Birmingham Audubon Society

Join us as we prepare to welcome back Alabama’s version of the San Juan Capistrano swallows.  Purple Martins are among the earliest migrants to return to Alabama’s shores each spring (winter, really).  Scouts (adult birds) appear first and by the end of February they can be found around martin houses in the Birmingham area as they seek suitable housing for nesting. 

Eagle Scout Harrison Wiygul refurbished the martin houses at Oak Mountain State Park and, as the continuation of his project, he and his parent’s would like some help cleaning and preparing the martin houses in time for the return of the scouts. 

Plan to join us at 8:00 a.m. in the Alabama Wildlife Center at the park and we’ll strategize there as to the best way to tend to all the martin houses, which are located in a few separate places within the park.  Bring rubber gloves to protect your hands and scrub/utility brushes if you have one; we’ll be scrubbing the houses with a 10% bleach solution to disinfect them. 

Once we are done with this project, and if participants are interested, we can take a bird walk within the park. 

For more information contact Greg Harber, 251-2133 (home) or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it