New World Blackbirds in Alabama
Our list for Alabama has 5 new world blackbirds recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 winter visitor and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Alabama in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusResidentCommon17–23 cmRecorded all year
Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaResidentCommon28–34 cmRecorded all year
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusPassage migrantUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglectaResidentRare16–26 cmRegularly Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Baltimore Oriole 17–19 cm
- Bobolink 16–20 cm
- Red-winged Blackbird 17–23 cm
- Western Meadowlark 16–26 cm
- Common Grackle 28–34 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made