Uncommon Birds in Alabama
Our list for Alabama has 85 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 18 residents, 13 summer visitors, 35 winter visitors and 19 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Alabama in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 85, most common first
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatusSummer visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineusWinter visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiWinter visitorUncommon57–64 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Fox SparrowPasserella iliacaWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asioResidentUncommon16–25 cmRecorded all year
Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapillaPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Piping PloverCharadrius melodusWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Jul–May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacusSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolniiWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–May
American AvocetRecurvirostra americanaWinter visitorUncommon43–51 cmRegularly Jul–May
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