Bracelets for Birds

Watch as the original snowbirds stop off to check their flight gear in preparation for their migration to the southern hemisphere.

Each year thousands of neo-tropical migratory birds stop on the Alabama coast to gear up for their annual trek to more temperate climates. The Hummer/Bird Study Group (HBSG) conducts a bird banding at Fort Morgan State Park. Birds are captured, measured, banded and released in order to monitor population and study the effects of weather upon migration patterns. Visit Fort Morgan any morning between October 10 and 22. You may even get the chance to hold, adopt and release a bird before it begins its long journey across the Gulf of Mexico.

The Alabama Gulf Coast is a nature lover's paradise. Make a landing at Nature & Trailsfor a list of all the great ways to get in touch with your wild side. And while you're here, be sure to explore the Alabama Coastal Birding Trail, a series of wildlife areas offering an astounding array of avian adventures.

(from the Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitor's Bureau)