Hi all! I was mowing the front yard when a Swallow-tailed Kite soared low over the house, turned right over the yard and headed towards H80 and the river! I would like to think “He is back!” but we sh

Hi all, There were reports of migrants coming in yesterday afternoon at our migrant traps. One report from Ft. Pickens was of 10 E. Kingbirds coming in around 4 p.m. These are the faster flyers and no

Hi all, Well, here in Gulf Breeze the only incoming we could detect were 2 hummers, 1 Com. Yellowthroat and 6 Green Herons. Dauphin Is. and Ft. Morgan fared much better according to the eBird reports

Greetings! Wild Alabama is proud to present Session two of Alabama's Surprising Biodiversity with Dr. Scot Duncan tonight at 6:00 PM! Below is the zoom link information. Tonight we’ll learn more about

Thanks for sharing, Joan. One side effect of Covid preparations is that we have inexpensive disposal gloves - the kind used in the food industry - around. I’ve started using those when handling feeder

Hi all, So far not one new arrival in Gulf Breeze (11:56 a.m.), not even a sign of a vanguard of a movement, like E. Kingbird or Barn Swallow. Winds are now S about 10 – 12 mph and skies have cleared,

Hi all, Rain along the NW FL – AL coasts! And it’s April! Birds had OK conditions last night to leave Yucatan and they were vectored our way as they entered mid-Gulf. Now they are encountering rain ab

Hi all, Lucy and I just returned from a great trip to St.Marks NWR area. Prothonotary Warblers, which should have been common in suitable habitat, were almost totally absent, whereas other migrants we

I had a long morning birding in my favorite area: Oakmulgee WMA, Talladega NF. Numbers were good for many birds, Louisiana Water Thrush, Hooded W., Prairie Warblers were numerous and in strong territo

Greetings: The Broadwing hawks just announced their arrival in Opelika, Al!! Lorna West, Opelika Al

Hi all, Prothonotaries are beginning to show up on area eBird reports and there was a report of good numbers at St. George Is. (near Appalachicola). Lucy and I had one today as well. It appears many w

Hi all, During our 3 day trip to St. Marks NWR and surroundings, Lucy and I encountered only one or two Prothonotary Warblers, this in prime habitat which by this time of spring should be goofy with t

​Sounds like a magical trip! Happy for you! :) Shelly Michelle Taliaferro M.S., M.Ed. Director, Experiential Education and Engagement Center Auburn University at Montgomery 114 Administration Bldg. (3

Hi all, Lucy and I returned yesterday from a short trip to the St. Marks area. We logged 135 species for the 3 day trip (which starts when we start moving our van out of the yard). Highlights were a c

New Confluence post and forthcoming talk series with Wild Alabama Hi all, Scot Duncan will be giving three talks on Alabama Biodiversity starting April 1st. The registration for the event is below. En

Dear fellow AOS members: We need your help to publicize our upcoming virtual spring meeting with noted birding writer Scott Weidensaul as our speaker. I recently posted on several Facebook sites infor

Registration is now open for the Alabama Ornithological Society’s virtual spring meeting on April 16-17 with noted birding author Scott Weidensaul as the featured speaker. The meeting, to be held via

Hello All: I had a Louisiana Waterthrush on my patio this morning - Monte Sano, Huntsville. I suspect they are also in the State Park but I have not been able to get over there to check. Don't you jus

Hello All: I just got my first RT Hummingbird (male) for the season at my house on Monte Sano. Get ready for lots of migrants in the next few weeks. Best, Milton

Hi all, Well, there is no rain of any significance around our area now and it does not look like it will come in time to effect bird migration. Birds have strong S winds and should be passing over our