Bayou La Batre Ponds
Alabama · Southeast
About This Location
Bayou La Batre Ponds is a productive birding destination in Alabama, with 210 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Wood Duck, Blue-winged Teal, and Northern Shoveler among many others. Mild winters attract waterfowl and sparrows, while spring and fall migration bring neotropical songbirds.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Red-tailed Hawk (Krider's)
Buteo jamaicensis
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Henslow's Sparrow
Centronyx henslowii
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Wilson's Plover
Anarhynchus wilsonia
Sandhill Crane (Mississippi)
Antigone canadensis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Wood Duck
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Mourning Dove
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
American Kestrel
Carolina Chickadee
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Northern Cardinal
Blue-winged Teal
Gadwall
Birding Tips
- 1
Listen for vocalizations to locate canopy-dwelling warblers and vireos.
- 2
Check forest edges and clearings for flycatchers and thrushes.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.