FLFR volunteers are creating a Native Garden. Depending on the season join Jennah Gilley and other volunteers to plant, weed, add compost, mulch, pull invasive plants (like Privet and Kudzu) or terrace the slope to prevent erosion with logs and soil. Register at flflr.org
The second of two great summer trips exploring Alabama’s Black Belt—in advance of our inaugural Black Belt Birding Festival—takes us to a broad stretch of coastal plain between the Black Warrior and Alabama Rivers. Participants on both trips regularly report Mississippi and swallow-tailed kites, wood storks, and scissor-tailed flycatchers, as well as numerous other southern [...]
Join Alabama Audubon for our Black Belt Birding Festival on Saturday, August 7th. Alabama Audubon’s Black Belt Birding Initiative works to bring the economic and environmental benefits of bird-based ecotourism to one of the country’s most economically challenged rural areas. Through this special event, we’re hoping to make a positive difference for the Black Belt’s [...]
FLFR volunteers are creating a Native Garden. Depending on the season join Jennah Gilley and other volunteers to plant, weed, add compost, mulch, pull invasive plants (like Privet and Kudzu) or terrace the slope to prevent erosion with logs and soil. Register at flflr.org
Swift Night Out is back, and we’re partnering with the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to have it in Montgomery! Join us as we enjoy the evening with one of our favorite urban birds, the chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica). All ages and abilities welcome! Visit https://alaudubon.org/event/2021-09-03/ for more [...]
Join us for our annual half-day event celebrating the life and legacy of Birmingham birder Russ Bailey. Over the years, Russ dedicated countless Labor Days to impromptu field trips in pursuit of southbound migrants, a tradition that continues with this great half-day beginner bird walk to Birmingham Botanical Gardens. All ages and abilities welcome! The [...]
Pre-registration is requested for planning purposes by 12 p.m. CDT on Thursday, September 16th. Visit https://alaudubon.org/event/2021-09-17/ for more information and to register. Swift Night Out is coming to Greensboro! Join Alabama Audubon as we enjoy the evening with one of our favorite urban birds, the chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica). All ages and abilities welcome! After these aerial [...]
Pre-registration is required by 12 p.m. CDT on Friday, September 17th, and space is limited. Visit https://alaudubon.org/event/2021-09-18/ for more information and to register. Cahaba River Park is a joint venture between the Alabama Forever Wild Land Trust and Shelby County. The county has developed outdoor amenities at the park, including three parking areas and two pavilions with [...]
“Color the River, Write the River”. Dip your brush in the river with Artist Ashley Armistead. Craft river poetry with Poet Tina Mozelle Braziel. More info www.flfr.org
Pre-registration is required by 12 p.m. CDT on Friday, October 1st, and space is limited. Visit https://alaudubon.org/event/2021-10-02/ for more information and to register. Huntsville’s Monte Sano State Park (5105 Nolen Ave.) sits on 2,140 acres of woodland habitat with spectacular vistas from atop the mountain—especially when the fall leaves show off their colors. Resident turkey vultures and [...]