Organizations
Alabama Ornithological Society - This state organization meets in the winter, spring, and fall each year. The spring and fall meetings are always held on Dauphin Island. The winter meeting, located at various venues around Alabama, is always held beginning on the fourth Friday of January; the spring meeting always begins on the third Friday of April; and the fall meeting always starts on the second Friday of October.
North Alabama Birdwatchers Society - This group plans birding trips and welcomes anyone to join them.
American Birding Association's Code of Birding Ethics