The North Alabama Birding Trail is a wildlife trail that is not really a "trail", but 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.
^"Frequently Asked Questions". North Alabama Birding Trail. Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
^Fleischauer, Eric (September 11, 2005). "Bird watchers chirping - North Alabama Trail provides beauty, lure to businesses". Decatur Daily. Retrieved 2006-10-29.
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The North Alabama Birding Trail is a wildlife trail that is not really a trail but 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 Contents 1 History 2 Sites 3 References 4 See alsoHistory editThe 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 Sites editMap this section s coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates 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 Coordinates1 Mallard Fox Creek Wildlife Management Area kiosk site 34 39 34 N 87 06 37 W 34 6594 N 87 1104 W 34 6594 87 1104 1 Mallard Fox Creek Wildlife Management Area 2 Wheeler Dam South Landing 34 47 38 N 87 23 14 W 34 7940 N 87 3872 W 34 7940 87 3872 2 Wheeler Dam South Landing 3 Joe Wheeler State Park 34 50 10 N 87 22 05 W 34 8360 N 87 3680 W 34 8360 87 3680 3 Joe Wheeler State Park 4 Town Creek Marsh 34 46 12 N 87 26 28 W 34 7700 N 87 4410 W 34 7700 87 4410 4 Town Creek Marsh 5 Leighton Ponds 34 43 23 N 87 28 37 W 34 7230 N 87 4770 W 34 7230 87 4770 5 Leighton Ponds 6 Wilson Dam Visitor Center kiosk site 34 47 36 N 87 37 55 W 34 7934 N 87 6320 W 34 7934 87 6320 6 Wilson Dam Visitor Center 7 Wilson Dam Rockpile Recreation Area 34 47 35 N 87 37 55 W 34 7930 N 87 6320 W 34 7930 87 6320 7 Wilson Dam Rockpile Recreation Area 8 Tennessee Valley Authority Reservation 34 46 49 N 87 39 17 W 34 7803 N 87 6546 W 34 7803 87 6546 8 Tennessee Valley Authority Reservation 9 Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge kiosk site 34 45 47 N 87 46 54 W 34 7630 N 87 7818 W 34 7630 87 7818 9 Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge 10 Natchez Trace Parkway Rock Springs Nature Trail 34 51 29 N 87 54 22 W 34 8580 N 87 9060 W 34 8580 87 9060 10 Natchez Trace Parkway Rock Springs Nature Trail 11 Waterloo 34 55 52 N 88 02 21 W 34 9310 N 88 0391 W 34 9310 88 0391 11 Waterloo 12 Natchez Trace Parkway Colbert Ferry 34 50 24 N 87 56 43 W 34 8400 N 87 9452 W 34 8400 87 9452 12 Natchez Trace Parkway Colbert Ferry 13 Freedom Hills Wildlife Management Area Walking Trail 34 38 53 N 87 59 25 W 34 6480 N 87 9902 W 34 6480 87 9902 13 Freedom Hills Wildlife Management Area Walking Trail 14 Bankhead National Forest Central Firetower Kiosk Site 34 20 43 N 87 20 21 W 34 3452 N 87 3393 W 34 3452 87 3393 14 Bankhead National Forest Central Firetower 15 Bankhead National Forest Sipsey Wilderness Trailhead 34 17 07 N 87 23 55 W 34 2854 N 87 3986 W 34 2854 87 3986 15 Bankhead National Forest Sipsey Wilderness Trailhead 16 Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center 34 32 53 N 86 57 02 W 34 5480 N 86 9505 W 34 5480 86 9505 16 Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center 17 Decatur Hospitality Nature Park Kiosk Site 34 37 40 N 86 57 29 W 34 6277 N 86 9580 W 34 6277 86 9580 17 Decatur Hospitality Nature Park 18 BP Amoco Environmental Trail 34 37 48 N 87 03 09 W 34 6300 N 87 0525 W 34 6300 87 0525 18 BP Amoco Environmental Trail 19 3M Wildlife Area Kiosk Site 34 37 58 N 87 03 06 W 34 6329 N 87 0516 W 34 6329 87 0516 19 3M Wildlife Area 20 Wheeler NWR White Springs Dike 34 37 44 N 87 57 07 W 34 6290 N 87 9520 W 34 6290 87 9520 20 Wheeler NWR White Springs Dike 21 Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area 34 40 41 N 87 00 12 W 34 6780 N 87 0033 W 34 6780 87 0033 21 Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area 22 Round Island Recreation Area 34 41 06 N 87 04 14 W 34 6850 N 87 0705 W 34 6850 87 0705 22 Round Island Recreation Area 23 Wheeler NWR Arrowhead Landing 34 36 18 N 86 53 32 W 34 6050 N 86 8922 W 34 6050 86 8922 23 Wheeler NWR Arrowhead Landing 24 Wheeler NWR Beaverdam Peninsula Tower 34 36 40 N 86 51 13 W 34 6110 N 86 8537 W 34 6110 86 8537 24 Wheeler NWR Beaverdam Peninsula Tower 25 Wheeler NWR Beaverdam Swamp Boardwalk 34 38 56 N 86 49 08 W 34 6490 N 86 8190 W 34 6490 86 8190 25 Wheeler NWR Beaverdam Swamp Boardwalk 26 Wheeler NWR Blackwell Swamp 34 34 37 N 86 46 56 W 34 5770 N 86 7822 W 34 5770 86 7822 26 Wheeler NWR Blackwell Swamp 27 Winfred Thomas Agricultural Research Station 34 54 09 N 86 33 35 W 34 9025 N 86 5596 W 34 9025 86 5596 27 Winfred Thomas Agricultural Research Station 28 Madison County Public Lake 34 48 41 N 86 23 38 W 34 8115 N 86 3940 W 34 8115 86 3940 28 Madison County Public Lake 29 Monte Sano State Park 34 44 49 N 86 30 37 W 34 7470 N 86 5104 W 34 7470 86 5104 29 Monte Sano State Park 30 Hays Nature Preserve 34 38 31 N 86 28 14 W 34 6420 N 86 4706 W 34 6420 86 4706 30 Hays Nature Preserve 31 Wheeler NWR Cave Springs 34 32 49 N 86 51 04 W 34 5470 N 86 8510 W 34 5470 86 8510 31 Wheeler NWR Cave Springs 32 Hurricane Creek Park Kiosk Site 34 17 10 N 86 53 42 W 34 2860 N 86 8950 W 34 2860 86 8950 32 Hurricane Creek Park 33 Wheeler NWR Dancy Bottoms Nature Trail 34 30 25 N 86 57 19 W 34 5070 N 86 9552 W 34 5070 86 9552 33 Wheeler NWR Dancy Bottoms Nature Trail 34 Lake Guntersville State Park Town Creek and Drive Kiosk Site 34 22 11 N 86 13 01 W 34 3697 N 86 2169 W 34 3697 86 2169 34 Lake Guntersville State Park Town Creek and Drive 35 Guntersville Peninsula 34 21 47 N 86 17 30 W 34 3630 N 86 2916 W 34 3630 86 2916 35 Guntersville Peninsula 36 Guntersville Dam South 34 25 30 N 86 23 35 W 34 4250 N 86 3930 W 34 4250 86 3930 36 Guntersville Dam South 37 Guntersville Dam North 34 25 30 N 86 23 35 W 34 4250 N 86 3930 W 34 4250 86 3930 37 Guntersville Dam North 38 Goose Pond Colony 34 34 27 N 86 04 51 W 34 5743 N 86 0807 W 34 5743 86 0807 38 Goose Pond Colony 39 North Sauty Creek WMA Sauta Cave NWR 34 37 08 N 86 07 52 W 34 6190 N 86 1312 W 34 6190 86 1312 39 North Sauty Creek WMA Sauta Cave NWR 40 Roy B Whitaker Paint Rock River Preserve kiosk site 34 40 21 N 86 19 42 W 34 6725 N 86 3282 W 34 6725 86 3282 40 Roy B Whitaker Paint Rock River Preserve 41 Skyline Wildlife Management Area 34 51 12 N 86 07 52 W 34 8534 N 86 1310 W 34 8534 86 1310 41 Skyline Wildlife Management Area 42 Mud Creek Wildlife Management Area 34 46 36 N 85 51 33 W 34 7768 N 85 8593 W 34 7768 85 8593 42 Mud Creek Wildlife Management Area 43 Stevenson Town Park 34 51 01 N 85 50 03 W 34 8502 N 85 8342 W 34 8502 85 8342 43 Stevenson Town Park 44 Russell Cave National Monument 34 58 37 N 85 48 20 W 34 9770 N 85 8056 W 34 9770 85 8056 44 Russell Cave National Monument 45 Gorham s Bluff Coon Gulf 34 44 06 N 85 50 05 W 34 7350 N 85 8347 W 34 7350 85 8347 45 Gorham s Bluff Coon Gulf 46 DeKalb County Public Lake 34 34 35 N 85 48 22 W 34 5764 N 85 8060 W 34 5764 85 8060 46 DeKalb County Public Lake 47 DeSoto State Park Azalea Cascade Trail 34 29 56 N 85 37 04 W 34 4990 N 85 6178 W 34 4990 85 6178 47 DeSoto State Park Azalea Cascade Trail 48 Little River Canyon National Preserve Drive 34 21 04 N 85 40 31 W 34 3510 N 85 6752 W 34 3510 85 6752 48 Little River Canyon National Preserve Drive 49 Buck s Pocket State Park Morgan s Cove and South Sauty Creek 34 27 53 N 86 05 30 W 34 4648 N 86 0918 W 34 4648 86 0918 49 Buck s Pocket State Park Morgan s Cove and South Sauty Creek 50 Murphy Hill 34 28 22 N 86 10 20 W 34 4729 N 86 1722 W 34 4729 86 1722 50 Murphy Hill References edit Frequently Asked Questions North Alabama Birding Trail Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Retrieved 2012 03 18 Fleischauer Eric September 11 2005 Bird watchers chirping North Alabama Trail provides beauty lure to businesses Decatur Daily Retrieved 2006 10 29 See also editNorth Alabama Birding Trail Alabama Birding Trail website nbsp This Alabama related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte 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