Out in the field

Big Talbot Island State Park

Big Talbot Island State Park

Crane Island

Crane Island

Ralph Simmons State Forest

Ralph Simmons State Forest

Alligator Lake near Lake City, FL

Alligator Lake near Lake City, FL

Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia

Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia

Darien, Georgia

Christmas Bird Count

Christmas Bird Count - Annual Nationwide Event

Huguenot Memorial Park

Wildlight Trails in Yulee

Goffinsville Boat Ramp

Goffinsville Boat Ramp

Heritage River Road & Joe Carlucci Boat Ramp, plus Spoonbill Pond if time permits

Big Talbot Island State Park

Crane Island Park

Crane Island Park

Merritt Island

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (Carpool available)

Spoonbill Pond

Sweetwater Wetlands: Wednesday January 14 in Gainesville

2025 Christmas Bird Count

Christmas Bird Count: Saturday December 27 at Huguenot Memorial Park

Joe Carlucci Boat Ramp & Heritage River Road

Birders,It was a mild day without rain at Joe Carlucci Boat Ramp and Heritage River Road Wetlands. We observed over 30 species and at least 10 species of shorebirds.

Crane Island

We had a large turnout for our last scheduled trip of the season. Since I am not traveling this May, I may schedule another trip if I see reports of species we have not s…

Fort Clinch State Park

We enjoyed sunny skies but brisk temperatures and winds Saturday April 9th.Half of the birders were from our bird club joined by those who belong to Duval Audubon.

Ralph E. Simmons State Forest

Our trip to Ralph Simmons State Forest was well attended and the unique habitat produced different bird species. We observed over 30 species with the highlight being the…

Spoonbill Pond

We had a large turnout last Saturday for our trip to Spoonbill Pond. Unfortunately, one of our members, was struck by a vehicle walking in the crosswalk while warning lig…

Okefenokee Swamp

Several of you braved the cold and windy day yesterday at Okefenokee. In combination with Duval Audubon we had at least 15 birders that heard more species than were seen.

Christmas Bird Count 2021

Happy New Years to all you birders, Several of you participated in the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count that I conduct at Huguenot and Kinsley Plantation on December 2…

Egan’s Creek Greenway

Although the weather was windy and blustery on both Saturday and Sunday for our trips, we were able to see good number of species.

Heritage River Road Wetlands

We had a good trip with a good turnout and cooperative weather. Our eBird compilers had low 40s in terms of the number of species observed.

Crane Island

We enjoyed 50 species of birds on our Saturday trip to Crane Island. Samantha took these photos of Barn Swallows, Eastern Bluebird, Gray Catbird and crowd-pleasing Painte…

Fort Clinch State Park

Our trip to Ft. Clinch did not produce the hoped for wave of Warblers. We divided into 2 groups with one led by Laura Johannsen and the other by me.

Crooked River State Park

We had a great trip to Crooked River State Park. I am forwarding photos of birds taken by Mark Tomes observed on the trip.

Big Talbot Boat Ramp & Spoonbill Pond

Thanks for the strong turnout, the positive feedback and some great photos from Susan, Samantha and Ana.

Fort George Island

Birders,Thanks to all of you (more than 20) who came out on a cold and dreary day to see winter birds.

Christmas Bird Count 2020

Our Christmas bird count on Sunday Dec. 27, 2021 at Huguenot and Ft. George Island produced 58 species plus a potential rarity , a Dovekie. I submitted a rare bird report…

Huguenot Memorial Park

Thanks to all that came out for our field trip to Huguenot. We lost a few of you after hearing reports of a Right Whale and Calf at access 13 on Amelia Island.

Okefenokee Swamp

Many thanks to all of you who made this trip on a beautiful day in Georgia. Unfortunately, most of the birds decided to take the day off as well with only 25 species seen…

Nassau River Boat Ramps

Our field trip was well attended on a very pleasant weather day.

Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park

On both the scouting day and our scheduled field trip we had many Warblers migrating with larger numbers seen on the 6th.

Heritage River Road Wetlands

Although the weather was blustery with early rain showers and high winds with coastal flooding, we were able to observe hundreds of birds as the rain ceased upon our arri…

Crane Island

Hey Birders,If you want to get out of the house and take a walk with sunshine, please join us on our walks. This morning we started at the soccer fields and walked to Cra…

Egan’s Creek Greenway

A few of us gathered at Egan’s Greenway to check on late migrating birds. We had several warbler species: Common Yellowthroat, Blackpoll, and Orange-crowned.

Ralph E. Simmons State Forest

Hello Birders,Due to the concern about spreading the coronavirus, the March 28th field trip to Ralph Simmons State Forest will be cancelled.

Dee Dee Bartels Boat Ramp

A few of us met at Dee Dee Bartels on Saturday to view birds while state parks and beaches are closed. We kept our group to less than 10 and practiced social distancing.

Crooked River State Park

Thanks to all of you that joined us last Saturday at Crooked River State Park. The turnout was one of our largest to date and the location did not disappoint.

Egan’s Creek Greenway

Birders,There was a good turnout last Saturday on a very nice sunny day. Unfortunately, the Marsh sparrows were not cooperative at a high tide that was not high enough to…

Okefenokee Swamp

Birders,We had a good turnout with the combined folks from Duval Audubon. We had as many birders as species seen-33. A planned burn near the boardwalk suppressed the numb…

Spoonbill Pond

Photos from the club’s outing to Spoonbill Pond.

Hastings Stormwater Treatment Facility

Photos from the club’s outing to Hastings Stormwater Treatment Facility.

Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Photos from the club’s outing to Sweetwater Wetlands Park.