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Bird Reports by Rex Rowan Archives

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Upcoming Events

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Dec 12 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

Location map Sweetwater Wetlands Park is on the south side of Gainesville, 3/4 mile east of the intersection of SW 13th Street/US 441 and Williston Road. Look for the sign on the south side of the road. We’ll meet … Continue reading →

all-day Christmas Bird Count

Christmas Bird Count

Dec 16 all-day

Contact Andy Kratter (kratter@flmnh.ufl.edu; 352-226-2462) or Bob Carroll (gatorbob23@yahoo.com; 352-281-3616) if you’re interested in participating in this all-day event. Please sign up early. Difficulty: 3 (may involve elevation change, uneven terrain, and/or walking distances greater than two miles).

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Dec 19 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

Location map Sweetwater Wetlands Park is on the south side of Gainesville, 3/4 mile east of the intersection of SW 13th Street/US 441 and Williston Road. Look for the sign on the south side of the road. We’ll meet … Continue reading →

9:00 am Zen Birding @ Possum Creek Park

Zen Birding @ Possum Creek Park

Dec 23 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am

Location map. Starting September 23rd. Held every 4th Sunday of the month at Possum Creek Park from 9:00-10:30am. Zen birding is a combination of yoga, meditation, birding, and hiking. Please contact Christina Opett at (585) 507-1567 for more … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Dec 26 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

Location map Sweetwater Wetlands Park is on the south side of Gainesville, 3/4 mile east of the intersection of SW 13th Street/US 441 and Williston Road. Look for the sign on the south side of the road. We’ll meet … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Jan 2 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

Location map Sweetwater Wetlands Park is on the south side of Gainesville, 3/4 mile east of the intersection of SW 13th Street/US 441 and Williston Road. Look for the sign on the south side of the road. We’ll meet … Continue reading →

all-day St. Marks NWR (sign-up required)

St. Marks NWR (sign-up required)

Jan 5 – Jan 6 all-day

Location map Meet John Hintermister at the St. Marks visitor center on Saturday at 8 a.m. for a trip to one of Florida’s premier winter birding spots. Expect a large number and wide variety of birds. Bring a lunch. … Continue reading →

9:00 am Family Birding at Paynes Prairie...

Family Birding at Paynes Prairie...

Jan 5 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Register for this kid oriented event through the Friends of Paynes Prairie website by following this link. Location map We welcome you the first Saturday of each month October through April, to join us for a hike on … Continue reading →

4:15 pm Birds and Brew @ First Magnitude Brewery 1220 SE Veitch Street

Birds and Brew @ First Magnitude Brewery 1220 SE Veitch Street

Jan 6 @ 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm

Location map Meet at First Magnitude Brewery (1220 SE Veitch Street) for a stroll to Depot Park to look for birds, and return to First Mag for a cold brew and good conversation. Birds and Brew is a monthly event … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Jan 9 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

Location map Sweetwater Wetlands Park is on the south side of Gainesville, 3/4 mile east of the intersection of SW 13th Street/US 441 and Williston Road. Look for the sign on the south side of the road. We’ll meet … Continue reading →

6:30 pm “Birds Are Badass”: An Evening o... @ Cypress and Grove Brewing

“Birds Are Badass”: An Evening o... @ Cypress and Grove Brewing

Jan 10 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Location map Join Alachua Audubon and Guts and Glory GNV on Thursday, January 10, at 6:30 pm at Cypress and Grove Brewing, 1001 NW 4th St, Gainesville, for a memorable evening of great stories about the joys and traumas … Continue reading →

8:00 am Prairie Creek Lodge

Prairie Creek Lodge

Jan 12 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Location map Meet trip leader Chris Burney at Powers Park on Hawthorne Rd. to carpool to the Alachua Conservation Trust’s 500-acre Prairie Creek Preserve. The Preserve encompasses a variety of uplands and lowlands, and we’ll sample several of them … Continue reading →

7:00 pm Birding Alaska @ Millhopper Library

Birding Alaska @ Millhopper Library

Jan 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Location map Alaska is a destination of unparalleled scenery and exciting birds and wildlife. Anne Casella will give a presentation based on her 12-day birding trip to Nome, Denali and Seward in June 2018. Social Time 6:30, program … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Jan 16 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

Location map Sweetwater Wetlands Park is on the south side of Gainesville, 3/4 mile east of the intersection of SW 13th Street/US 441 and Williston Road. Look for the sign on the south side of the road. We’ll meet … Continue reading →

8:00 am Camps Canal / Cones Dike Trail

Camps Canal / Cones Dike Trail

Jan 19 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Location map Meet trip leader Mike Manetz at Powers Park to carpool to the Camps Canal gate, where parking is limited. Although the gate is usually locked, Paynes Prairie has agreed to give Alachua Audubon access from Camps Canal … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Jan 23 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

Location map Sweetwater Wetlands Park is on the south side of Gainesville, 3/4 mile east of the intersection of SW 13th Street/US 441 and Williston Road. Look for the sign on the south side of the road. We’ll meet … Continue reading →

8:00 am Newnans Lake State Forest – West...

Newnans Lake State Forest – West...

Jan 26 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Location map Meet trip leader Rex Rowan in the parking corral for the West Trail on State Road 26 one mile north of the junction with County Road 329B. The 182-acre field on this property produced 13 species of … Continue reading →

9:00 am Zen Birding @ Possum Creek Park

Zen Birding @ Possum Creek Park

Jan 27 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am

Location map. Starting September 23rd. Held every 4th Sunday of the month at Possum Creek Park from 9:00-10:30am. Zen birding is a combination of yoga, meditation, birding, and hiking. Please contact Christina Opett at (585) 507-1567 for more … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Jan 30 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

Location map Sweetwater Wetlands Park is on the south side of Gainesville, 3/4 mile east of the intersection of SW 13th Street/US 441 and Williston Road. Look for the sign on the south side of the road. We’ll meet … Continue reading →

7:00 pm Planting for Life: How to Make y... @ Millhopper Library

Planting for Life: How to Make y... @ Millhopper Library

Jan 30 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Location map By starting with planting the wrong plants in the wrong place, Ann Wiley learned well what it takes to create a safe living space for songbirds. Learn beautiful and effective landscaping principals that contribute to the survival … Continue reading →

8:00 am Orange Lake (bring your own cano...

Orange Lake (bring your own cano...

Feb 2 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Location map Meet trip leader Matt Bruce at Heagy Burry Park in the town of Orange Lake. From Gainesville, head south on US-441 to the Alachua/Marion county line. From the county line continue on 441 another 4.5 miles and … Continue reading →

9:00 am Family Birding at Paynes Prairie...

Family Birding at Paynes Prairie...

Feb 2 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Register for this kid oriented event through the Friends of Paynes Prairie website by following this link. Location map We welcome you the first Saturday of each month October through April, to join us for a hike on … Continue reading →

4:45 pm Birds and Brew @ First Magnitude Brewery 1220 SE Veitch Street

Birds and Brew @ First Magnitude Brewery 1220 SE Veitch Street

Feb 3 @ 4:45 pm – 6:00 pm

Location map Meet at First Magnitude Brewery (1220 SE Veitch Street) for a stroll to Depot Park to look for birds, and return to First Mag for a cold brew and good conversation. Birds and Brew is a monthly event … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Feb 6 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

Location map Sweetwater Wetlands Park is on the south side of Gainesville, 3/4 mile east of the intersection of SW 13th Street/US 441 and Williston Road. Look for the sign on the south side of the road. We’ll meet … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Feb 13 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

Location map Sweetwater Wetlands Park is on the south side of Gainesville, 3/4 mile east of the intersection of SW 13th Street/US 441 and Williston Road. Look for the sign on the south side of the road. We’ll meet … Continue reading →

7:30 am Emeralda Marsh Conservation Area

Emeralda Marsh Conservation Area

Feb 17 @ 7:30 am – 11:30 am

Location map Meet trip leader Bubba Scales in the Publix parking lot at SW 34th St. and Williston Rd. to carpool. The 6,577-acre Emeralda Marsh in northern Lake County, at the headwaters of the Ocklawaha River, is a National … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Feb 20 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

Location map Sweetwater Wetlands Park is on the south side of Gainesville, 3/4 mile east of the intersection of SW 13th Street/US 441 and Williston Road. Look for the sign on the south side of the road. We’ll meet … Continue reading →

9:00 am Zen Birding @ Possum Creek Park

Zen Birding @ Possum Creek Park

Feb 24 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am

Location map. Starting September 23rd. Held every 4th Sunday of the month at Possum Creek Park from 9:00-10:30am. Zen birding is a combination of yoga, meditation, birding, and hiking. Please contact Christina Opett at (585) 507-1567 for more … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Feb 27 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

Location map Sweetwater Wetlands Park is on the south side of Gainesville, 3/4 mile east of the intersection of SW 13th Street/US 441 and Williston Road. Look for the sign on the south side of the road. We’ll meet … Continue reading →

9:00 am Family Birding at Paynes Prairie...

Family Birding at Paynes Prairie...

Mar 2 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Register for this kid oriented event through the Friends of Paynes Prairie website by following this link. Location map We welcome you the first Saturday of each month October through April, to join us for a hike on … Continue reading →

8:00 am Morningside Nature Center (CLEP*)

Morningside Nature Center (CLEP*)

Mar 3 @ 8:00 am – 11:00 am

Location map Meet trip leader Geoff Parks in the MNC parking lot for a visit to one of Gainesville’s premier nature parks featuring over six miles of trails through sandhills, flatwoods, cypress domes, and beautifully-restored native longleaf pine and … Continue reading →

4:45 pm Birds and Brew @ First Magnitude Brewery 1220 SE Veitch Street

Birds and Brew @ First Magnitude Brewery 1220 SE Veitch Street

Mar 3 @ 4:45 pm – 6:00 pm

Location map Meet at First Magnitude Brewery (1220 SE Veitch Street) for a stroll to Depot Park to look for birds, and return to First Mag for a cold brew and good conversation. Birds and Brew is a monthly event … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Mar 6 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

Location map Sweetwater Wetlands Park is on the south side of Gainesville, 3/4 mile east of the intersection of SW 13th Street/US 441 and Williston Road. Look for the sign on the south side of the road. We’ll meet … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Mar 13 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

Location map Sweetwater Wetlands Park is on the south side of Gainesville, 3/4 mile east of the intersection of SW 13th Street/US 441 and Williston Road. Look for the sign on the south side of the road. We’ll meet … Continue reading →

8:00 am Paynes Prairie Main Entrance

Paynes Prairie Main Entrance

Mar 16 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Location map Meet trip leader Felicia Lee at the parking area beside the ranger/pay station at the park entrance off US-441 just north of Micanopy. The woods should be green with new leaves, spring wildflowers should be blooming, and … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Mar 20 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

Location map Sweetwater Wetlands Park is on the south side of Gainesville, 3/4 mile east of the intersection of SW 13th Street/US 441 and Williston Road. Look for the sign on the south side of the road. We’ll meet … Continue reading →

8:00 am Mill Creek Preserve (CLEP*)

Mill Creek Preserve (CLEP*)

Mar 23 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Location map In 2002 the Alachua County Forever program made its first conservation land purchase, the Mill Creek Preserve, 1,190 acres of deep hardwood forest containing the southernmost stand of beech trees in North America. Meet county biologist … Continue reading →

9:00 am Zen Birding @ Possum Creek Park

Zen Birding @ Possum Creek Park

Mar 24 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am

Location map. Starting September 23rd. Held every 4th Sunday of the month at Possum Creek Park from 9:00-10:30am. Zen birding is a combination of yoga, meditation, birding, and hiking. Please contact Christina Opett at (585) 507-1567 for more … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Mar 27 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

Location map Sweetwater Wetlands Park is on the south side of Gainesville, 3/4 mile east of the intersection of SW 13th Street/US 441 and Williston Road. Look for the sign on the south side of the road. We’ll meet … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Apr 3 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

Location map Sweetwater Wetlands Park is on the south side of Gainesville, 3/4 mile east of the intersection of SW 13th Street/US 441 and Williston Road. Look for the sign on the south side of the road. We’ll meet … Continue reading →

7:00 am Ocala National Forest

Ocala National Forest

Apr 6 @ 7:00 am – 1:00 pm

Location map Meet trip leader Karl Miller in the Publix parking lot at SW 34th St. and Williston Rd. Come and admire the longleaf sandhills and scrub in this marvelous 383,000-acre remnant of the original Florida, while we search … Continue reading →

9:00 am Family Birding at Paynes Prairie...

Family Birding at Paynes Prairie...

Apr 6 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Register for this kid oriented event through the Friends of Paynes Prairie website by following this link. Location map We welcome you the first Saturday of each month October through April, to join us for a hike on … Continue reading →

8:00 am Prairie Creek and Newnans Lake b...

Prairie Creek and Newnans Lake b...

Apr 7 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Location map Meet trip leader Matt Bruce at Kate’s Fish Camp on Hawthorne Rd. at Prairie Creek. Going east on Hawthorne Rd., drive past Powers Park and 0.7 mile later, just before the bridge, turn left into Kate’s. If … Continue reading →

6:15 pm Birds and Brew @ First Magnitude Brewery 1220 SE Veitch Street

Birds and Brew @ First Magnitude Brewery 1220 SE Veitch Street

Apr 7 @ 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm

Location map Meet at First Magnitude Brewery (1220 SE Veitch Street) for a stroll to Depot Park to look for birds, and return to First Mag for a cold brew and good conversation. Birds and Brew is a monthly event … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Apr 10 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

Location map Sweetwater Wetlands Park is on the south side of Gainesville, 3/4 mile east of the intersection of SW 13th Street/US 441 and Williston Road. Look for the sign on the south side of the road. We’ll meet … Continue reading →

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