Swift Creek Park
This secluded site features an extensive all-age forest and water. Rough trails lead through the bottomland site covered with towering white oaks and an understory boasting numerous turkeys and Pileated Woodpeckers. Directions: From intersection of US 82 and AL 14, travel east 9 miles to the sign for Swift Creek. Turn left onto CR 21 [...]
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Jones Bluff Powerhouse/Robert F. Henry Dam
Surprisingly good birding here owing in no small part to the varied palette of habitats — one of the best places in the region to see wading birds, shorebirds, gulls, and terns in the wetland areas. There is excellent second-growth habitat housing Prairie Warblers, chats, sparrows, and wrens. This area provides an excellent opportunity to [...]
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Jones Bluff Park
This is an extremely productive and diverse area. Everything from gulls to sparrows can be found here, owing in large part to the highly diverse habitats. The trail bordering the Alabama River is replete with riparian birds, from hummingbirds to Louisiana Waterthrushes, Prothonotary Warblers, swallows, Ospreys, and cormorants. Directions: From the intersection of US 82 [...]
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