JACK’S 444 Marietta Road Springville, AL, 3514
Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve covers 422 acres of Alabama Forever Wild property on County Road 9 in Springville near Homestead Hollow. The property contains pristine meandering creeks, lush forest, abundant wildlife, stunning flora, and trails for hiking and birding.
High points on the property offer views of the uppermost section of the Big Canoe Creek watershed, including beautiful Canoe Creek Valley and the opposing ridges of Pine and Blount Mountains.
About 80% of the main stem of Big Canoe Creek is flows through the watersheds 50-mile length, as do four of its major tributaries. Big Canoe Creek and its tributaries retain much of their forest cover, helping maintain critical habitat for rare aquatic species.
This trip will target over 40 species of residents and fall migrants, such as warblers, vireos, tanagers, towhees, cardinals, grosbeaks, flycatchers, nuthatches, wrens, sparrows, finches, woodpeckers, turkey, blackbirds, kingfishers, thrushes, phoebes, wood-pewees, hawks, owls, and more.