Alabama Audubon to reveal “Bird of the Year” at Gala on February 2nd

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Up close Red-cockaded woodpecker.(Mark Bailey)

Move over Oscars. We want to know who will Alabama Audubon choose—out of 450 kinds of birds that live in Alabama—as the first ever “Bird of the Year.”

Will it be the Red-cockaded Woodpecker? Sandhill Crane? A warbler? Or Red-tailed Hawk?

Alabama Audubon, the oldest conservation nonprofit organization in the state, is revealing its inaugural “Bird of the Year” this Friday, February 2nd at The Clubhouse on Highland Avenue.

This is a can’t miss event.

Tickets for the much-anticipated Gala are $75 and can be purchased up until January 31st. 

Benefiting Alabama Audubon Programs

All proceeds benefit Alabama Audubon and its many programs which include:

  • Coastal Bird Stewardship Program
  • Project Safe Flight – prevents bird window strikes
  • Alabama Mini-Grants supporting bird educators and programs
  • Birding for Beginners courses and field labs Black Belt Initiative and Birding Festival
  • Monthly trips across the state
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Alabama Audubon Bird of the Year is February 2nd (Alabama Audubon)

In addition to the Bird of the Year announcement, the event will feature music by the Voodoo Saints and food by The Happy Catering Company. Buffalo Rock and Cahaba Brewing are providing the drinks too.

Get your tickets today! There is a capacity limit, so don’t delay.

In the meantime, tell us who you want to be the 2024 Bird of the Year by tagging us on social media at @bhamnow. 

Pat Byington
Pat Byington

Longtime conservationist. Former Executive Director at the Alabama Environmental Council and Wild South. Publisher of the Bama Environmental News for more than 18 years. Career highlights include playing an active role in the creation of Alabama's Forever Wild program, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Dugger Mountain Wilderness, preservation of special places throughout the East through the Wilderness Society and the strengthening (making more stringent) the state of Alabama's cancer risk and mercury standards.

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