The number of bird species identified at Choccolocco Park stands at 54, but we expect it double over the next two years. American avocet (Recurvirostra americana) American coot (Fulica americana) American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) American kestrel (Falco sparverius) American pipit (Anthus rubescens) American robin (Turdus migratorius) Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Barn swallow (Hirunda rustica) Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Blue-winged teal (Anas discors) Bufflehead (Bucephala alveola) Canada goose (Branta canadensis) Carolina chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Common bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) Common loon (Gavia immer) Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) Downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) Eastern meadowlark (Sturnella magna) Eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) Great egret (Casmerodius albus) Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) Indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) Killdeer (Charadrius vociferous) Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) Pileated woodpecker (Hylatomus pileatus) Pine warbler (Setophaga pinus) Red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoenicus) Ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) Rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) Ruby-crowned kinglet (Regulus calendula) Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) Snow goose (Chen caerulescens) Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) Swamp sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) Willet (Tringa semipalmata) Yellow-rumpled Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
Eastern Meadowlark
Yellow-rumpled Warbler
American Kestrel
You can get help identifying birds and participate in tracking species locally and nationally with apps downloaded onto your phone. Joe Watts, president of The Birmingham Audubon Society and Alabama Birding Trails, recommends ebird.
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