For further information and to register, visit https://alaudubon.org/event/2021-04-06/. Spring is an excellent time to learn to identify native trees by their leaves and flowers, branch and bark patterns, and site and soil preferences. Join Henry Hughes and Michelle Blackwood for this spring-focused class on native tree identification! Our class will begin just as leaves have fully [...]
For further information and to register, visit https://alaudubon.org/event/2021-04-06/. Spring is an excellent time to learn to identify native trees by their leaves and flowers, branch and bark patterns, and site and soil preferences. Join Henry Hughes and Michelle Blackwood for this spring-focused class on native tree identification! Our class will begin just as leaves have fully [...]
Pre-registration is required by 12 p.m. CDT Tuesday, May 11th, and space is limited. Visit https://alaudubon.org/event/2021-05-12/ for more information and to register. Spring is here, the leaves are on the trees and shrubs, and the birds have become considerably harder to see! They are here though—in great numbers—skulking along in the lush undergrowth or prowling around the [...]
Pre-registration is required by 12 p.m. CDT Monday, May 24th, and space is limited. Visit https://alaudubon.org/event/2021-05-25/ for more information and to register. Hummingbirds amaze and intrigue us. Their high-speed enigmatic lifestyles are a blur; their startling colors and exotic behaviors are delights. Hummingbirds also inspire us—they are like tiny ambassadors with the power to usher people into [...]
Pre-registration is required by 3 p.m. CDT Friday, June 4th, and space is limited. Visit https://alaudubon.org/event/2021-06-07/ for more information and to register. Nearly 450 species of birds have been documented in Alabama and, of these, 158 regularly breed here. Early summer—when males and females are on territory—is an excellent time to learn which habitats they prefer and [...]
Pre-registration is required by 12 p.m. CDT Monday, July 12th, and space is limited. For more information and to register, visit https://alaudubon.org/event/2021-07-13/. While this is a free event, please support our work if you are able by making a tax-deductible donation at alaudubon.org/give. Bird banding has been used to study birds as early as the 1600s. Today, [...]
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 [...]
Pre-registration is required by 12 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, August 10th, and space is limited. Please visit https://alaudubon.org/event/2021-08-11/ for more information and to register. Alabama’s amazing diversity of flora and fauna includes a combined 166 species of cold-blooded reptiles and amphibians. While we honor the love of birds and birdwatching (they’re warm-blooded reptiles!), our scaly and slimy [...]
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 [...]