Limited to 30 spots!

Description: Each February, for four days, the world comes together for the love of birds, spending time in favorite places, watching and counting as many birds as can be found while reporting their observations—citizen science at its best. You can contribute to the science and conservation of the birds near you and across the globe with thousands of other birdwatchers.

Join Alabama as we participate in this year’s Great Backyard Bird Count on February 15th at the Birmingham Zoo—it offers a variety of habitats and no less than 30 species can typically be seen on our walk, including hawks, woodpeckers, winter warblers, wrens, blackbirds, finches, and many other songbirds.

If you are a user of eBird or Merlin, your submissions over the 4-day event will automatically be added to the GBBC totals, helping scientists to better understand global bird populations and inform responsible conservation decisions. Observation reports and trends allow scientists to better understand global bird populations before one of their annual migrations. 

TRAVEL INFORMATION:
We will meet at the entrance of the zoo and travel as a group to look for birds for our list!
Address:
2630 Cahaba Road, Birmingham, AL 35223

Trip Leader:
The leaders for this trip are Matt Hunter / /205-460-9546 and Birmingham Zoo staff. Please contact by phone on the day of the trip only.

Accessibility: We will meet at the entrance of the zoo and travel up to a mile as a group. The walking paths are mostly flat and paved, and the zoo is ADA accessible. Benches and restrooms are available here. As always, remember to bring plenty of water, sunscreen, bug spray, and wear seasonally appropriate attire.

Photo Credits & Owner: Andrew Lydread