The West Alabama Birding Trail is set to launch, September 21st at the Tom Bevill Visitor’s Center Pickensville, Alabama!
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The official trail launch begins at 9:30 a.m. (central) on September 21 at The Tom Bevill Visitor’s Center, 1382 Lock and Dam Road, Pickensville, AL 35447 (Pickens County), bringing together local officials, civic leaders, school children and birding enthusiasts throughout the eight counties and beyond.
Highlights of the event include a Raptor Trek presentation by 4-H Program Coordinator Becky Collier that includes several raptors, including a Bald Eagle. An expert birder will guide an adult bird walk and Lauren Chapman, Regional Extension Agent for 4-H for Hale, Pickens and Tuscaloosa Counties will lead a bird walk and scavenger hunt for children. A Sun Safety Program will also be presented by Patti Presley-Fuller and Denise Shirley with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System.
The eight counties that make up the West Alabama Birding Trail include Bibb, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Tuscaloosa and Walker. Key partners in the West Alabama Birding Trail include Birmingham Audubon Society, The Alabama Cooperative Extension System, the Cahaba Wildlife Refuge, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Moundville Archaeological Park, State Parks, the University of Alabama Center for Economic Development, and U.S. Forest Service. The Alabama Birding Trail website, www.alabamabirdingtrails.com, offers detailed information about the sites and sounds of Alabama’s birding trails.
The official trail launch begins at 9:30 a.m. (central) on September 21 at The Tom Bevill Visitor’s Center, 1382 Lock and Dam Road, Pickensville, AL 35447 (Pickens County), bringing together local officials, civic leaders, school children and birding enthusiasts throughout the eight counties and beyond.
Highlights of the event include a Raptor Trek presentation by 4-H Program Coordinator Becky Collier that includes several raptors, including a Bald Eagle. An expert birder will guide an adult bird walk and Lauren Chapman, Regional Extension Agent for 4-H for Hale, Pickens and Tuscaloosa Counties will lead a bird walk and scavenger hunt for children. A Sun Safety Program will also be presented by Patti Presley-Fuller and Denise Shirley with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System.
The eight counties that make up the West Alabama Birding Trail include Bibb, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Tuscaloosa and Walker. Key partners in the West Alabama Birding Trail include Birmingham Audubon Society, The Alabama Cooperative Extension System, the Cahaba Wildlife Refuge, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Moundville Archaeological Park, State Parks, the University of Alabama Center for Economic Development, and U.S. Forest Service. The Alabama Birding Trail website, www.alabamabirdingtrails.com, offers detailed information about the sites and sounds of Alabama’s birding trails.
