Birmingham Audubon Expansion In Mobile Is For The Birds

By Erin Harney

The Birmingham Audubon spread its wings recently and opened a second office in Mobile, to increase support for Alabama’s coastal bird populations through a program called the Alabama Coastal Bird Stewardship Program (ALCBSP).

The program was proposed in 2014 by Birmingham Audubon Executive Director Suzanne Langley, with the critical input of similar Audubon programs in the Gulf, coastal Alabama academics and scientists, state and federal professionals, and Birmingham Audubon board members.

“The ALCBSP is a combination of two programs – the Audubon Coastal Bird Survey and Beach Nesting Bird Stewardship,” said Mozart Dedeaux, the new Coastal Programs coordinator. “The objective for both areas is to help our coastal bird populations by monitoring, collecting data and stewarding bird colonies along Alabama’s dynamic coastlines and island habitats.”“The proposal was selected by the Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council and approved by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for funding to address the impact of the (2010) oil spill on species that rely on the Alabama shoreline for food, shelter and a location to breed,” Langley said. “We worked with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to staff and open the office in Mobile.”

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