Stevenson Town Park
Site #43 Northeast Loop Description: Stevenson Town Park sits on the east side of Crow Creek. The park provides an excellent vantage point from which to scan the open water of the reservoir for Common Loons and Horned Grebes, as well as a variety of waterfowl. During times of low water, look for shorebirds and [...]
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Russell Cave National Monument
Site #44 Northeast Loop Description: Russell Cave has been home to wildlife and man for thousands of years. This peaceful setting combines food, water, and shelter with tranquility and beauty. Following the elevated boardwalks and nature trails can lead to eastern woodland species such as Summer and Scarlet tanagers, whose song is accompanied by the [...]
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Mud Creek Wildlife Management Area
Site #42 Northeast Loop Description: Managed for wintering waterfowl and small-game hunting, Mud Creek Wildlife Management Area has numerous impoundments that are likely to turn up a great variety of species. Access roads leading into the area also make Mud Creek easy to bird. Check the ponds in fall and winter for dabbling ducks such [...]
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Skyline Wildlife Management Area
Site #41 Northeast Loop Description: Skyline Wildlife Management Area is an extensive tract of wild lands in northeastern Alabama, which hosts the state’s only population of Ruffed Grouse. This carefully managed area also supports older hardwood forests utilized by nesting Cerulean Warblers. A visit to the WMA is most rewarding in spring when Yellow-breasted Chats, [...]
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Roy B. Whitaker Paint Rock River Preserve
Site #40 Northeast Loop Description: Roy B. Whitaker once farmed these fields along the Paint Rock River. In order for future generations to be able to enjoy the farm he loved so much, Whitaker sold it to The Nature Conservancy who now manages it for conservation. These rolling fields sit alongside one of the most [...]
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North Sauty Creek WMA/Sauta Cave NWR
Site #39 Northeast Loop Description: Birders will revel in the excellent display of waterfowl and wading birds that occupy the area, especially North Sauty Creek. Park on the roadside and scan the creek for waterfowl, shorebirds, and wading birds, especially during migration or in the winter. A small heron rookery is located on one of [...]
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Goose Pond Colony
Site #38 Northeast Loop Description: Goose Pond Colony is a public recreational development built on a peninsula on the northern side of Guntersville Lake south of Scottsboro. This location makes for some excellent birding, especially during the winter. Stop at one of the numerous viewing points to search the rafts of waterfowl for Common Goldeneyes, [...]
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Gorham’s Bluff/Coon Gulf
Site #45 Northeast Loop Description: Raccoon Creek is a very scenic arm of Guntersville Reservoir. The planned community of Gorham’s Bluff rises on the southern side of Raccoon Creek, providing an incredible vista of the creek and the surrounding area, as well as exemplifying how the Tennessee River has cut through the Cumberland Plateau over [...]
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