The North Alabama Birding Trail is a wildlife trail that is a series of sites that have been chosen for their great birdwatching opportunities. The trail has 50 sites located in 13 counties in North Alabama.
History The trail was funded by a US$280,000 federal matching grant with US$210,000 provided by the federal government and US$70,000 of matching funds from the chambers of commerce or convention and visitors bureaus of the 13 counties, the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Association, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and several corporate sponsors. The trail was dedicated on September 30, 2005.
Sites
Information below is presented in more detail in the North Alabama Birding Trail: Visitor Guide (and is the source material for table).
Site number Name Coordinates 1 Mallard Fox Creek Wildlife Management Area - kiosk site 2 Wheeler Dam South Landing 3 Joe Wheeler State Park 4 Town Creek Marsh 5 Leighton Ponds 6 Wilson Dam Visitor Center - kiosk site 7 Wilson Dam Rockpile Recreation Area 8 Tennessee Valley Authority Reservation 9 Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge - kiosk site 10 Natchez Trace Parkway Rock Springs Nature Trail 11 Waterloo 12 Natchez Trace Parkway Colbert Ferry 13 Freedom Hills Wildlife Management Area Walking Trail 14 Bankhead National Forest - Central Firetower - Kiosk Site 15 Bankhead National Forest Sipsey Wilderness Trailhead 16 Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center 17 Decatur Hospitality Nature Park - Kiosk Site 18 BP-Amoco Environmental Trail 19 3M Wildlife Area - Kiosk Site 20 Wheeler NWR - White Springs Dike 21 Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area 22 Round Island Recreation Area 23 Wheeler NWR - Arrowhead Landing 24 Wheeler NWR - Beaverdam Peninsula Tower 25 Wheeler NWR - Beaverdam Swamp Boardwalk 26 Wheeler NWR - Blackwell Swamp 27 Winfred Thomas Agricultural Research Station 28 Madison County Public Lake 29 Monte Sano State Park 30 Hays Nature Preserve 31 Wheeler NWR - Cave Springs 32 Hurricane Creek Park - Kiosk Site 33 Wheeler NWR - Dancy Bottoms Nature Trail 34 Lake Guntersville State Park, Town Creek and Drive - Kiosk Site 35 Guntersville Peninsula 36 Guntersville Dam South 37 Guntersville Dam North 38 Goose Pond Colony 39 North Sauty Creek WMA/Sauta Cave NWR 40 Roy B. Whitaker Paint Rock River Preserve - kiosk site 41 Skyline Wildlife Management Area 42 Mud Creek Wildlife Management Area 43 Stevenson Town Park 44 Russell Cave National Monument 45 Gorham's Bluff/Coon Gulf 46 DeKalb County Public Lake 47 DeSoto State Park - Azalea Cascade Trail 48 Little River Canyon National Preserve Drive 49 Buck's Pocket State Park, Morgan's Cove, and South Sauty Creek 50 Murphy Hill
References
See also North Alabama Birding Trail - Alabama Birding Trail website