ONLINE Event: Audubon at Home: Bird Journaling Demo
Experience first-hand nature journaling with this demonstration by artist Timothy Joe and then join him for a full-length workshop to practice doing it yourself.
Experience first-hand nature journaling with this demonstration by artist Timothy Joe and then join him for a full-length workshop to practice doing it yourself.
Take a deep dive with Paul Franklin into the wonder and delight of the birds' songs as they put on their concert for us.
Hummingbirds inspire an unmistakable sense of devotion and awe among bird lovers. Lifelong birder John Shewey provides all you need to know to entice these delightful creatures.
Habitat can give you a clue to birds you might be seeing. In this course, Greg Harber discusses details of several bird habitats found in Alabama, from deciduous and pine forests to beaches and shores.
Learn all about one of our favorite birds, the chimney swift!
Tune into our Facebook page for a special Pride month "Let’s Go Birding Together" Facebook Live bird outing in the Black Belt with Sarah, Meg, and Doug.
Join Anne Miller on a journey that will open your eyes to little-known aspects of how birds choose their mates, build their nests, and raise their young.
Whether you're interested in a full day or just a half day field trip, we've got you covered! Join us not far from Montgomery for a unique birding experience.
Have you ever noticed those little bands on some birds' legs? Learn all about banding and what you can do if you see a banded bird.
And now the second of two great summer trips exploring Alabama’s Black Belt—in advance of our inaugural Black Belt Birding Festival.
Join us for a celebration of Black Belt culture and ecology, so much of which happens to revolve around birds and habitat. With offerings lined up around ornithological history, Black history, Indigenous history, Black Belt prairie ecology, photography and art, and, of course, lots of birding—this will be an event to remember!
Alabama’s amazing diversity of flora and fauna includes a combined 166 species of cold-blooded reptiles and amphibians. Join Scott and Leah for an exploration of Alabama’s rich diversity of reptiles and amphibians, including a focus on common species, endemics, charismatics, and venomous.
Join us for our always popular coastal bird identification walk on Dauphin Island.
Join us for our first "swiftnado" viewing party of the year in Montgomery!
Celebrate the legacy of Birmingham birder Russ Bailey with a beginner-friendly field trip to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
Join Drew Haffenden for this course focusing on the changes we see in identifying fall shorebirds and terns.
Come prepared with all of your questions as Greg Harber helps you get started with your new favorite hobby!
Swift Night Out is coming to Greensboro! Join us as we enjoy the evening with one of our favorite urban birds, the chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica). All ages and abilities welcome!
Cahaba River Park is a new destination for our field trips, and we can't wait to see what we find.
Do you give a WHOOP? Educators from the International Crane Foundation will teach you the basics about whooping cranes and sandhill cranes.
Swift Night Out is coming to Fairhope! Join us as we enjoy the evening with one of our favorite urban birds, the chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica). All ages and abilities welcome!
Seasonal bird counts have been a central part of Alabama Audubon’s work ever since its founding in 1946. This is our fall count with a competitive twist!
As migration is at its peak, we'll be looking for a variety of warblers, tanagers, and vireos in the park's forested trails while enjoying magnificent views from the overlook at Monte Sano State Park.
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!
Take a lunchtime nature break with us at the Treetop Nature Trail at Oak Mountain State Park.
The Cahaba River Greenway at the Trussville Sports Complex is a fully accessible bird outing for all levels and abilities of birders. We're excited to be partnering with Birdability to ensure knowledgeable accessibility. It's sure to be a nice time for all!
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. The class will be organized around the beautifully illustrated new book, Trees of Alabama, by Lisa J. Samuelson with photographs by Michael E. Hogan.
Join our coastal biologists for a trip to Bon Secour NWR. Wind your way through a variety of habitats including maritime forests, salt and freshwater marshes, lagoons, and sand dunes along the Pine Beach Trail.
Special guest Mercedes Maddox, Nongame Wildlife Biologist with the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division of ADCNR, joins us as we explore this wildlife management area in northwest Alabama.
This beautiful bird sanctuary is part of the Alabama Birding Trails and is located off Hwy 411, behind the Gadsden Mall.
Join Alabama Audubon for a day of outdoor work and service at the Audubon-Datnow Forest Preserve at Birmingham’s W.E. Putnam Middle School.
Considered the easternmost national wildlife refuge of the Mississippi Flyway, Wheeler NWR annually supports Alabama’s largest concentration of wintering waterfowl.
Our January half-day field trip will be a sampling of Birmingham’s urban parks—including Avondale, W.C. Patton, and East Lake—with a wide array of winter species in both water, open, and woodland settings.
Greg Harber provides a comprehensive look at all the birds you’re likely to encounter on or near Alabama’s winter waterways.
Happy MLK Day! Our annual day of service is back after an interruption due to the pandemic, and we are seeking volunteers to help make our bird habitat even better.
We are partnering with special guests from Black Warrior Riverkeeper as we have a wintertime exploration of Moundville Archaeological Park.
The deep waters of Guntersville Lake and the Guntersville waterfront are excellent places to search for waterfowl in winter.
Explore the impacts of climate change on our state's bird populations with Dr. R. Scot Duncan.
Experience first-hand nature journaling with this demonstration by artist Timothy Joe and then join him for a full-length workshop to practice doing it yourself.
Don't miss this unique Hale County experience as the State Cattle Ranch requires advance permission for entrance.
Join us and a special guest from Freshwater Land Trust for a lunchtime nature break on the west end of the Vulcan Trail.
Take a deeper dive with our shorebird expert, Drew Haffenden, into one of the most confusing groups for many birders—gulls.
Join us at the Birmingham Zoo for our contribution to the Great Backyard Bird Count. Everyone is welcome!
Join Alabama Audubon's Coastal Biologists, Sabrina Cobb and Olivia Morpeth, for a special virtual training on how you can become a Coastal Bird Steward.
Spring is just around the corner, and that means bird migration will soon be under way. Join Drew Haffenden for this course on identifying migrating shorebirds.
Join us for our first-ever coastal Gosse Nature Walk in Daphne at Bayfront Park!
Join Greg Harber and Susan Barrow for excellent birding around the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
Birding in Alabama is a seasonal feast. The goal of this class is to inspire beginning and intermediate birders to understand and enjoy birding through the seasons, taking advantage of some of the amazing new tools for observing and understanding birds.
Visit native forests through photographs and learn common and scientific names of over sixty prevalent native tree species with Henry Hughes and Michelle Blackwood.
Flagg Mountain is a new destination for Alabama Audubon field trips. Join us as we explore this beautiful area!
Explore these two remarkably diverse habitats along the Alabama Birding Trails just a short drive south of Birmingham.
Special guest Mercedes Maddox, Nongame Wildlife Biologist with the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division of ADCNR, joins us as we explore this state park in north Alabama.
Join Alabama Audubon for a day of outdoor work and service at the Audubon-Datnow Forest Preserve at Birmingham’s W.E. Putnam Middle School.
Rosemary Mosco connects people with the natural world through books and cartoons. We're excited to have her talk to us about "the world's most misunderstood bird"—the rock pigeon. This event will coincide with our Annual Membership Meeting which will take place after the talk.
This park is accessible while also providing various habitats for interesting birding.
Join us for our fifty-eighth annual Spring Bird Count.
Help Alabama Audubon get ready for shorebird nesting season by joining us for a beach cleanup on Dauphin Island West End Public Beach.
Join us for our next Coastal Gosse Nature Walk at Graham Creek Nature Preserve in Foley.
For this field trip we will visit several sites in southern Blount County, beginning around a beaver pond just north of the little town of Hayden.
Visit beautiful and tranquil lands of Northeast Alabama with us as we explore areas around Paint Rock River and the Graham Farm & Nature Center.