Flock to the River Valley For millions of years, the Tennessee

Flock to the River Valley River has cut its way through the Cum-
North Alabama
Birding Trail North Alabama berland Plateau, carving the Tennes-
see Valley, one of the most diverse and
beautiful landscapes in the south. Dense
For more information: (866) 238-4748,
(866) 23VISIT, www.northalabamabirdingtrail.com
Birding Trail woodlands and rich waters originally
attracted prehistoric peoples and started
Look for corresponding letter on map for the nearest local tourist infor-
A the long history of the area as a com-
mation center. For complimentary Visitor Guide with detailed birding and site
mercial and cultural crossroads. Civil War
information, contact the local tourist information center or ADCNR.
battles, engineering breakthroughs, and Bald Eagle/Walt Burch
A North Alabama Tourism Association G Florence/Lauderdale Tourism
25062 North St. One Hightower Place trading links throughout the Mississippi
Mooresville, AL 35649 Florence, AL 35630
(866) 23VISIT (84748) Phone: (256) 740-4141 Basin have all contributed to a cultural Scissor-tailed Flycatcher/Cornell Lab of
www.northalabama.org (888) 356-8687
Fax: (256) 740-4142 richness which is complemented by a
Landscapes in the Ornithology, Greg W. Lasley

B Athens/Limestone County www.flo-tour.org

Chamber of Commerce
101 Beaty St., PO Box 150 H Greater Jackson County
diversity of birds and other wildlife. region range from
Athens, AL 35612
Phone: (256) 232-2600
Chamber of Commerce
407 E. Willow Street, PO Box 973 Tupelo Swamps to
Fax: (256) 232-2609 Scottsboro, AL 35768
www.tourathens.com Phone: (256) 259-5500
(800) 259-5508
As the habitats vary through the valley, blazing fields of
C Colbert County Tourism & Fax: (256) 259-4447 so do the seasons. Spring is heralded by
Convention Bureau
719 US Hwy 72 West, PO Box 740425
www.jacksoncountychamber.com wildflowers, and
the return of neotropical songbirds that
Tuscumbia, AL 35674
Phone: (256) 383-0783, (800) 344-0783
I Huntsville/Madison County
Convention & Visitors Bureau
utilize the forested hilltops as rest stops
towering forests of
Fax: (256) 383-2080 500 Church Street, Suite 1
www.colbertcountytourism.org Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone: (256) 551-2230 on their journey northward. Summer is oak and hickory to
D Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce (800) space-4-U
301 2nd Ave. SW, PO Box 1104
Cullman, AL 35056
Fax: (256) 551-2324
www.huntsville.org
filled with breeding woodland species vast sheets of open
Phone: (256) 734-0454, (800) 313-5114
Fax: (256) 737-7443 J Lawrence County Chamber
such as flashy Pileated and Red-headed water replete with
www.visitcullman.org of Commerce Snow Geese/USFWS, Gary M. Stolz
12001 AL Hwy 157, PO Box 325
woodpeckers, boisterous Great-crested loafing waterfowl.
E Decatur/Morgan County Convention & Moulton, AL 35650
Visitors Bureau Phone: (256) 974-1658 Flycatchers and Carolina Wrens, and
719 6th Ave. SE, PO Box 2349 Fax: (256) 974-2400
Decatur, AL 35601 www.lawrencealabama.com skulking Kentucky and Swainson’s war-
Phone: (256) 350-2028, (800) 524-6181
Fax: (256) 350-2054 K Marshall County Convention blers. In the fall months, migrant water-
www.decaturcvb.org & Visitors Bureau
200 Gunter Ave.
F DeKalb County Tourist Association PO Box 711
fowl, Sandhill Cranes, and a variety of
1503 Glenn Blvd. SW, PO Box 681165 Guntersville, AL 35976
Fort Payne, AL 35968 Phone: (256) 582-7015 raptors return to spend the winter in the
Phone: (256) 845-3957, (888) 805-4740 (800) 582-6282
Fax: (256) 845-3946 Fax: (256) 582-3682 valley or at least pass through on their
www.tourdekalb.com www.marshallcountycvb.com
way farther south. Once winter’s chill
Alabama Division of Wildlife
and Freshwater Fisheries is in the air, large roosts of Bald Eagles
Alabama Department of
Conservation and form and can be found with abundant
Natural Resources
64 North Union Street
waterfowl and gulls.
Montgomery, AL 36130
www.outdooralabama.com
Birding opportunities in North Alabama
The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age,
gender, national origin or disability in its hiring or employment practices nor in admission to, access to, or operations of
its programs, services or activities. Funding for this project has been provided in part from the Tennessee Valley Author-
Visitor Map compliment other outdoor recreational
Guntersville State Park/Teaming with
Wildlife

ity, a federal agency. Information on the equal opportunity obligations imposed as a result of such funding may be ob-
tained at http://www. tva.com/moreinfo/ndnotice.pdf. This document is available in alternative formats upon request. activities including hiking, boating, fish-
Great Blue Heron/Walt Burch
ing, and caving.
(Cover photo: Belted Kingfisher/Alan Murphy)
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