Habitat in Alabama

Forest edges and thickets

Borders of forests, clearings and shrubby thickets. Schafale

Plants: 209
Birds: 104

Named place / source context. Shown: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Georgia and Tennessee; which part is not recorded, a neighboring state. *Wooded scene looking out over partially open fields*, Richard Schlecht, undated. Public domain. Source.

Plants

Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Alabama. Not a planting list.

American Hazelnut
Corylus americana
Shrub. Native
Climbing Hempweed
Mikania scandens
Vine. Native
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia
Shrub. Native
Fraser's Loosestrife
Lysimachia fraseri
Wildflower or fern. Native
Lanceleaf Loosestrife
Steironema lanceolatum
Wildflower or fern. Native
Virginia Dayflower
Commelina virginica
Wildflower or fern. Native
Cleavers
Galium aparine
Vine. Native
Stiff Aster
Ionactis linariifolia
Wildflower or fern. Native
Virginia Virgin's-bower
Clematis virginiana
Vine. Native
Coastal Virgin's-bower
Clematis catesbyana
Vine. Native
Forked Witchgrass; Cypress Panicgrass; Forked Witch Grass; Cypress Panic Grass
Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum
Grass or sedge. Native
Glandular Dodder; Peruvian Dodder
Cuscuta obtusiflora var. glandulosa
Vine. Native
Lindheimers Witch Grass
Dichanthelium acuminatum var. lindheimeri
Grass or sedge. Native
Spindle-fruit Witchgrass
Dichanthelium fusiforme
Grass or sedge. Native
Spotted-sheath Witchgrass
Dichanthelium yadkinense
Grass or sedge. Native
Velvet Witchgrass
Dichanthelium scoparium
Grass or sedge. Native
Western Witch Grass
Dichanthelium acuminatum var. fasciculatum
Grass or sedge. Native
Hazel Dodder
Cuscuta coryli
Vine. Native
Narrowleaf Whitetop Aster
Sericocarpus linifolius
Wildflower or fern. Native
Callirhoe papaver
Callirhoe papaver
Native
Pale Indian-plantain
Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
Wildflower or fern. Native
Carolina Phlox
Phlox carolina
Wildflower or fern. Native
Fall Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Wildflower or fern. Native
Trumpet-creeper
Campsis radicans
Vine. Native
Canada Lily
Lilium canadense
Wildflower or fern. Native
Common Elephant's-foot
Elephantopus tomentosus
Wildflower or fern. Native
Smooth Elephant's-foot
Elephantopus nudatus
Wildflower or fern. Native
Elliott's Rush
Juncus elliottii
Grass or sedge. Native
Hogpeanut; American Hogpeanut; Hog Peanut; American Hog Peanut
Amphicarpaea bracteata var. bracteata
Vine. Native
Hogpeanut; American Hogpeanut; Hog Peanut; American Hog Peanut
Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa
Vine. Native
Weak Rush
Juncus debilis
Grass or sedge. Native
Upland Bentgrass
Agrostis perennans
Grass or sedge. Native
Bent-awn Plumegrass
Erianthus contortus
Grass or sedge. Native
Mountain Golden-Alexanders
Zizia trifoliata
Wildflower or fern. Native
Silver Plumegrass
Erianthus alopecuroides
Grass or sedge. Native
Hoary Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum incanum var. puberulum
Wildflower or fern. Native
Loomiss Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum loomisii
Wildflower or fern. Native
Thinleaf Mountain-mint
Pycnanthemum montanum
Wildflower or fern. Native
American Groundnut
Apios americana
Vine. Native
American Bittersweet
Celastrus scandens
Vine. Native
Beaked Hawkweed
Hieracium gronovii
Wildflower or fern. Native
Blue Ridge Golden-banner
Thermopsis villosa
Wildflower or fern. Native
Maryland Hawkweed
Hieracium marianum
Wildflower or fern. Native
Rattlesnake Hawkweed
Hieracium venosum
Wildflower or fern. Native
Bigtop Lovegrass
Eragrostis hirsuta
Grass or sedge. Native
Sandbar Lovegrass
Eragrostis frankii
Grass or sedge. Native
Silky Oatgrass
Danthonia sericea
Grass or sedge. Native
Virginia Sweetspire
Itea virginica
Shrub. Native

Wildlife

Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Alabama. Shared habitat, not food.

Birds 92

House Finch
Carpodacus mexicanus
Year-round
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Year-round
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
Year-round
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Summer, beside its main habitat
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
Year-round
Magnolia Warbler
Dendroica magnolia
Summer
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Summer, beside its main habitat
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Year-round
Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
Year-round
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Year-round
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Year-round
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Year-round
Orange-crowned Warbler
Vermivora celata
Winter
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Summer
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Winter
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Year-round
Palm Warbler
Dendroica palmarum
Winter
Pine Siskin
Carduelis pinus
Winter
Prairie Warbler
Dendroica discolor
Year-round
Purple Finch
Carpodacus purpureus
Year-round
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
Year-round
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Year-round
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Year-round
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Summer
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
Winter
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Year-round
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Winter
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Year-round
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Year-round, beside its main habitat
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
Winter
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Year-round
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Year-round
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Year-round
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
Year-round
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
Winter, beside its main habitat
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Winter
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Year-round
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Winter
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
Winter
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Year-round
Wilson's Warbler
Wilsonia pusilla
Winter
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Summer
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dendroica coronata
Winter
Yellow-throated Warbler
Dendroica dominica
Year-round

Near water in this habitat 12

These use it only close to water, such as stream banks for nesting.

Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Summer, only within 250 m of water
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Summer, only within 500 m of water
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Year-round, only within 60 m of water, for banks and other nest sites
Black-crowned Night-heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Year-round, only within 120 m of water
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Summer, only within 2,000 m of water
Northern Parula
Parula americana
Winter, only within 120 m of water
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Year-round, only within 500 m of water
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water
Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Summer, only within 500 m of water
Veery
Catharus fuscescens
Summer, only within 250 m of water
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Summer, only within 120 m of water
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Summer, only within 120 m of water

Sources

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