Outdoors

Description: The Alabama River west of Montgomery has long been a birding destination for a number of the River Region’s specialties, and we’ll focus our efforts on both the north and south sides of the river looking for them. The crop fields and pastures south of AL Hwy 14, between Prattville and Autaugaville, have beenContinue Reading ...

Description: Join Alabama Audubon's Program Coordinator, Andrew Lydeard, and Jefferson County Greenways for a special early access field trip at Turkey Creek Nature Preserve in Pinson, Alabama to celebrate Pride Month! Let's Go Birding Together is a National Audubon Initiative that invites birders of all backgrounds to join for a relaxing birdwatching trip. For this adventure,Continue Reading ...

Description: Join Program Coordinator Andrew Lydeard for a field trip to Hollin's Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Clay County, Alabama in search of some of the birds (and other wildlife) active at night, including nightjars, owls, mammals, frogs, and anything else patroling the forest under July's full moon, which is the moon phase when manyContinue Reading ...

EVENT CAPACITY: 15; minimum of 6 to goDescription: Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is one of Alabama's premier destinations for birding, especially in summer when wading and marsh birds are actively breeding. The refuge spans over 11,000 acres in both Alabama and Georgia along the Chattahoochee River and includes hundreds of acres of pristine freshwaterContinue Reading ...

Description : Join Program Coordinator Andrew Lydeard for Nature at Noon this July at the James D. Martin Wildlife Park in Gadsden! The park is an important wetland tract of the Coosa River and is home to a variety of birds, including a large egret and cormorant rookery! The park includes benches regularly placed onContinue Reading ...

Event Description: Ready to explore one of Tuscaloosa County’s best-kept birding secrets? Join us for a morning on Fosters Loop Road, https://alabamabirdingtrails.com/2014/06/01/cypress-lakefoster-fields/ a scenic mix of paved and dirt roads winding through a patchwork of Alabama habitats—think open fields, shady pine plantations, cypress swamps, and everything in between!We’ll kick things off birding along roadside scrub,Continue Reading ...

Description: July marks the beginning of fall shorebird migration, and Alabama Audubon is here to help you prepare! Join Program Coordinator Andrew Lydeard for an online course that covers the expected sandpipers and plovers found throughout Alabama. Andrew will discuss where and when to search for these birds throughout the state and region, and the courseContinue Reading ...

Google Maps of event locations. https://www.google.com/maps/@32.5754859,-88.0788919,9z/data=!4m3!11m2!2sLtXOU9qJQeme-cq7HQjYWg!3e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDUxMy4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3DThe fifth annual BLACK BELT BIRDING FESTIVAL will take place on August 1, 2, & 3, 2025. Highlighting the birds, history, and heritage of Alabama’s Black Belt region, the festival brings together the joy of birding with the benefits of ecotourism to a region of profoundly important ecology and civilContinue Reading ...

The Tombigbee River in west Alabama will be part two of our Birding by the River summer trip series. The beauty of birding west Alabama in late summer – a time of post-breeding dispersal and early migrants – is that one never knows what to expect, and several times we have seen unexpected species. PastContinue Reading ...