Porter’s Gap – Pinhoti Trailhead, Talladega National Forest
Porter’s Gap is an access point to the Pinhoti Trail. The trailhead area provides pine-oak forest and some edge habitat along AL 77. The best use of the site is for migrant songbirds in spring and fall, and for breeding birds nearing the southern end of their range (Scarlet Tanagers, Black-throated Green Warblers, and Ovenbirds). A north-easterly walk along the Pinhoti Trail eventually takes the visitor to a riparian habitat where Northern Parula Warblers, Louisiana Waterthrushes, and Yellow-throated Warblers breed.
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Bull’s Gap – Pinhoti Trailhead, Talladega National Forest
Bull’s Gap is an easily reached entry point onto the Pinhoti Trail. Forest Service Rd 607 creates an edge along the ridge of Horn Mountain here. Use the open sightlines here to scan for soaring hawks, vultures, and swifts; scan the trees for songbirds and woodpeckers. Good site for migrants in spring and fall. Notable breeding birds: Scarlet Tanagers, Black-throated Green Warblers, Ovenbirds, Worm-eating Warblers. Be sure to visit the Red-cockaded Woodpecker habitat 5 miles to the west along AL 148.
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Kymulga Covered Bridge
Kymulga Covered Bridge is an attractive, compact streamside site located just15 minutes from busy US 280 in Talladega County. The bridge, which is only open to pedestrian traffic, leads to a nature trail that is worth a visit. You can bird the bridge and nature trail in less than two hours, and see mainly woodland and riparian species. Don’t neglect the swamps and open fields along the road to the bridge.
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