Directions: From the intersection of US Hwy 72 and AL Hwy 279 in south Scottsboro, AL, head southeast on Hwy 279 (it will become Hwy 79 south) for 3.2 miles to Ed Hembree Drive. Turn left at Goose Pond Drive and the Goose Pond Colony sign. Follow the GPC signs 1.5 miles to the amphitheater. Park in the parking lot just south of the amphitheater.

Description: Goose Pond Colony is a public recreational development, built on a peninsula on the northern side of Guntersville Lake south of Scottsboro. This location makes for some excellent birding especially during the winter. Stop at one of the numerous viewing points to search the rafts of waterfowl for Common Goldeneye, Hooded Mergansers, and Canvasback. At times, loons, grebes, and cormorants can be seen on the water, and a Bald Eagle may drop by for a meal now and again. Explore the nature trails in the area to see some of the numerous migrant and nesting songbirds ranging from Indigo Buntings to Eastern Kingbirds.