Birders looking to spy any of the hundreds of avian variations that call the habitats of Wind Creek State Park home have an additional resource in the form of a new informational panel unveiled Thursday.
The panel highlights the park as a major area within the Piedmont Plateau Birding Trail and the Alabama Birding Trails systems.
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