Cranes are among the thousands of birds—primarily ducks and geese—that spend their winters at Wheeler National Wildlife ...

ALEXANDER CITY, Alabama -- Alabama's newest birding trail is the Piedmont Plateau Birding Trail in Autauga, Chambers, Chilton, Clay, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Randolph and Tallapoosa counties. Three years ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — The Alabama ...

Travelers flock to Alabama to glimpse more than 430 species of birds across the state. The Alabama Tourism Department is enhancing this experience by launching the Year of Alabama Birding for the ...

ATHENS, Ala. (AP) - Marc Parnell, an accomplished ornithologist, was born in Greenville, North Carolina, but flew that coop and now resides in Ohio. In February, Parnell released "Birds of Alabama," ...

Alabama hosts 430 bird species within its borders, and to a bird lover’s delight, the Alabama Tourism Department is announcing a year-long celebration with its new Year of Alabama Birding campaign.

The Joe Farm in west-central Alabama raises Black Angus cattle. It’s also home to habitat that attracts birds, bird watchers, and other human visitors. With her beads twinkling in the Alabama sun, an ...

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - The attention of Alabama birders in the spring and fall is focused on migrating birds, many of which travel thousands of miles to follow food or to breeding grounds. But the ...

If you wait long enough, you just might see purple gallinules, Mississippi and swallowtail kites, painted buntings, Bachman’s sparrows, nuthatches, red-headed woodpeckers, great blue herons and egrets ...

Calhoun County is an ideal complement to the Alabama Department of Tourism declaration that 2023 is the Alabama Year of Birding. Five places in or near the county are designated as sites on the ...

This July 23, 2018, photo provided by Birmingham Audubon shows black skimmers with young chicks on Sand Island, Ala. Wildlife officials say beach volleyball players on the small island off Alabama ...

ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — An expert and author has published a new guide to identifying birds in Alabama. “Birds of Alabama” offers a unique experience for beginners, intermediate and advanced bird watchers ...