Maine: 85%
--- #2. Vermont: 85%
--- #4. Connecticut: 84%
--- #4. Massachusetts: 84%
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#21. Purple Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 27%
- Average group size: 2.27
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Mississippi: 50%
--- #2. Arkansas: 32%
--- #3. Alabama: 27%
--- #4. North Carolina: 25%
--- #5. Missouri: 24%
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#20. House Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 27%
- Average group size: 4.54
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 100%
--- #2. Iowa: 88%
--- #3. Illinois: 87%
--- #4. Nebraska: 79%
--- #5. Indiana: 74%
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#19. American Crow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 30%
- Average group size: 2.38
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Maine: 49%
--- #2. Oklahoma: 45%
--- #3. North Carolina: 39%
--- #4. Vermont: 37%
--- #5. Georgia: 34%
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#18. Pine Warbler

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 34%
- Average group size: 1.47
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Georgia: 54%
--- #2. North Carolina: 44%
--- #3. South Carolina: 37%
--- #4. Alabama: 34%
--- #5. Florida: 31%
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#17. Chipping Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 39%
- Average group size: 4.05
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Georgia: 59%
--- #2. Mississippi: 50%
--- #3. South Carolina: 45%
--- #4. Louisiana: 40%
--- #5. Alabama: 39%
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#16. Yellow-rumped Warbler

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 43%
- Average group size: 1.43
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Louisiana: 70%
--- #2. South Carolina: 68%
--- #3. Florida: 66%
--- #3. Georgia: 66%
--- #5. North Carolina: 58%
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#15. White-throated Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 45%
- Average group size: 2.49
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 80%
--- #2. Arkansas: 79%
--- #3. Delaware: 77%
--- #4. Maryland: 72%
--- #5. Virginia: 69%
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#14. Dark-eyed Junco

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 45%
- Average group size: 2.84
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oregon: 96%
--- #2. Washington: 94%
--- #3. New Jersey: 93%
--- #3. Rhode Island: 93%
--- #5. Connecticut: 92%
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#13. Red-bellied Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 50%
- Average group size: 1.1
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. West Virginia: 88%
--- #2. New Jersey: 86%
--- #3. Arkansas: 82%
--- #4. Connecticut: 80%
--- #5. Ohio: 78%
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#12. Blue Jay

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 50%
- Average group size: 1.54
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Rhode Island: 87%
--- #2. Massachusetts: 77%
--- #3. New Jersey: 76%
--- #4. Nebraska: 73%
--- #4. Ohio: 73%
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#11. American Robin

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 50%
- Average group size: 2.19
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 70%
--- #2. Arkansas: 64%
--- #3. Tennessee: 59%
--- #4. Nevada: 58%
--- #5. Oklahoma: 55%
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#10. Eastern Bluebird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 50%
- Average group size: 2.32
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Georgia: 70%
--- #2. North Carolina: 65%
--- #2. South Carolina: 65%
--- #4. Arkansas: 57%
--- #5. Virginia: 52%
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#9. Northern Mockingbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 55%
- Average group size: 1.12
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Tennessee: 62%
--- #2. Louisiana: 60%
--- #3. Mississippi: 58%
--- #4. Alabama: 55%
--- #5. South Carolina: 53%
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#8. American Goldfinch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 55%
- Average group size: 3.62
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. West Virginia: 77%
--- #2. Oklahoma: 76%
--- #2. Wisconsin: 76%
--- #4. Michigan: 74%
--- #5. Missouri: 73%
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#7. Downy Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 64%
- Average group size: 1.3
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 90%
--- #2. Minnesota: 89%
--- #2. Arkansas: 89%
--- #4. Missouri: 88%
--- #4. Iowa: 88%
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#6. Carolina Wren

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 70%
- Average group size: 1.35
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 90%
--- #2. North Carolina: 84%
--- #3. South Carolina: 80%
--- #4. Virginia: 77%
--- #5. Georgia: 75%
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#5. Carolina Chickadee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 77%
- Average group size: 1.83
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. South Carolina: 87%
--- #2. Arkansas: 86%
--- #3. Georgia: 84%
--- #4. Oklahoma: 79%
--- #5. North Carolina: 77%
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#4. Tufted Titmouse

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 80%
- Average group size: 1.85
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. West Virginia: 91%
--- #1. Connecticut: 91%
--- #3. New Hampshire: 90%
--- #4. North Carolina: 86%
--- #5. Tennessee: 84%
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#3. Northern Cardinal

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 86%
- Average group size: 2.66
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 100%
--- #2. Arkansas: 96%
--- #3. Maryland: 95%
--- #3. South Carolina: 95%
--- #5. West Virginia: 93%
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#2. Mourning Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 86%
- Average group size: 3.16
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 100%
--- #2. New Jersey: 90%
--- #3. West Virginia: 88%
--- #3. Delaware: 88%
--- #5. Rhode Island: 87%
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#1. House Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 86%
- Average group size: 4.16
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Utah: 97%
--- #2. Arizona: 94%
--- #3. New Mexico: 90%
--- #4. Ohio: 87%
--- #5. Colorado: 86%
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