Joe Watts

Interests: Conservation, birds, tourism, trails, sustainability, web design, photography, food, community planning, cats, and pop culture (not in order).

[Alabama Trails Foundation @TrailsAlabama]

Monte Sano spans 2,140 acres, offering spectacular vistas from its summit, especially during fall when the leaves put on a vibrant display of color. In the spring, native azaleas bloom along the 20 miles of hiking trails & 14 miles of biking trails. @ALStateParks @Paul_DeMarco

[Alabama Trails Foundation @TrailsAlabama]

Alabama Trails Foundation Announces New Bridge to Enhance the Hiking Experience at Jogloma-Scott Lake in Talladega National Forest. https://t.co/XZok7TFNOI @InnovateAlabama @Paul_DeMarco

[Audubon Society @audubonsociety]

North America is home to nearly 3 billion fewer birds today compared to 1970. It's essential we do everything we can to protect the birds that bring us joy—that work can even begin right at home. Pledge to make your home and community more #BirdFriendly: https://t.co/pxk41rfZeK

[Audubon Society @audubonsociety]

The 15th annual Audubon Photography Awards winners were announced yesterday, featuring a wide diversity of bird life and behaviors, photographed by professional and amateurs alike. @Cecilia_stories gives us a closer look at some of the winning images. https://t.co/jbSdzgBOj9

[Joe Watts @joewatts]

@TweetHomeAla The place is packed with history, and it is also a FANTASTIC place to see birds, from sea birds to warblers. It probably has more rarities than anywhere else in Alabama!

[Sweet Home Alabama @TweetHomeAla]

Discover nature at Huntsville Botanical Gardens during Feathered February! Enjoy Tweetville, an interactive birding experience in the Children's Garden. Bring the whole family and explore the Lewis Birding Trail too! https://t.co/Ay86bcD2JO

[Joe Watts @joewatts]

Happy to have slipped out on the last day of the year to spot this female vermilion flycatcher. Saw it in the rain on Christmas Day, but the weather was much better yesterday! #yearofalbirding

[Joe Watts @joewatts]

This bird from Panama seems pretty serious. Amazing to watch him from a small boat in the Panama Canal!

[Kyle Whitmire @WarOnDumb]

This is Alabama's Katrina waiting to happen, a time bomb ticking.

Read: Alabama in billion-dollar showdown with EPA, by @dennispillion.

https://t.co/ake5kQQSOt

[Audubon Society @audubonsociety]

The Endangered Species Act has prevented 99% of the species under its care from going extinct. We need to allow this critical law to continue to protect wildlife for future generations, not undermine it. Urge Congress to stand up for this bedrock law. https://t.co/OXACQGB1Xs

[Joe Watts @joewatts]

@GraceSimms Such a bummer. I wish I had some ideas

[Joe Watts @joewatts]

@GraceSimms Is this Harrison Lake?

[Audubon Society @audubonsociety]

Pledge to stand with us as we call on building owners, managers, and homeowners to turn off excess lighting during migration season to prevent needless bird deaths and ensure that birds have a safe and #BirdFriendly passage: https://t.co/faEe0D3YJH

[Elizabeth Gray @DrElizabethGray]

Maintaining biodiversity in our grasslands is key to protecting our environment. We are grateful that these science-based protections will be safeguarded from removal. https://t.co/42hd5r0ggH

[Joe Watts @joewatts]

@KarimAlkhafaji Rusty margin flycatcher (which looks so much like both of those I would never have known)!

[Joe Watts @joewatts]

You don’t see these in Alabama! #panamabirding

[Joe Watts @joewatts]

Never seen monkeys in the wild before! #panama

[Audubon Society @audubonsociety]

Great news for migrating birds! One of the biggest developers and building managers in Raleigh is committed to making the city’s night skies safer for migrating birds, thanks to a new partnership with Wake Audubon. @AudubonNC https://t.co/yCWBsbDBZy

[USFWS Migratory Birds @USFWSBirds]

#BirdCast is predicting 331 million birds could be on the move tonight. To help prevent #BirdCollisions, make your windows #BirdSafe & #DimtheLights for our #LightsOutforBirdsChallenge throughout #Migration season💡📷BirdCast

[Sweet Home Alabama @TweetHomeAla]

It's the Year of Birding in #SweetHomeAlabama! The Alabama Birding Trails are located from the top to the bottom of the state. Take the time to enjoy the birding experence. https://t.co/jLfm7WHRTA