Birding Chickasaw State Park
Off the Porch with Judy and Don Self During a recent Annual Great Backyard Bird Count, Blue-headed vireos, loggerhead shrikes, and hermit thrushes were plentiful, but we had to work for greater yellowlegs and fox and white-crowned sparrows. Bald eagles …
learn moreWinter Birding at Monroe County Lake
by Judy and Don Self Beatrice, Monroe County, Alabama (Site 14 on the Piney Woods Birding Trail) Birding Monroe County Lake in the winter when there is less human activity around the lake is guaranteed to produce some interesting birds. Our visit on a …
learn moreBirding the Claiborne Dam Site East Park, Monroe County, AL
Map of site: click for larger version. By Don and Judy Self The Claiborne Dam Site East Park US Corps of Engineers facility is one of the few places on the Piney Woods Birding Trail that has it all. In addition to its variety of habitats, it is the t …
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 …
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