Bashi Creek Public Use Area, also known as “Campbell Landing,” provides the birder with access to the floodplain forests along Bashi Creek. Birders can immerse themselves in excellent riparian habitat by canoeing/kayaking east up Bashi Creek in the spring and summer; sycamore, oak, and cypress forest line both sides of the creek for several miles upstream from its confluence with the Tombigbee.

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Bells Landing Park’s 320 acres contain a variety of habitats, ranging from pine forest atop the uplands at the entrance to river bottom hardwoods along Tallatchee Creek. The road to the camp sites north of Bells Landing Road and the boat ramp parking area make an excellent “trail” to bird. Walk through the wooden fence on the south side of Bells Landing Road and down the gated gravel road to the camping and picnic area to access more of the stream bank of Tallatchee Creek.

The Bells Landing Park boat ramp provides access to Tallatchee Creek about a mile above its confluence with the Alabama River. Canoeing the creek and its old meanders in spring will provide you with an excellent opportunity to see and hear a variety of birds.

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Bladon Springs State Park's 357 acres are comprised of both hardwood forest and open pine woods. The park draws its name from four mineral springs, which were at one time the feature attraction for a renowned spa. That spa has been gone for several generations, and the area is now very remote and quiet. This solitude tends to leave the visitor an undisturbed audience with the many birds who call the park home. Budget a couple of hours to bird the park.

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Bloch Park and the adjacent Valley Creek Park have a variety of habitats-both open upland woods and riparian woods, along with a marina Bloch and Valley Creek Parks are a pleasant diversion, useful as an oasis for birds in downtown Selma. They occupy a substantial piece of land between AL-22 and the Alabama River. The easy accessibility makes the sites “must-see” when in or around Selma. Much of the park is bird-able from the road’s edge; the forest is a well-maintained mix of hardwoods and pines with excellent sightlines.

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Chilatchee Creek Park and Campground sits adjacent to the 27-mile-long Dannelly Reservoir. The woods are a pine-oak mix of varying densities. The central part of the park is largely open, mature canopy with a grassy understory, while the periphery of the park is all-ages, with dense under- and mid-stories. Chilatchee Park and Campground is level and open, with paved roads throughout, and can be birded comprehensively in a couple hours.

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Claiborne Lake Dam Site East Park in Alabama is a 500-acre park that offers a diverse habitat for birdwatching enthusiasts. Visitors can birdwatch in the pine plantation near the entrance or canoe Isaac Creek to spot various species. The park also features a wetland produced by beavers that is a bird attractant throughout the year, and visitors can watch various species of wading birds on the west bank of the river.

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Claiborne Lake Dam Site West Park is a popular fishing spot for catfish, with an observation deck that offers views of the lock and dam. The sandbars downstream from the spillway attract wading birds and shorebirds in all seasons.

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The Demopolis River Walk is among the most open and accessible birding sites in the state. A very short, paved path along the banks of the Tombigbee River, it has planted shrubs and small hardwood trees along its course. There are also several benches and a shelter near the Childers Street parking area. This is a short, easy stop that shouldn’t require much more than an hour at most to visit completely. This is a convenient site located in the heart of Demopolis, with easy access to dining and shopping.

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Foscue Creek Park is located on the banks of Demopolis Lake in a triangular shape, narrowing from the open short-grass fields near the entrance gate, to wildflower and short brushy meadows near the crossing roads that lead to the campsites. Beyond the gatehouse and the crossing roads for the campgrounds, the main road leads north to mixed hardwood bottomland forest draped in Spanish moss. Foscue Creek Park is fully staffed and beautifully maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It is immaculate, safe, has clean restrooms, good roads, ample parking, and excellent birding.

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Gee's Bend Park is located on a scenic oxbow of the Alabama River. Gee’s Bend is best known for the world-famous Freedom Quilters Co-op, where local women turn out museum-quality quilts. Visitors will enjoy driving the local roads and seeing this historic, isolated rural community. Gee’s Bend (or Boykin on some maps) itself is distant from any major point. The only visitor’s services are the public restrooms and picnic tables at Gee’s Bend Park and the facilities at the Gee’s Bend Ferry terminal building. A visitor may take the ferry over the Alabama River as an alternate route. Be sure to check the schedule in advance. The ferry runs several times each day on a regular schedule.

Note: Gee’s Bend is remote. There is no fuel, no lodging, and no food available to the public in or particularly near Gee’s Bend. At night, watch the roads for the numerous deer and other wildlife.

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Haines Island Park's entrance is in a pine-dominated forest atop the Buhrstone Questa (an escarpment that rises more than 350 feet above the surrounding area and extends from Mississippi across western Alabama). From the overlook in this 480-acre park, scan the Alabama River Valley to the the tree tops below.

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Iron Bridge is an access point for a 7.5-mile paddle down the Sepulga River to the Brooklyn take-out (Piney Woods Birding Trail [PWBT] site 18 and southern terminus of the Sepulga River Canoe Trail). Second growth river bottom hardwood forest with a good bit of cypress and sycamore line the limestone banks and make for a scenic paddle. Spring and early summer provide the best combination of paddling and birding.

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Much of the J. Emmett Woods Public Fishing Lake's 84 acres, also known as the Washington County Public Lake, are surrounded by mixed second-growth forest with dense underbrush. The lawn around the concession stand and fishing piers is a picnic area with mature hardwoods and pines to provide shade. The access road on the southeast side of the lake and well-worn footpaths on the southwest provide excellent access for birding.

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The Jackson Water Treatment Ponds are surrounded by a regularly locked, tall chain link fence and a spotting scope is recommended, though not a necessity. The site is described in A Birder’s Guide to Alabama (Porter, 2001, page 65).

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Kimbell Lake is a picturesque body of water located in Jackson, Clarke County, Alabama. The lake covers an area of approximately 33 acres and is surrounded by lush green forests and rolling hills.

Canoe Kimbell Lake and the tupelo and bald cypress swamps that surround it. During winter, spring, and early summer, it is possible to canoe/kayak from Kimbell Lake to Parker Lake and to other smaller unnamed lakes located southeast of Kimbell Lake. In late summer and fall and during periods of drought, this may not be possible. The maze of interconnected lakes can be tricky to navigate. A compass or GPS is recommended for those who want to explore the more remote areas reachable from this site.

This site offers access to tupelo and bald cypress swamp. The trees are second growth and have not yet achieved the size of the original forest. (Large stumps give testimony to the size of the virgin forest.)

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McDuffie Landing, a 116-acre tract of land owned by the US Corps of Engineers, is currently open only for hunting and bird watching. The access roads of the old park make excellent “trails” for birding in river bottom hardwoods and pines. Please note that there is no access to the river for boating at this site. A written permit is required for entry. Permits are free of charge and may be obtained from US Army Corps of Engineers at either the Millers Ferry Resource Office or the Alabama River Lakes Site Office.

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The Monroe County Lake is a 94-acre man-made lake with an unpaved access road on its east and south sides. Upland loblolly pine forest surrounds the lake on three sides. A hardwood swamp extends north from the lake up its main tributary. The pines and undergrowth are productive at any season.

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Old Cahawba Archaeological Park is a gateway to natural wonders like rare wildflowers in the Black Belt prairie, leisurely canoeing on the lower Cahaba River and a diverse mix of habitats that make for fine birding. Nature has reclaimed much of Old Cahawba, the site of Alabama's state capital from 1820-1826, but historians and archaeologists from the Alabama Historical Commission are uncovering Cahawba's historic past to create a full-time interpretive park. The Visitor’s Center is an authentic 1850's Greek Revival Cottage located on the southeast corner of Beech and Capitol Streets. Inside, one can browse through the museum and view artifacts, photographs and treasures that reveal what life at Cahawba was like during its hey-day.

The park attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year, and research and restoration efforts are underway throughout the year. You can borrow bicycles at the visitor’s center and cruise around the flat town site, a great way to tour the large site.

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The Old Cahawba Prairie Preserve is a 3,000-acre tract of remnant blackland prairie, one of the remaining half dozen such areas in the entire Black Belt. The western portion of the parcel is almost five square miles of predominately native grassland, early emergent scrub and small trees. The topsoil is quite shallow and covers a deep layer of dark chalk-Selma chalk. This layer is too thin to support the root systems of a mature forest but well suited for native tallgrass, small trees (Eastern Red Cedar, Redbud and Hackberry) and scattered shrubs. The trails consist of old jeep trails that lead deep into the property. The hike in and out of this western part of the tract–the preserved prairie land–can be accomplished in a couple of hours.

The eastern portion of the tract includes several miles of the Cahaba River and Big Swamp Creek, where there is a canoe/float site. The Old Cahawba trail system is comprised of three trails with a combined length of 11.6 miles. To cover a substantial part of the preserve would require a full day. Visitors to the Old Cahawba Prairie tract can also access to the Cahaba River via a canoe launch at the nearby Cahaba River Bridge on AL-22. There is a canoe take out downriver at the Old Cahawba Archaeological Park.

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Old Lock 1 Park is a recreational area located at the site of the remains of Old Lock 1 on the Tombigbee River between Jackson and Coffeeville. The site was part of the Black Warrior-Tombigbee River System, which had 17 locks, with Lock 1 built in 1908 and in operation until 1960 when it was bypassed. Today, only the chambers of Lock 1 and Lock 17 are still visible above the waterline.

The Old Lock 1 Park facilities are located in an old pecan orchard with hardwood swamp on its south side. Most of the park’s acreage is contained within the core of an old meander north of the old lock and dam structures. Mature cottonwoods cover much of the meander core while willows and some small cypress occur at the water’s edge. Birding is excellent year-round, and spring and fall can bring a wide variety of migrants. The birding experience is enhanced by canoeing/kayaking the area behind the old dam, but check the water level before launching. During periods of low water, powerboat and even canoe and kayak access to this area may not be possible from the boat ramp; however, canoes and kayaks may be launched from the stairway on the east (upstream) side of the old lock structure.

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Old St. Stephens Historical Park is a state park dedicated to preserving the history of Alabama's Territorial Capital. St. Stephens was the eastern most city of the Mississippi Territory and a very important site during the settlement of the southwestern frontier. At its height, c. 1820, the town boasted between two and three thousand residents and 450 substantial buildings. Upon Mississippi gaining statehood in 1817, Alabama became its own territory and St. Stephens its capital. From here was the beginning of Alabama. After the capital was moved away, St. Stephens declined rapidly to a ghost town.

Today, the town site of historic Old St. Stephens is one of the greatest archaeological assets in the state of Alabama. Because the town was abandoned and remained virtually undisturbed for over 100 years, the area provides unprecedented glimpses into the lives of pioneer Alabamians in the early 1800s. The park features the remains of the original town, a 70-acre quarry lake, and over 15 miles of hiking and horseback riding trails. Accommodations include cabins, RV sites, and primitive camping. Visitors can explore the town's archaeological site, enjoy the sandy beach and fishing in the lake, and play disc golf on the 18-hole course.

For hours and information, call 251-247-2622 or visit https://oldststephens.net/.

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Parker Lake is a small lake located in Jackson, AL, that offers a peaceful and serene environment. Birding around the Parker Lake boat ramp can be productive, but a canoe or kayak is needed to fully enjoy this site. Paddling slowly through the twilight of the dense tupelo and bald cypress forest that lines the margins of the lake in spring and summer provides close-up views of birds.

During winter, spring, and early summer, it is possible to canoe/kayak from Parker Lake to Kimbell Lake and other smaller lakes. In late summer and fall and during periods of drought, this may not be possible. The maze of interconnected lakes can be tricky to navigate. A compass or GPS is recommended for those who want to explore the more remote areas reachable from this site.

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Paul M Grist State Park encompasses 1,080 acres of mature pine-oak forest with a healthy understory of shrubs and some native grasses. The hiking trail is a must-do as it passes through multiple habitats. Do not neglect the woods lining the entrance road: the mature trees constitute a terrific migrant trap in spring and fall and are a fine place to observe mixed-species feeding flocks in the winter months.

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Perry Lakes Park, the State Fish Hatcheries and Barton Beach Preserve is an 800-acre mosaic of habitats that offer a unique birding experience-old growth floodplain mixed hardwood bottomlands, four oxbow lakes, sandy swales of the Cahaba, cypress/tupelo gum swamp, man-made ponds (some drained and muddy), wet tangles of vines and 7 miles of trails. Along with these natural features, Perry Lakes Park has been enhanced with the addition of several structures contributed by the Rural Studio of Auburn University--the birding tower, covered bridge, pavilion and restrooms.

These very special structures have been designed and constructed by the Architectural students of the Rural Studio from Auburn University and feature recycled and repurposed materials. In particular, the birding tower, 100 feet in height, is an abandoned fire tower that was donated by the Alabama Forestry Commission and moved to the Park to provide birders with eye level views of canopy birds, a perspective of the cypress swamp, and a vista of miles of forest.

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Roland Cooper State Park is a lovely, wooded 236-acre lakeside park in rural Wilcox County, which gained its initial measure of fame as one of the state’s first Bald Eagle nesting sites in the Coastal Plain as the species began its comeback from the brink of extinction. After a two-hour visit to Roland Cooper, take the scenic ferry ride across the River to visit Gee’s Bend, and then Chilatchee Park 15 minutes up the road. And don't miss nearby Millers Ferry Campground.

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The Service Campground (a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers facility) is located on the banks of Coffeeville Lake, the third largest lake on the Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway in Alabama, providing the birder with a wide angle view of the river and all-age mixed woodlands at hand. Coffeeville Lock and Dam is no longer open to the public, but there is access to the Tombigbee River at Service Park less than a mile away. A couple of hours should be sufficient to survey the park.

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Shell Creek Park and East Bank Park (also known as Millers Ferry Campground) are located on opposite sides of the Dannelly Reservoir along a deep, wide stretch of the Alabama River. Shell Creek Park features a particularly nice entrance road bounded on both sides by second-growth woods and scrub. Such extensive and accessible emergent woodlands are hard to come by on public lands in the Black Belt. Inside Shell Creek Park are more second-growth woodlands, a power trail, and a boat launch area. The shoreline by the boat launch offers an open view of the water.

These small public use areas can be covered well in two or three hours total. They make an excellent addition to a birding loop including stops at Roland Cooper State Park, Chilatchee Campground and Gee’s Bend. Taken together, these sites would make for a long, full day of birding along the Alabama River southwest of Selma.

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Silver Creek Park is a natural recreational area located in Clarke County, Alabama. The centerpiece of the park is Silver Creek, which winds through the scenic forested landscape. Silver Creek Park can be used as a put-in for a 2.4-mile paddle down to Claiborne Lake Dam Site East and Isaac Creek Campground (PWBT Site 10). Or, for those paddling from Haines Island or Bells Landing Parks (PWBT Sites 11 and 13), it can be used as a rest stop, overnight camp, or take-out.During periods of high water, especially in the early spring and after the passage of tropical storms, the primitive campground, boat ramp, and dock parking area may be flooded. Use the boat ramp on Silver Creek Road for river access during high water.

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Spillway Falls Park lies below the Demopolis Lock and Dam and affords one a bird's eye view of the broad spillway and extensive rocky shoals and shallows from its wide observation deck. The mixed all-age woodlands that the paved road passes through boast a solid array of resident songbirds. Flocks of spring and fall migrants can be quite numerous. The most interesting birds are found on and around the water. A spotting scope is helpful and almost necessary due to the distance from both the observation platform and the walkway along the bluff over the water to the shallows and shoals below.

Spillway Falls Park is a unique spot; a stop here should be included in any birding route through the Demopolis area. Allow at least 90 minutes to adequately survey the birdlife at the park.

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Staples Bridge (US Highway 84) is the take-out for the most popular paddle on the Sepulga River Canoe Trail. It is also the put-in for the 13.4-mile paddle to the Iron Bridge (PWBT site 17). The paddle to the Iron Bridge is long and without amenities or access. This trip is only for the adventuresome. Birding at Staples Bridge is minimal, so it’s only ideal for birding if you plan to launch a canoe and bird-watch along the Sepulga River. The primary function of this site is access to the riparian hardwood and pine forest that line the Sepulga River Canoe Trail.

Visit the site’s page on the Alabama Birding Trails website for more information about visiting, common birds at the site, cost & permits, directions, contact information and hours, safety tips, site accessibility and amenities, and more. Please be sure to check the birding site’s page before visiting, as some locations periodically close, and some charge fees or require permits.

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The Travis Bridge site is the northernmost put-in for the 29-mile-long Sepulga River Canoe Trail and the starting point for an 8-mile paddle down the Sepulga River to Staples Bridge on US Highway 84 (PWBT Site 16). Under normal conditions, this paddle is classified as “novice” with only one short stretch of class 1 whitewater. However, heavy rain upstream can make the trip more difficult. The steep limestone stream banks are covered with hardwoods and pines and this paddle provides an excellent opportunity for birders to get away from the noise of civilization and just enjoy the birds.

Visit the site’s page on the Alabama Birding Trails website for more information about visiting, common birds at the site, cost & permits, directions, contact information and hours, safety tips, site accessibility and amenities, and more. Please be sure to check the birding site’s page before visiting, as some locations periodically close, and some charge fees or require permits.

Trying to check in but having connectivity issues? Note the code on the Alabama Birding Trail sign to manually check in when you have service. Still having trouble? Contact Bandwango Support at support@bandwango.com or 1-888-921-5333.