Alabama’s Black Belt Birding Festival kicks off August 2

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WIAT ) — Happening Aug. 2 to 4, the fourth annual Black Belt Birding Festival will take wing throughout Alabama.

Highlighting the birds, history and heritage of Alabama’s Black Belt region, the festival offers many opportunities to birdwatch with others and enjoy the natural environment.

In total, 18 different events are planned within the three-day event. Scheduled plans may be changed or canceled in the case of inclement weather. Attendees must fill out a registration and liability waiver before an event, which can be found by clicking here.

EVENTS

KICK-OFF PARTY AND VENDOR EXPO
Aug. 2, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Happening at Greensboro’s Project Horseshoe Farm, a free kick-off party will be held to celebrate the start of the festival featuring live Blues music by artists, archivists and founders of the Alabama Blues Project and a vendor expo.

MORNING EVENTS

• PERRY LAKES PARK, MARION
  • Aug. 3, 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Cost: $30
• PAYNE LAKE RECREATION AREA, MOUNDVILLE
  • Aug. 3, 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Cost: $30
• OLD CAHAWBA ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK, ORRVILLE
  • Aug. 3, 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Cost: $35
• M. BARNETT LAWLEY FOREVER WILD FIELD TRIAL AREA, GREENSBORO
  • Aug. 3, 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Cost: $30
• SELMA: BIRD WALK ON THE HISTORIC EDMUND PETTUS BRIDGE
  • Aug. 3, 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Cost: $30
• SUMTER FARM MORNING BIRDING TOUR , GEIGER
  • Aug. 3, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Cost: $30
• DRIVING TOUR: SIGNATURE BLACK BELT BIRDS (Greensboro Opera House)
  • Aug. 3, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Cost: $30
• SELMA: BIRD WALK IN HISTORIC OLD LIVE OAK CEMETERY
  • Aug. 3, 8:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Cost $30
• THE JOE FARM, NEWBERN
  • Aug. 3, 10 a.m. to noon. Cost: $40
• SUMTER FARM BIRDS AND WILDFLOWERS WALL, GEIGER
  • Aug. 4, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Cost: $30

AFTERNOON EVENTS

• BIRDS OF PREY WITH ALABAMA WILDLIFE CENTER (Alabama Audubon’s Greensboro office )
  • Aug. 3, 1:30 p.m. to 2:20 p.m.
• KEYNOTE ADDRESS: DR. DWAYNE ESTES (Greensboro Opera House)
  • Aug. 3, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Cost: $15

EVENING EVENTS

• PRAIRIE RESTORATION AT CONTENTMENT, GREENSBORO
  • Aug. 3, 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Cost: $30
• BARTON’S BEACH AND ENDANGERED SPECIES TOUR, MARION
  • Aug. 3, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Cost: $30
• RED-COCKADED WOODPECKERS & LONGLEAF PINE FIRE ECOLOGY, MOUNDVILLE
  • Aug. 3, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Cost: $30
• SUMTER FARM PRAIRIE RESTORATION TOUR, GEIGER
  • Aug. 3, 4:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Cost: $30
• OWL PROWL AT SUMTER FARM, GEIGER
  • Aug. 3, 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Cost: $30

For more information, click here to visit the full schedule on the Alabama Audubon’s website.

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