last decade, sometimes numbering over 10. Over 200 species of birds have been identified here on the EBird Hotspot list. Wheeler NWR has eight sites on North Alabama Birding Trail, which is the most sites on the trail within any public land area. Annual events March: Federal Junior Duck Stamp Contest. May: Youth Fishing Rodeo, FAWN Festival. Summer: Wheeler Day Camps. August: United Way's Day of Caring Fishing Rodeo. October: Wet and Wild Festival, Southern Wildlife Festival. See also List of National Wildlife Refuges References External links Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge homepage FWS profile of Wheeler NWR Recreation.gov overview Tennessee River Decatur, Alabama Decatur metropolitan area, Alabama Huntsville-Decatur, AL Combined Statistical Area Protected areas of Limestone County, Alabama Protected areas of Madison County, Alabama Protected areas of Morgan County, Alabama National Wildlife Refuges in Alabama Nature centers in Alabama Wetlands of Alabama Landforms of Limestone County, Alabama Landforms of Madison County, Alabama Landforms of Morgan County, Alabama 1938 establishments in Alabama Protected areas established in 1938