Where are the snowbirds? Coronavirus, hurricane make difficult winter season for Alabama beaches Updated Jan 17, 2021; Posted Jan 17, 2021 Snowbird activity before COVID-19: Snowbirds pack the parking lot of the Erie Myer Adult Activity Center in Gulf Shores to benefit local fire departments. The brat fest, and other community fundraisers, have been canceled this year over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. (file photo). Facebook Share Nancy and Jeff Poferl consider themselves on the “younger side” of their Minnesota snowbird flock. They say they are “relatively healthy” and aren’t overly concerned about traveling during the COVID-19 pandemic. But before they headed south to the Alabama coast this month from their home in the St. Paul suburb of White Bear Lake, their family members had some questions.