Alabama now has its third official birding trail, but it's not called by that name. Last week, the state announced the completion of the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail. The new trail covers a ...

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.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Chapman Mountain Nature Preserve has been added to the list of Alabama Birding Trails. The spot includes a bird blind, giving visitors an opportunity to watch and photograph ...

Explore the network of birding trails that stretch from Alabama's mountains to the gulf. Explore some of the 280 sites on the Alabama Birding Trails network that stretches from the mountains to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This July 23, 2018, photo provided by Birmingham Audubon shows black skimmers with young chicks on Sand Island, Ala. Wildlife ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — The Alabama Tourism Department has announced this year’s campaign to boost tourism: birding. While it may not be known to wide audiences as a bird-watching paradise, Alabama ...

The sixth annual Black Belt Birding Festival happening July 31 through Aug. 2 is highlighting the birds, history and heritage ...

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) — Officials on Alabama’s Dauphin Island say the spring bird migration season is bringing flocks of tourists and nature lovers to the coastal area. Andrew Haffenden, who leads ...

FLORENCE, Ala. -- When the North Alabama Birding Trail opened in September 2005, local tourism and state conservation officials predicted tourists would flock to Alabama to see bald eagles, waterfowl, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images Ask birders why they go birding, and the answers you get will vary as widely as birds themselves.

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 ...

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," ...