Outdoors

Join Alabama Audubon for this month's Nature at Noon outing at Old Cahawba Archaeological Park in Dallas County. The park is situated where the Alabama and Cahaba Rivers meet, making it a great location for migrating birds that are moving down the rivers. Enjoy a mid-day outing on these historic grounds while we search forContinue Reading ...

Warblers can give even the best birders trouble this time of year, but Alabama Audubon is here to help! Don't let another year pass by leaving unidentified warblers off of your bird checklist. Join Program Coordinator Andrew Lydeard for a fall migration field trip, specifically in search of tough-to-identify warblers passing through the area thisContinue Reading ...

Join Alabama Audubon and special guest, Dr. Joe Gyekis from Penn State University, for an introduction to Night Flight Calls that you won't want to miss! During migration, especially in fall, many songbirds use specialized calls while flying high in our atmosphere en route to their next destination. Nocturnal flight calls (NFCs) are short vocalizations madeContinue Reading ...

Warblers can give even the best birders trouble this time of year, but Alabama Audubon is here to help! Don't let another year pass by leaving unidentified warblers off of your bird checklist. Join Program Coordinator Andrew Lydeard for a fall migration field trip, specifically in search of tough-to-identify warblers passing through the area this timeContinue Reading ...

Join us for a guided walk through Hoover/Inverness Nature Park, an easily accessible gem right off Highway 280. The paved trail offers gentle elevation and winds among tall trees, giving excellent views of both the mid-story and cut-through. Recent sightings (9/4/25) included cuckoos, Pine Warblers, Carolina Wrens, and more! If time allows, we’ll continue ourContinue Reading ...

We will begin this trip at Dauphin Island’s Middle Beach. Making our way through the dunes towards the beach, we will keep our eyes open for sparrows flitting about and listen for rails calling. Before we get to the water’s edge, there are typically small ponds that can hold a diversity of sandpipers and plovers.Continue Reading ...

Join us for Swift Night Out in Mobile as we enjoy the evening with one of our favorite urban birds, the Chimney Swift. We will meet before sunset to chat about swifts, then watch as hundreds of birds come in to roost for the night and perform their nightly “swiftnado.” The roost at Murphy HighContinue Reading ...

The Fall Bird Count (our 61st!) will be held Saturday, September 27, 2025. Our goal is to count as many bird species as possible by mustering as many parties as possible to cover as much of Jefferson, Shelby and St. Clair Counties as we can.  It's an all-day affair, from before sunup to sundown, orContinue Reading ...

Join us for an inaugural birding adventure at the new Flying Creek Nature Preserve in Fairhope! The 108-acre parcel of land between Veterans Boulevard and Fly Creek boasts a diverse forest and riparian ecosystem. Since there haven’t been any reports of birding taking place at this site, we don’t exactly know what to expect! WeContinue Reading ...

Join us for Swift Night Out in Mobile as we enjoy the evening with one of our favorite urban birds, the Chimney Swift. We will meet before sunset to chat about swifts, then watch as hundreds of birds come in to roost for the night and perform their nightly “swiftnado.” The roost at Murphy HighContinue Reading ...

SWIFT NIGHT OUT IN GREENSBOROJoin us us for Swift Night Out in Greensboro as we enjoy the evening with one of our favorite urban birds, the Chimney Swift. We will meet before sunset to chat about swifts, then watch as thousands of birds come in to roost for the night and perform their nightly “swiftnado.”Continue Reading ...