West Alabama Birding Trail Launch
The official trail launch begins at 9:30 a.m. (central) on September 21 at The Tom Bevill Visitor’s Center. Highlights of the event include a Raptor Trek presentation by 4-H Program Coordinator Becky Collier that includes several raptors, including a Bald Eagle. An expert birder will guide an adult bird walk and Lauren Chapman, Regional Extension Agent for 4-H for Hale, Pickens and Tuscaloosa Counties will lead a bird walk and scavenger hunt for children. A Sun Safety Program will also be presented by Patti Presley-Fuller and Denise Shirley with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System.
learn moreLimestone Park Field Trip and Ribbon Cutting
The Birmingham Audubon Society will offer a field trip to Limestone Park on Saturday, August 11. Everyone is invited to meet BAS trip leader Ken Wills at 7 a.m. at the McDonald’s on Highway 31 at the Galleria. Participants will carpool to various loc …
learn moreScissor-tailed Flycatchers in the Black Belt
If I were pressed to name my 10 favorite birds, one of the birds on that list would be the Scissor-tailed flycatcher. But they are very, very scarce here in Alabama. Although they have been nesting here for several years, the summer birds are few and f …
learn moreApp-Highlands Birding Trail Launch May 12
Nine east-central Alabama counties will come together on May 12 to launch the Appalachian Highlands Birding Trail. The newly developed trail is the sixth of eight organized trails that will ultimately cover the state as birding becomes an increasingly …
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