Bird Migration

An upcoming show may be good for bird watchers, but not for neighborhood bugs. The annual black belt birding festival starts tomorrow, and that includes mowing day at the Joe Family Farm. Tractors stir up the hay, and that sends insects into the air. The goal is to attract birds like scissor-tailed flycatchers or Mississippi kites to swoop down for a snack. Here’s more on the annual event and the people who show up with binoculars in hand.

Summer camp season is upon us. And, youngsters in the Cullman area will be spending some time in the great outdoors at the North Alabama Agriplex. The sixth annual Nature Day camp gets underway tomorrow.

The Alabama Coastal BirdFest is a great opportunity to go birdwatching as over 300 different species of birds will be making their way through south Alabama during their fall migration.

A new campaign by the Alabama Tourism Department is about to take wing. The agency has decided to focus its campaign on birding. Organizers say that the state of Alabama is home to over four-hundred-thirty species of birds.

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