Habitat in Alabama

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots. Schafale

Plants: 1485
Birds: 152

Plants

Also found in this habitat in Alabama: plants whose sourced habitat text names it. Not a planting list.

American Plum
Prunus americana
Tree. Native
Black Willow
Salix nigra
Tree. Native
Prairie Willow
Salix humilis
Shrub. Native
Chickasaw Plum
Prunus angustifolia
Tree. Native
Dwarf Upland Willow
Salix occidentalis
Tree. Native
Mexican Plum
Prunus mexicana
Tree. Native
Sweet Crabapple
Malus coronaria
Tree. Native
Wild Goose Plum
Prunus munsoniana
Tree. Native
Bushy Goldentop
Euthamia leptocephala
Wildflower or fern. Native
Paleleaf Sunflower
Helianthus strumosus
Wildflower or fern. Native
Rough Goldentop
Euthamia scabra
Native
Black Raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
Shrub. Native
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
Tree. Native
Ashy Sunflower
Helianthus mollis
Wildflower or fern. Native
Giant Sunflower
Helianthus giganteus
Wildflower or fern. Native
Muck Sunflower
Helianthus simulans
Wildflower or fern. Native
Narrowleaf Sunflower
Helianthus angustifolius
Wildflower or fern. Native
Purpledisk Sunflower
Helianthus atrorubens
Wildflower or fern. Native
Resindot Sunflower
Helianthus resinosus
Wildflower or fern. Native
Sawtooth Sunflower
Helianthus grosseserratus
Wildflower or fern. Native
Small Wood Sunflower
Helianthus microcephalus
Wildflower or fern. Native
Southern Dewberry
Rubus trivialis
Vine. Native
Carolina Clover
Trifolium carolinianum
Wildflower or fern. Native
Dwarf Horseweed
Erigeron divaricatus
Wildflower or fern. Native
Northern Dewberry
Rubus flagellaris
Shrub. Native
Sand Blackberry
Rubus cuneifolius
Shrub. Native
Slender Leaf Fleabane
Erigeron tenuis
Native
Gray Goldenrod
Solidago nemoralis
Wildflower or fern. Native
Showy Goldenrod
Solidago speciosa var. speciosa
Wildflower or fern. Native
Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
Tree. Native
Bearded Beggarticks
Bidens aristosa
Wildflower or fern. Native
Smooth Beggarticks
Bidens laevis
Wildflower or fern. Native
Calico Aster
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Wildflower or fern. Native
Crooked-stem Aster
Symphyotrichum prenanthoides
Wildflower or fern. Native
Dusty Downy Goldenrod
Solidago pulverulenta
Wildflower or fern. Native
Early Goldenrod
Solidago juncea
Wildflower or fern. Native
Field Thistle
Cirsium discolor
Wildflower or fern. Native
Georgia Aster
Symphyotrichum georgianum
Wildflower or fern. Native
Heartleaf Aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Wildflower or fern. Native
Leavenworth's Goldenrod
Solidago leavenworthii
Wildflower or fern. Native
Purple Stem Aster; Swamp Aster; Bristly Aster
Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum
Shrub. Native
Scabrous Roundleaf Thoroughwort
Eupatorium rotundifolium var. scabridum
Wildflower or fern. Native
Simmonds's Aster
Symphyotrichum simmondsii
Wildflower or fern. Native
Slender Flat-top Goldenrod
Euthamia caroliniana
Wildflower or fern. Native
Slender Goldenrod
Solidago erecta
Wildflower or fern. Native
Southern Goldenrod
Solidago austrina
Wildflower or fern. Native
Wavyleaf Aster
Symphyotrichum undulatum
Wildflower or fern. Native
White Arrowleaf Aster
Symphyotrichum urophyllum
Wildflower or fern. Native

Wildlife

Also found in this habitat: wildlife whose USGS habitat models (2001 land cover) include it, where its range includes Alabama. Not sighting records, and not food.

Birds 117

Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Summer
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Year-round
American Goldfinch
Carduelis tristis
Year-round
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Year-round
American Pipit
Anthus rubescens
Winter
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Year-round
American Tree Sparrow
Spizella arborea
Winter
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Winter
Bachman's Sparrow
Aimophila aestivalis
Year-round
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Year-round
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Year-round
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Summer
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Summer
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Year-round
Blue-winged Warbler
Vermivora pinus
Summer
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Summer
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Winter
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Year-round
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
Year-round
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Sitta pusilla
Year-round. Next to its main habitat
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
Amazilia yucatanensis
Winter
Cape May Warbler
Dendroica tigrina
Winter
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
Year-round
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Year-round. Next to its main habitat
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Year-round
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
Summer. Next to its main habitat
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Summer. Next to its main habitat
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Year-round
Chuck-will's-widow
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Year-round
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Year-round
Common Ground-dove
Columbina passerina
Year-round
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Summer
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Year-round
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
Year-round. Next to its main habitat
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Year-round
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Summer
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Year-round
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Summer
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Year-round
Eastern Screech-owl
Megascops asio
Year-round
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Year-round
Eurasian Collared-dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Year-round
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Year-round
Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla
Year-round
Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus
Year-round
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreus
Winter
Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera
Summer
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
Year-round

Near water in this habitat 35

Their models use this habitat only close to water, such as stream banks for nesting.

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Winter. Only within 120 m of water
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Winter. Only within 500 m of water
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
Winter. Only within 30 m of water
American Wigeon
Anas americana
Winter. Only within 60 m of water
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Summer. Only within 250 m of water
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Summer. Only within 500 m of water
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Winter. Only within 500 m of water
Black-crowned Night-heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Year-round. Only within 120 m of water
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
Year-round. Only within 1,000 m of water
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Winter. Only within 250 m of water
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Year-round. Only within 500 m of water
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Summer. Only within 2,000 m of water
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Winter. Only within 120 m of water
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Year-round. Only within 1,000 m of water
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Winter. Only within 120 m of water
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Summer. Only within 1,000 m of water
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Winter. Only within 120 m of water
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Winter. Only within 250 m of water
Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula
Year-round. Only within 120 m of water, for banks or other nest sites
Northern Parula
Parula americana
Winter. Only within 120 m of water
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Winter. Only within 500 m of water
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Year-round. Only within 500 m of water
Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata
Winter. Only within 30 m of water
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
Year-round. Only within 60 m of water
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Year-round. Only within 1,000 m of water
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Winter. Only within 1,000 m of water
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus
Winter. Only within 120 m of water
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Winter. Only within 60 m of water
Sora
Porzana carolina
Year-round. Only within 250 m of water
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Year-round. Only within 250 m of water
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Winter. Only within 120 m of water
Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Summer. Only within 500 m of water
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
Year-round. Only within 4,000 m of water
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Winter. Only within 60 m of water
Yellow-crowned Night-heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Year-round. Only within 500 m of water

Sources

Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.