BIRDING
ALABAMA’S BIRDING TRAILS
Over 15 years in the making, the eight ALABAMA BIRDING TRAILS trails in our statewide system highlight the best public locations available to watch birds year-round.
Alabama provides critical habitat for hundreds of bird species, from the Endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker to the now flourishing Bald Eagle. Interest in wildlife observation continues to grow, and more and more people want to explore our amazing biodiversity.
We are second only to Florida in the Eastern U.S. in total number of species of plants and animals. The Birding Trails project provides a major attraction for nature-loving tourists, while offering exciting birding opportunities for Alabama’s school groups, families, and seasoned birders.
ABOUT THE BIRDING TRAILS
Unifying existing and potential birding sites into a series of cohesive trails and loops that are collectively marketed as part of a state-wide regional system, many of the sites along the trails have long been used by thousands of birders and other visitors annually.
PARTNERS
The ALABAMA’S BIRDING TRAILS project is a collaborative project with the Alabama Tourism Department that has provided much of the funding for this project; The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development having provided the leadership role of facilitation and project scope; the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources with their depth of knowledge relative to wildlife habitat, birding and previous birding trails experience; and experience provided by ALABAMA AUDUBON that only deeply knowledgeable birders could.