Birmingham Audubon Society

Caves and Cave Life ~ All about Alabama's Underground Wonders

David Frings, Director of the Oak Mountain Interpretive Center, Guest Speaker
Sunday, February 21st, 2:00 p.m.

Alabama is blessed with a plethora of caves, especially in the northern portion of the state, and so it is no surprise that a variety of animals have adapted to life in these environments. 

While Alabamians readily enjoy the species diversity Alabama has to offer, many unique animals found underground in the state’s many caves are unfamiliar to most people. Several rare and endangered species are found nowhere else on earth. A special exhibit at the Interpretive Center will help you to appreciate these animals and their adaptations!  

We will gather for refreshments prior to the program, in the front Observation Room at the Alabama Wildlife Center.  After refreshments and some social time together, we will move to the Oak Mountain Interpretive Center for the afternoon’s program.  Door prizes will be awarded but you must register and be present in order to win.  The programs are free but park admission is $3.00 per person

Return of the Spring Migrants ~ Catching the Yucatan Express!

Greg Harber, Guest Speaker
Sunday, March 28th, 2:00 p.m.

Zzeeeee-up!  Sweet-sweet-sweet!  Can't you hear them now, the Northern Parula and Prothonotary Warbler calling to you from the canopy or the swampy, deep woods?  They and many of their friends are beckoning your name. 

Everyone is invited to join us on March 28 for our Audubon Teaches Nature seminar series. Greg Harber will be our featured speaker and his topic is a favorite among many of our BAS members:  Spring Migration!  Even as you read this, myriad warblers, tanagers and vireos are coursing through the canopies of the forests of South and Central America, guided ever northward as instinct dictates their return to summer breeding territories in North America. 

Spring is an exciting time of the year. The short days of winter finally lengthen into the warmer days of springtime, leaves begin to emerge on trees that have been bare all through the winter, waterfowl begin to return north and neotropical migrants soon replace them in the fresh spring landscape.  Soon bird song fills the air, adding another exciting dimension to the outdoor experience.  You will learn which species to expect to see first, and which are the stragglers bringing up the rear, which species are just passing through our area and which will stay to breed here. 

Door prizes will be awarded but you must register to be eligible.  Park admission is $3.00 but the program is free. 

The Confederate Daisy in Alabama

David Frings, Director of the Oak Mountain Interpretive Center, Guest Speaker
Sunday, April 11th, 2:00 p.m.

Granite outcrops may not offer much to the eye of the beholder, but their unique environments have been exploited by several hardy species. The Confederate Daisy is one such plant that has learned to adapt to the harsh conditions. This plant grows in a few select places in Alabama, including Oak Mountain State Park.

Swamp Life at Ebenezer

Mike Hardig, University of Montevallo, Guest Speaker
Sunday, May 23rd, 2:00 p.m.

Ebenezer Swamp is a typical hardwood swamp familiar to many Birmingham area birders. A boardwalk through the heart of the swamp offers great views of the community and its myriad inhabitants, including a rich va­riety of bird life. The University of Montevallo's Ebenezer Swamp Ecological Preserve's goal is to focus greater re­search on wetland ecology and to increase educational op­portunities for area high school and middle school students.

Programs held at the
Alabama Wildlife Center and the
Oak Mountain Interpretive Center

~ Featuring ~

• Apple cider, punch and cookies. The cider will be hot and ready by 1:30 so come early to enjoy the refreshments and the birds!
• Your questions answered (please note: as far as we are concerned, there are no dumb questions!)
• Wildlife report by Sandra Allinson, Education Director of the Alabama Wildlife Center.
• Friends of Oak Mountain news.
• Interpretive Center updates.
• Alabama's foremost authorities on birding and nature.
• Fabulous door prizes!
• Informal Nature Walk after each program. Be sure to bring your binoculars and field guides for a seasonal look at the birds and critters of Oak Mountain S. P.

Sponsored by the Alabama Wildlife Center, Birmingham Audubon Society, Friends of Oak Mountain and the Oak Mountain Interpretive Center.

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