Press

Check out our recent press coverage below:

2022

5 June—Yellowhammer: 10 Nature Experiences to Have in Alabama This Summer
26 May—Press Release: Alabama Audubon’s Second Annual Black Belt Birding Festival Is Coming to Greensboro
15 April—Lake Martin Tourism Association: Spotting Bald Eagles At Lake Martin
9 March—Mullet Wrapper: Alabama Audubon Biologist Finds Rare Owl in Gulf State Park Dunes
2 March—WKRG: Rare Owl Spotted for First Time in 20 Years at Gulf State Park
8 February—AL.com: Alabama Releases 5 New Tag Designs
6 February—Lake Martin Tourism Association: How to Get Started Birding
31 January—The Outdoor Wire: Alabama: Lakepoint SP to Host Fins, Feathers and Flowers Event
24 January—AL.com: Alabama Retires 3 Specialty Car Tags; 4 Redesigned or New Ones Set for Feb. 1
11 January—Bham Now: 11 Ways to Celebrate MLK Day in Birmingham—Including Volunteer Opportunities

2021

22 October—UAB News: Alabama Audubon Announces UAB BLOOM Studio-designed State Auto Tag
19 October—Alabama NewsCenter: Alabama’s Black Belt Birding Festival Getting Bigger in 2022
18 October—The Bama Buzz: Meet Alabama’s Newest Specialty License Plates—Alabama Audubon and United Ability
30 September—WBMR, The Morning Blend with Reg and Will: Swift Night Out
17 September—Bham Now: Forests, Birds, and Composting—Ways to Save the Earth in Alabama This Fall 2021—Part 3
12 September—Irish Exit Everything Podcast: Bird Nerd
8 September—AL.com: Alabama Audubon: Witness a Swiftnado
1 September—The Daily Yonder: Birding in the Black Belt: An Alabama Ecotourism Effort Builds on Natural Assets
5 August—Alabama NewsCenter: Alabama’s Black Belt Birding Festival Is Back This Weekend
2 August—BirdNote’s Threatened: Swallow-tailed Kites in the Black Belt
1 August—The National Wildlife Federation: Avian Obsession
31 July—Alabama NewsCenter: Interest in Backyard Birdwatching Takes Wing in Alabama
29 July—Bham Now: Alabama Audubon Approves of New NBA G-League Squadron Name
22 July—WBMR, The Morning Blend with Reg and Will: How You Can Get Our Protect Our Birds Specialty License Plate
20 July—Irondale Public Library: Get to Know Alabama Audubon
18 July—Ray Brown’s Talkin’ Birds Podcast: Birding the Black Belt
13 July—CBS 42: Alabama Audubon’s First Black Belt Birding Festival
12 July—Mobile Public Library: Alabama Audubon from Dauphin Island
24 June—Alabama Political Reporter: Alabama Audubon to Host First Black Belt Birding Festival
18 May—Shelby County Reporter: A Lesson for the Birds
10 May—AARP: 7 Surprising Spots for Incredible Bird Watching
28 April—Bham Now: 2 Southern Exposure Documentaries Notch EarthXFilm Festival Impact Awards
21 April—National Geographic: Birds, Bison, and Bears—Here’s How to See Wildlife from Your Car
12 April—Avondale Public Library: Community Series—Alabama Audubon
9 April—The Bama Buzz: The Protect Our Birds Tag Helps You Support Alabama’s Birds—for Free
31 March—Alabama Living: Interest in Birdwatching Takes Wing
17 February—Bham Now: Alabama Audubon Wants You to Help Prevent Bird Window Collisions. Learn How.
8 February—Bham Now: Hoot! Hoot! Meet Your Neighborhood Birmingham Owls
3 January—Ray Brown’s Talkin’ Birds Podcast: America’s Amazon

2020

29 December—BirdNote: Searching Out Mega-Roosts of Chimney Swifts
22 December—WBHM: Annual Birmingham-Area Bird Count Canceled Due to Pandemic
22 December—Bham Now: Guide to Last Minute Holiday Gift Ideas from Birmingham Nature-based Organizations
24 November—Bird Collective: Alabama Audubon—Black Belt Birding Initiative
12 November—USA Today: Bird Watching in the Black Belt: How Ecotourism Can Help West Alabama Take Flight
11 November—Bham Now: Be on the Lookout Birmingham for Wintering Birds in Town
14 September—Bham Now: 3 Ways You Can Become an Alabama State Parks Champion
27 August—280 Living: Miller Receives Alabama Audubon’s Yellowhammer Award
24 August—Iron City Ink: Alabama Audubon to Offer Its Own Specialty License Plate
18 August—AL.com: Alabama Wild Birds Don’t Drive but Could Benefit from Car Tags
13 August—WHNT: Help Protect Alabama’s Birds by Committing to License Plate Purchase
3 August—Bham Now: Anne Miller, Founder of the Alabama Wildlife Center, Receives Alabama Audubon’s Yellowhammer Award
10 July—Bham Now: Alabama Audubon Is Tracking Avondale Park’s “Baby Green Herons” and They Are Adorable
11 June—Troy Public Radio’s In Focus: Alabama Audubon and Bird Conservation
3 June—A Special Message from our Executive Director
7 April—Alabama NewsCenter: Alabama Audubon Offers “Birdwatching for Beginners” Online
3 April—Birmingham Museum of Art: Birds & Botanicals: Backyard Art & Science
31 March—Bham Now: BIRDingham! Now Is a Great Time to Enjoy Birds. See How.
3 March—Iron City Ink: Founder of NY’s Feminist Bird Club toSpeak in Birmingham
7 February—WEAC: New Exhibit Opens in the Anniston Museum of Natural History
20 January—CBS 42: MLK Day of Service at Putnam Middle School
19 January—Birmingham Watch: Audubon Study Finds Warming Climate May Be Inhospitable to State Bird
8 January—Alabama News Network: Groups Aim to Promote Birding to Boost Black Belt Tourism

2019

20 December—Bham Now: 6 Ways to Become an Alabama Native Plant Champion Like Julia Tutwiler
11 December—Bham Now: Who’s Bringing Back Native Plants to the Landscape of Alabama? Take a Look and See.
8 December—Bham Now: Meet Blaze. The UAB Baby Robin That Just Made Alabama Natural History
26 November—WBMR, The Morning Blend with Reg and Will: 73rd Annual Winter Banquet & Fundraiser Featuring Jennifer Ackerman
10 November—Bham Now: Alabama Audubon Is Re-creating a “Prairie Meadow” for Birds at Putnam Middle School
7 November—Mullet Wrapper: Birmingham Audubon Society Is Now Alabama Audubon
1 November—Auburn University at Montgomery: Biology Lecturer Awarded Grant to Construct Chimney Swift Tower at Auburn University at Montgomery
31 October—The Associated Press: Fake Chimneys for Birds That Need Vertical Hollows to Rest
18 October—Press Release: The Birmingham Audubon Society Is Now Alabama Audubon
08 October—National Geographic: Alabama Almost Lost its Sandhill Cranes. Now Hunters Will Target the ‘Sirloin of the Sky’
30 September—Birmingham Watch: Birding in Alabama: A View of What Losing 3 Billions Birds Looks Like from Here
26 September—WBHM: Drawing a More Diverse Crowd to the Outdoors
23 September—Iron City Ink: Work Continues on Habitat Restoration at W.E. Putnam Middle School
18 September—CBS 42: Weather Wednesday: The Chimney Swift
30 August—WBMR, The Morning Blend with Reg and Will: From the Bronx to Birding with Jason Ward
28 August—Iron City Ink: Star Birder Jason Ward to Offer Summer Audubon Talk Aug. 30
2 May—Alabama Living: Alabama Is for the Birds: Top 10 Spring Migration Destinations for Birding
30 April—Northwest Florida Daily News: Banding Birds of a Feather
17 April—FOX 10: Researchers Gather Data, Band Birds while Teaching Public
26 March—Audubon: At This Alabama Middle School, the Birds Belong to Everyone
15 February—ABC 33/40: Alabama Champions: Birding Group Gets Kids Out of the Classroom to Learn
12 February—Press Release: Audubon Announces Comprehensive Gulf Restoration Plan
16 January—Iron City Ink: Birds, Kids Benefit from Putnam School Habitat Rehabilitation

2018

24 October—WBHM: Birmingham Development Threatens Chimney Swift Habitat
03 October—ABC 33/40: Talk of Alabama—Swift Night Out at McWane Science Center
25 August—Mother Earth News: Ecotourism and Nature Travel to the Gulf Shores of Alabama Part 1
15 August—Iron City Ink: Birmingham Audubon Bird Walk at Ruffner Scheduled for Sept. 3
08 August—BBC News: US Beachgoers May Have Killed Hundreds of Protected Birds
07 August—Audubon: Birmingham Audubon Saves Terns After Beachgoers Destroy Hundreds of Eggs
07 August—The New York Times: Alabama Beachgoers May Have Killed Hundreds of Protected Birds
06 May—NewsOK: Columnist Finds Refreshment, Release in Coastal Alabama
29 April—Bham Now: Greg Harber Presented First Birmingham Audubon Yellowhammer Award

2017

24 December—Sierra Club: Birmingham Audubon Adds Chimney Swift Tower at Jones Valley in Downtown Birmingham
08 December—Alabama NewsCenter: Birmingham Audubon Expansion in Mobile Is for the Birds
23 October—WVTM 13: New Birmingham Chimney Swift Tower Project to Help Save Bird Population
19 October—CBS 42: Local Group Recreates Habitat of Birds by Building Towers Downtown

2016

03 May 3—AL.com: Turtle, It’s What’s for Dinner for Alabama’s Bald Eagles

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