Learn the birds of Alabama
72 birds in 12 short units, from your backyard to Gulf beaches, Mobile Bay, piney woods and the Appalachian foothills. By sight, sound and story, with real photos and recordings.
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A few you’ll meet first
Northern CardinalPhoto: The Cosmonaut · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
Great EgretPhoto: William Harland · CC BY · iNaturalist 
Great Blue HeronPhoto: Basar · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
Turkey VulturePhoto: Seig · CC BY · iNaturalist
The course
Each unit is a small group of birds, easiest first, with look-alikes kept apart. Meet them, learn them by sight, sound and story, then finish with a Field test. The units get harder as you go.
Alabama Essentials
- Unit 1: Gentle startNorthern Cardinal, Mourning Dove, Eastern Bluebird, Northern Mockingbird, Brown Pelican and Laughing Gull
- Unit 2: Gentle startGreat Egret, Killdeer, Double-crested Cormorant, Carolina Wren, Mallard, Eastern Phoebe, House Finch and Blue Jay
- Unit 3: Gentle startGreat Blue Heron, American Robin, Canada Goose, Tufted Titmouse, Red-bellied Woodpecker and Red-winged Blackbird
- Unit 4: Building upTurkey Vulture, Downy Woodpecker, Osprey, Red-shouldered Hawk and Chipping Sparrow
- Unit 5: Building upCarolina Chickadee, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Bald Eagle, American Goldfinch, Brown Thrasher and Pine Warbler
- Unit 6: Building upHouse Sparrow, Red-tailed Hawk, Eastern Towhee, Red-headed Woodpecker and Yellow-rumped Warbler
Beyond the Basics
- Unit 7: SteadyBrown-headed Cowbird, Wild Turkey, White-breasted Nuthatch, Sandhill Crane, White-throated Sparrow, Pied-billed Grebe and Summer Tanager
- Unit 8: SteadyBrown-headed Nuthatch, American Coot, European Starling, Indigo Bunting, American White Pelican and Green Heron
- Unit 9: SteadyLittle Blue Heron, Cedar Waxwing, Common Grackle, Sanderling, Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Song Sparrow
- Unit 10: HardestWillet, Belted Kingfisher, White-eyed Vireo and Northern Flicker
- Unit 11: HardestAmerican Crow, Royal Tern, Eastern Kingbird, Black Vulture, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Barred Owl and Pileated Woodpecker
- Unit 12: HardestYellow-bellied Sapsucker, Ring-billed Gull, Barn Swallow, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Cooper’s Hawk and Dark-eyed Junco