Audubon Chapters and Hummingbirds in Alabama

Hummingbirds in Alabama

The existing state species guide lists Ruby-throated Hummingbird (with Rufous as a winter visitor). Statewide occurrence is not a guarantee of a sighting in any particular city.

• Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
• Rufous Hummingbird

When to expect them

The state migration guide gives typical arrival as Late February – early March and departure as Late October. Some birds overwinter along the coast, so a feeder year-round is worthwhile.

Readers in Alabama have reported 5 approved sightings across the stored reporting dates. Most recently: Elberta on October 10, 2026.

Elberta, Alabama: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, October 10, 2026.

Huntsville, Alabama: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, October 2, 2026.

Gulf Shores, Alabama: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, September 30, 2026.

City not supplied, Alabama: species not supplied, September 29, 2026.

Gulf Shores, Alabama: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, September 25, 2026.

• Migration map and sighting reports

Gardens to visit

• Birmingham Botanical Gardens — Birmingham
• Huntsville Botanical Garden — Huntsville
• Bellingrath Gardens & Home — Theodore

Plants for this region

• Southeast plant guide

All chapters

• Alabama Audubon — Birmingham
• Francis M. Weston Audubon Society — Pensacola/Mobile
• Mobile Bay Audubon Society — Mobile
• Tennessee Valley Audubon Society — Decatur

Help track hummingbirds

Seen a hummingbird in Alabama? Share its location, species and date. Reports are reviewed before they appear on the map.

• Report a hummingbird sighting
• All chapters in Alabama

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