Outdoors

Join Alabama Audubon at Shoal Creek Park for the Great Fall Bird Count, which invites birders of all skill levels to come out and see how many birds we can add to the park list for the morning.  Shoal Creek Park is one of the few locations in the Birmingham metro area that has tractsContinue Reading ...

Join Coastal Outreach Manager Cortney Weatherby for an hour long guided bird walk at the Audubon Bird Sanctuary before checking out the last day of our fall banding station. (You can find full details about our fall bird banding station here. https://alaudubon.org/event/coastal/fall-bird-banding-2025) We will meet in the parking lot of the Audubon Bird Sanctuary andContinue Reading ...

Join Alabama Audubon in celebrating Birdability Week this year from October 20-26, 2025! This week-long event is dedicated to making birding accessible and enjoyable for everyone, regardless of ability. Alabama Audubon Ambassador Joe Watts will lead a short out-and-back walk from the parking area and down the greenway in search of late migratory birds andContinue Reading ...

Join Alabama Audubon in celebrating Birdability Week this year from October 20-26, 2025! This week-long event is dedicated to making birding accessible and enjoyable for everyone, regardless of ability. Alabama Audubon Ambassadors Linda Neighbors and Marj Young will lead a small, wheelchair accessible outing for another celebration during Nature at Noon at the Riverchase GreenwayContinue Reading ...

Join Alabama Audubon in celebrating Birdability Week this year from October 20-26, 2025! This week-long event is dedicated to making birding accessible and enjoyable for everyone, regardless of ability. Our Coastal Team will lead a Big Sit during the morning at the waterfront of Bayfront Park in Daphne. We will be staying stationary the entireContinue Reading ...

Join Alabama Audubon in celebrating Birdability Week this year from October 20 - 26, 2025! This week-long event is dedicated to making birding accessible and enjoyable for everyone, regardless of ability. For the program, Alabama Audubon Program Coordinator will lead a Big Sit at one of North Alabama's best songbird migration hotspots at Chapman MountainContinue Reading ...

Join Alabama Audubon in celebrating Birdability Week this year from October 20-26, 2025! This week-long event is dedicated to making birding accessible and enjoyable for everyone, regardless of ability. The Alabama Audubon Program Coordinator will lead participants in this program for a Big Sit at Wheeler Dam, which has some of the highest densities ofContinue Reading ...

Join Alabama Audubon in celebrating Birdability Week this year from October 20 - 26, 2025! This week-long event is dedicated to making birding accessible and enjoyable for everyone, regardless of ability. Alabama Audubon Ambassador Barry Fleming will lead participants on an easy and mostly flat trail through the Wood Duck Heritage Preserve (also known asContinue Reading ...

Join Alabama Audubon in celebrating Birdability Week this year from October 20 - 26, 2025! This week-long event is dedicated to making birding accessible and enjoyable for everyone, regardless of ability. Executive Director Dr. Scot Duncan and Program Coordinator Andrew Lydeard will lead a small, wheelchair accessible outing for another celebration during Nature at NoonContinue Reading ...

Join Alabama Audubon in celebrating Birdability Week this year from October 20-26, 2025! This week-long event is dedicated to making birding accessible and enjoyable for everyone, regardless of ability. Our Coastal Team will lead a Big Sit during the morning at the Gulf Coast Eco Center from the Lookout Porch, which overlooks palmetto and pineContinue Reading ...

We are excited to be bringing back Okploverfest! A fun fall celebration of Alabama's plover species. The Alabama coast is critical for nesting and wintering habitat for these small charismatic shorebirds, two of which are species of conservation concern within the state. Whether you are a bird lover or brew lover or somewhere in between,Continue Reading ...

Join Alabama Audubon in celebrating Birdability Week this year from October 20 - 26, 2025! This week-long event is dedicated to making birding accessible and enjoyable for everyone, regardless of ability. Executive Director Dr. Scot Duncan, Program Coordinator Andrew Lydeard, and Black Belt Coordinator Tim Higgins will lead participants through the Barnett Lawley Forever WildContinue Reading ...

Tucked along the water’s edge the Fairhope Pier and Beach Park offer not only iconic views of Mobile Bay, but its birds too! We will meet at the entrance to the pier and start by scanning the waters for gulls, terns, and other waterbirds. While most folks come to this spot to check out theContinue Reading ...