For additional information on
local birding areas, visit:
North Alabama Birdwatchers Society
www.northalbirding.com
North Alabama Birding Trail
www.northalabamabirdingtrail.com
Alabama Ornithological Society
www.aosbirds.org
Land Trust of North Alabama
www.landtrustnal.org
Huntsville City Parks
www.hsvcity.com/recreation
Huntsville Botanical Garden
www.hsvbg.org
Special thanks to Herb Lewis for his extensive
assistance in the preparation of this brochure.
Photography by local Huntsvillians
Herb Lewis and Jerry Green.
Huntsville /Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau
500 Church Street NW, Suite One
Huntsville, Alabama 35801
800-843-0468 • 256-551-2230
huntsville.org
Madison County contains exceptional birding sites providing diverse landscapes of
lakes, creeks, rivers, open fields and woodlands. Within this environment resides a
great diversity of bird life throughout all seasons.
All sites are within a 30 minute drive from the Visitor Center in downtown Huntsville at
500 Church Street. For more information, call 256-533-5723 or visit huntsville.org.
Huntsville /Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Huntsville/Madison County
Birding Trail
Visitor Map
Huntsville/Madison County Birding Sites
Site Park Featured Birds Season Terrain Hours
1 Big Spring International Park Water Fowl, Gulls, Chimney Swift Sp, S, F, W 1, 4 Dawn-Dusk
hsvcity.com/recreation
2 Burritt on the Mountain* Migrating Songbirds, Juncos, Sp, S, F 5 9:00am-5:00pm
burrittonthemountain.com Summer Tanager
3 Monte Sano State Park Pileated Woodpecker, Sp, S, F 5, 7 7:00am-Dusk
northalabamabirdingtrail.com (**NABT #29) Summer Tanager, Indigo Bunting,
alapark.com/MonteSano Migrating Songbirds
4
Wildflower Trail on Monte Sano Nature Preserve Migrating Songbirds, Sp, S, F 3, 5, 7 Dawn-Dusk
landtrustnal.org Louisiana Water Thrush
5 Huntsville Botanical Garden* Purple Martin Colony, Sp, S, F 1, 4, 5, 9:00am-5:00pm
hsvbg.org Summer Tanager, Indigo Bunting, 6, 7, 8
Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Bluebird
6
Tennessee River Greenway at Ditto Landing Migrating Songbirds, Gulls, Sp, S, F, W 2, 5, 7 Dawn-Dusk
hsvcity.com/recreation Herons, Shorebirds
7 Green Mountain Nature Trail Migrating Songbirds, Ducks, Sp, F, W 1, 5, 7 8:00am-5:00pm
madisoncountyal.gov/services/naturetrail.shtml Canada Geese
8 Hays Nature Preserve Red-headed Woodpecker, Sp, S, F 1, 2, 4, 8:00am-5:00pm
northalabamabirdingtrail.com (**NABT #30) Barred Owl, Prothonotary Warbler, 5, 6, 7
hsvcity.com/recreation Pileated Woodpecker, Red-Shoulder Hawk,
Herons, Migrating Songbirds
9 Flint River Greenway Migrating Songbirds, Herons, Sp, S, F 2, 4 Dawn-Dusk
hsvcity.com/recreation Red-headed Woodpecker
10 Madison County Public Lake Migrating Songbirds, Ducks, Sp, S, F 1, 6, 7 Dawn-Dusk
northalabamabirdingtrail.com (**NABT #28) Herons, Bald Eagle, Eastern Kingbird
11
Winfred Thomas Agricultural Research Station Dickcissel, Bobolink, Sp, S, F 1, 4 8:00am-5:00pm
northalabamabirdingtrail.com (**NABT #27) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher,
Lark Sparrow, Meadow Lark
12 Harvest Square Preserve Black-crowned Night Heron, Sp, S, F 1, 4, 5 Dawn-Dusk
landtrustnal.org Hooded Warbler, Water Fowl 6, 7
13 Indian Creek Greenway Migrating Songbirds, Sp, S, F 3, 5, 7 Dawn-Dusk
hsvcity.com/recreation Herons, Ducks
*Discount coupons at Huntsville/Madison County Visitor Center
**North Alabama Birding Trail Site #
Bald Eagle
Summer Tanager
Terrain Code:
1. Lake/Pond 2. River 3. Creek 4. Fields
5. Walking Trails 6. Wetlands 7. Woodlands 8. Wildflower Meadows
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