Just a short drive from central Georgia, the backwaters of the Tennessee River in northeast Morgan County, Alabama are worth the visit. Hidden from the untrained eye by the lush hardwood forest, the birds passing through Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge on their migration home join a mixed tune of breeding birds building nests to hatch their young. Steiner 8x30 Safari Binocular

Cardinals, blue jays, blue gray gnatcatchers, Carolina chickadees, American redstarts and prothonotary warblers join in as a great blue heron stands quietly and searches for food in the crystal-clear water of Charest Creek. The morning scene is a birdwatcher’s dream, or least that’s the hope of organizers for the upcoming North Alabama Birding Festival. They have a dozen new canoes and kayaks to offer a special watery field trip May 6.

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