Turnipseed Camp
An excellent addition to birding in Cheaha State Park, this site is easily reached via the Talladega Scenic Byway. The mature, mixed pine-oak forest provides a nice stop for woodland songbirds. Good location for breeding Scarlet Tanagers, Black-throated Green Warblers, and Ovenbirds. Watch for Blue-headed Vireos. Directions: Leave Lake Chinnabee and go to stop sign. [...]
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Lake Chinnabee Recreation Area
This interesting lakeside habitat is biologically diverse and has excellent plant life. It is one of the premier birding sites in central Alabama. Directions: Leave Cheaha State Park and turn right. At 1.4 miles, turn right. See signs that you are leaving Cheaha State Park and entering Talladega National Forest. Go 5 miles, and turn [...]
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Crooked Creek Watershed Site #3 Nature Trail
A densely-forested tract of hardwood forest. The area is remote and has limited access, but the potential for finding good birds here is quite high. This site lacks amenities of any kind but is worth the extra effort. Directions: From I-20, take AL 77S to Ashland. Take AL 9N approximately 2 miles. Turn left onto [...]
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Cheaha State Park
Mount Cheaha is Alabama’s highest point, and it is one of the southernmost locations to find a number of the state’s more interesting breeding birds, such as Blue-headed Vireos, Cedar Waxwings, and Sharp-shinned Hawks. Additionally, the park is located in the middle of the Talladega National Forest so the area consists of vast tracts of [...]
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Lineville City Park
Find bluebirds, mockingbirds, Killdeer at the athletic fields. Concentrate efforts on the lower lake at the rear of the park — good place to look for herons and egrets, with waterfowl in migration and winter. Black Terns and swallows can be seen here in spring and fall migration. Search the trees and fields outside the fences for songbirds.
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Clay County Public Fishing Lakes
Very attractive and productive site. Waders and Wood Ducks present year-round. Expect waterfowl in winter; look for Ospreys and Bald Eagles over the lakes all year. Fields near entrance have Bobwhites, meadowlarks, buntings, Blue Grosbeaks, and Red-tailed Hawks. All-age woods around the lakes abound with songbirds. Look for swallows and martins over the water.
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Ashland City Park
Ashland City Park is 27 acres with walking paths, a creek, mixed hardwood and pine. The land to the left (east) of the entrance road provides an opportunity to survey old-field habitat. Expect to see Eastern Meadowlarks, Northern Bobwhites, and Field Sparrows throughout the year. The Red-tailed Hawk hunts here, and this is a good place to spot Great Horned Owls. Look for Wild Turkeys along the edges of the fields, particularly at dawn and dusk.
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