The North Alabama Birding Trail is a wildlife trail that is a series of sites that have been chosen for their great birdwatching opportunities. The trail has 50 sites located in 13 counties in North Alabama.
The trail was funded by a US$280,000 federal matching grant with US$210,000 provided by the federal government and US$70,000 of matching funds from the chambers of commerce or convention and visitors bureaus of the 13 counties, the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Association, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and several corporate sponsors.[1] The trail was dedicated on September 30, 2005.[2]
Information below is presented in more detail in the North Alabama Birding Trail: Visitor Guide (and is the source material for table).
| Site number | Name | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mallard Fox Creek Wildlife Management Area - kiosk site | ||
| 2 | Wheeler Dam South Landing | ||
| 3 | Joe Wheeler State Park | ||
| 4 | Town Creek Marsh | ||
| 5 | Leighton Ponds | ||
| 6 | Wilson Dam Visitor Center - kiosk site | ||
| 7 | Wilson Dam Rockpile Recreation Area | ||
| 8 | Tennessee Valley Authority Reservation | ||
| 9 | Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge - kiosk site | ||
| 10 | Natchez Trace Parkway Rock Springs Nature Trail | ||
| 11 | Waterloo | ||
| 12 | Natchez Trace Parkway Colbert Ferry | ||
| 13 | Freedom Hills Wildlife Management Area Walking Trail | ||
| 14 | Bankhead National Forest - Central Firetower - Kiosk Site | ||
| 15 | Bankhead National Forest Sipsey Wilderness Trailhead | ||
| 16 | Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center | ||
| 17 | Decatur Hospitality Nature Park - Kiosk Site | ||
| 18 | BP-Amoco Environmental Trail | ||
| 19 | 3M Wildlife Area - Kiosk Site | ||
| 20 | Wheeler NWR - White Springs Dike | ||
| 21 | Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area | ||
| 22 | Round Island Recreation Area | ||
| 23 | Wheeler NWR - Arrowhead Landing | ||
| 24 | Wheeler NWR - Beaverdam Peninsula Tower | ||
| 25 | Wheeler NWR - Beaverdam Swamp Boardwalk | ||
| 26 | Wheeler NWR - Blackwell Swamp | ||
| 27 | Winfred Thomas Agricultural Research Station | ||
| 28 | Madison County Public Lake | ||
| 29 | Monte Sano State Park | ||
| 30 | Hays Nature Preserve | ||
| 31 | Wheeler NWR - Cave Springs | ||
| 32 | Hurricane Creek Park - Kiosk Site | ||
| 33 | Wheeler NWR - Dancy Bottoms Nature Trail | ||
| 34 | Lake Guntersville State Park, Town Creek and Drive - Kiosk Site | ||
| 35 | Guntersville Peninsula | ||
| 36 | Guntersville Dam South | ||
| 37 | Guntersville Dam North | ||
| 38 | Goose Pond Colony | ||
| 39 | North Sauty Creek WMA/Sauta Cave NWR | ||
| 40 | Roy B. Whitaker Paint Rock River Preserve - kiosk site | ||
| 41 | Skyline Wildlife Management Area | ||
| 42 | Mud Creek Wildlife Management Area | ||
| 43 | Stevenson Town Park | ||
| 44 | Russell Cave National Monument | ||
| 45 | Gorham's Bluff/Coon Gulf | ||
| 46 | DeKalb County Public Lake | ||
| 47 | DeSoto State Park - Azalea Cascade Trail | ||
| 48 | Little River Canyon National Preserve Drive | ||
| 49 | Buck's Pocket State Park, Morgan's Cove, and South Sauty Creek | ||
| 50 | Murphy Hill |