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 [...]
Pre-registration is required by 12 p.m. CDT Monday, September 20th, and space is limited. For more information and to register, visit https://alaudubon.org/event/2021-09-21/. Do you give a WHOOP? Educators from the International Crane Foundation will teach you the basics about whooping cranes and sandhill cranes. These incredible bird species find a winter home in northern Alabama in [...]
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 [...]
Pre-registration is requested for planning purposes by 12 p.m. CDT on Thursday, October 7th. Visit https://alaudubon.org/event/2021-10-08/ for more information and to register. Swift Night Out is back in Birmingham! Join us downtown 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 Monday, October 18th, and space is limited. Visit https://alaudubon.org/event/2021-10-19/ for more information and to register. Fall is an excellent time to learn to identify native trees by their leaves, fall color, buds, fruits, branch and bark patterns, and site and soil preferences. In this class, you will be introduced to [...]
Pre-registration is required by 12 p.m. CST Wednesday, January 26th. Visit alaudubon.org/event/2022-01-27 for more information and to register. Join Dr. R. Scot Duncan, Professor of Biology at Birmingham-Southern College and author of Southern Wonder: Alabama’s Surprising Biodiversity, as he explores the impacts of climate change on our state’s bird populations, and how we can ensure Alabama’s birdlife [...]
Pre-registration is required by 12 p.m. CST on Friday, January 7th, and space is limited. Visit alaudubon.org/event/2022-01-08 for more information and to register. Our January half-day field trip will be a sampling of Birmingham’s urban parks with a wide array of winter species in both water, open, and woodland settings. Avondale Park (1401 5th Ave. S.), the [...]
Pre-registration is required by 2 p.m. CST Friday, January 7th. Visit alaudubon.org/event/2022-01-10 for more information and to register. Greg Harber provides a comprehensive look at all the birds you’re likely to encounter on or near Alabama’s winter waterways. Topics include identifying loons, grebes, geese, ducks, and cranes, as well as finding reliable populations of these birds throughout [...]
Pre-registration is requested for planning purposes by 12 p.m. CST on Friday, January 14th. Visit alaudubon.org/event/2022-01-17 for more information and to register. Join Alabama Audubon for a morning of outdoor work and service at the Audubon-Datnow Forest Preserve at Birmingham’s W.E. Putnam Middle School (1757 Montclair Road). With an abundance of mature pines, understory natives, and large [...]
Pre-registration is requested for planning purposes by 12 p.m. CST on Thursday, January 20th. Visit alaudubon.org/event/2022-01-21 for more information and to register. Join us and special guests from Black Warrior Riverkeeper as we have a wintertime exploration of Moundville Archaeological Park. This historic site was once a powerful Native American community that, at its peak, was America’s [...]