Alabamas's gulf coast - bird watching in the Gulf Shores
The combination of an abundance of birds, access to birding sites, and the amenities and convenience of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach make Alabama's Gulf Coast an ideal destination for birders. The fall bird migration takes place from mid-September through mid-November and offers some of the most exciting migratory bird watching in the country.
One of your stops on the Alabama Coast should be the Bird Banding Station at Fort Morgan State Park. This fall's bird banding will take place from October 6th through the 18th. The Hummingbird Study Group captures and bands hummingbirds and other Neotropical migrants at this historic location, which is the last departure point for thousands of migrating birds before they journey across the Gulf of Mexico. Banding sessions at the Fort Morgan Bird Banding Station are open to the general public. There is an admission fee to get into the fort, but the banding sessions are free.
Before you head down south, call the Alabama Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau for a copy of the Alabama Coastal Birding Trail brochure, a 51-page booklet, complete with maps and full-color photographs, that introduces visitors to the trail. The brochure gives directions to the area's most-frequented birding spots and lists the indigenous Alabama birds and migratory Neotropical songbirds that might be observed in the different habitats around the Gulf Coast.
COPYRIGHT 2001 American Museum of Natural History
COPYRIGHT 2001 Gale Group
by Stephanie Fekety
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One of your stops on the Alabama Coast should be the Bird Banding Station at Fort Morgan State Park. This fall's bird banding will take place from October 6th through the 18th. The Hummingbird Study Group captures and bands hummingbirds and other Neotropical migrants at this historic location, which is the last departure point for thousands of migrating birds before they journey across the Gulf of Mexico. Banding sessions at the Fort Morgan Bird Banding Station are open to the general public. There is an admission fee to get into the fort, but the banding sessions are free.
Before you head down south, call the Alabama Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau for a copy of the Alabama Coastal Birding Trail brochure, a 51-page booklet, complete with maps and full-color photographs, that introduces visitors to the trail. The brochure gives directions to the area's most-frequented birding spots and lists the indigenous Alabama birds and migratory Neotropical songbirds that might be observed in the different habitats around the Gulf Coast.
COPYRIGHT 2001 American Museum of Natural History
COPYRIGHT 2001 Gale Group
by Stephanie Fekety
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