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Bird Reports by Rex Rowan Archives

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Upcoming Events

6:15 pm Birds and Brews @ First Magnitude Brewery

Birds and Brews @ First Magnitude Brewery

Sep 1 @ 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm

Locaton 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

Sep 4 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 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 Flagler Sod Fields

Flagler Sod Fields

Sep 7 @ 7:00 am – 1:00 pm

Meeting location map Meet trip leader Steven Goodman in the Publix parking lot at NW 39th Ave. and NW 13th St. to carpool/convoy to these agricultural fields about 20 miles southeast of Palatka in search of rarely-seen fall migrants … Continue reading →

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

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Sep 11 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 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 Loblolly Woods Nature Park

Loblolly Woods Nature Park

Sep 14 @ 8:00 am – 11:00 am

Location map. Meet trip leaders Ben and Sam Ewing in the parking lot on NW 34th St. directly opposite 5th Ave. (3315 NW 5th Ave., Gainesville, FL 32607). The diversity of trees growing in the bottomland surrounding Hogtown … Continue reading →

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

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Sep 18 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 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 Barr Hammock South Trail (CLEP*)

Barr Hammock South Trail (CLEP*)

Sep 21 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Location map. Meet trip leader Michael Drummond at the trailhead on SE 175th Avenue 1.5 miles west of I-75 (go west on County Road 234 and keep right at the fork). Barr Hammock is a forested land bridge between … Continue reading →

all-day Cedar Key by Boat (sign-up requ...

Cedar Key by Boat (sign-up requ...

Sep 22 all-day

Join trip leader Scott Flamand and the Tidewater Tours crew on a canopied pontoon-boat ride into some of the lesser-known shorebird haunts of the Cedar Key area. Tidewater Tours offers a special Alachua Audubon price of $25 per person for … Continue reading →

9:00 am Zen Birding @ Possum Creek Park

Zen Birding @ Possum Creek Park

Sep 22 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am

Location map. Starting September 22, 2019. 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 … Continue reading →

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

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Sep 25 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 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 San Felasco Hammock (Millhopper ...

San Felasco Hammock (Millhopper ...

Sep 28 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Location map. Meet trip leader Steve Hofstetter in the trailhead parking lot on Millhopper Rd. Sandhill, meandering streams, and forested slopes set the stage for the diversity of warblers, thrushes, tanagers, and other migrant birds that we’ll hope to … Continue reading →

8:00 am Powers Park and Palm Point

Powers Park and Palm Point

Sep 29 @ 8:00 am – 11:00 am

Location map. We’ll meet trip leader Barbara Shea at Powers Park to look for migrant warblers, tanagers, and thrushes in the trees along the boat channel and to scan the lake from the fishing pier. Then we’ll travel to … Continue reading →

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

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Oct 2 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 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 Santa Fe River Preserve – South ...

Santa Fe River Preserve – South ...

Oct 5 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Location map. Meet at the parking corral on State Road 121 4.5 miles north of LaCrosse. Trip leader Rex Rowan will lead a walk along the 1.5-mile trail through hardwood forest and bottomland surrounding Santa Fe Creek in search … Continue reading →

6:30 am Dixie Mainline Trail

Dixie Mainline Trail

Oct 6 @ 6:30 am – 12:30 pm

Meeting location map Meet trip leader Steven Goodman in the Publix parking lot at Newberry Road and NW 143rd Street (Jonesville) to carpool/convoy to this coastal Dixie County site within the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. The Dixie … Continue reading →

5:45 pm Birds and Brews @ First Magnitude Brewery

Birds and Brews @ First Magnitude Brewery

Oct 6 @ 5:45 pm – 7:00 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

Oct 9 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 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 – East...

Newnans Lake State Forest – East...

Oct 12 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Location map. Meet in the parking corral for the Pithlachocco Trails, directly across the road from the NFETC sign on State Road 26, three-quarters of a mile north of the junction with County Road 329B. Trip leader Rex Rowan … Continue reading →

8:00 am Bolen Bluff Trail

Bolen Bluff Trail

Oct 13 @ 8:00 am – 11:00 am

Location map Meet trip leader Jonathan Mays at the Bolen Bluff parking lot on US-441. Bolen Bluff is one of Gainesville’s perennial favorite birding locations, especially during fall songbird migration, which is peaking now. This is often the best … Continue reading →

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

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Oct 16 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 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 Bellamy Road

Bellamy Road

Oct 19 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Location map Join trip leader Jerry Krummrich for a 2.5-mile ramble through his favorite fall-migration hotspot: “I enjoy birding here because of habitat diversity, with sandhill, scrub, and floodplain. Lots of tree species, lots of edge.” We’ll meet … Continue reading →

8:00 am Mill Creek Preserve (CLEP*)

Mill Creek Preserve (CLEP*)

Oct 20 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Location map Meet county biologist Andi Christman in the preserve parking lot on County Road 326 0.3 mile west of its junction with County Road 241. This was the first purchase of the Alachua County Forever program, 1,190 … Continue reading →

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

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Oct 23 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 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 Chapmans Pond and Nature Trails

Chapmans Pond and Nature Trails

Oct 27 @ 8:00 am – 11:00 am

Meet trip leader Trina Anderson at the grassy parking lot next to Chapmans Pond. We will start by scanning the pond of this water treatment facility for water birds, swallows and flycatchers. Then we will hike the surrounding 1.5 miles … Continue reading →

9:00 am Zen Birding @ Possum Creek Park

Zen Birding @ Possum Creek Park

Oct 27 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am

Location map. Starting September 22, 2019. 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 … Continue reading →

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

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Oct 30 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 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 La Chua Trail / Sparrow Alley

La Chua Trail / Sparrow Alley

Nov 2 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Location map Meet trip leader Caroline Poli at the trailhead on Camp Ranch Rd. La Chua is one of the best spots for close study of a variety of sparrows and other brush-loving birds. Entry fee $4 per vehicle. … Continue reading →

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

Birds and Brews @ First Magnitude Brewery 1220 SE Veitch Street

Nov 3 @ 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

Nov 6 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 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 Hague Dairy

Hague Dairy

Nov 9 @ 8:00 am – 11:00 am

Meeting location map Meet trip leader Howard Adams at the Tag Agency on NW 34th St. just south of US-441 to carpool to one of the county’s best spots for sparrows, blackbirds, and raptors, not to mention western strays … Continue reading →

8:00 am Camps Canal / Cones Dike Trail

Camps Canal / Cones Dike Trail

Nov 10 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Meeting location map Meet trip leader Rex Rowan at Powers Park to carpool to the Camps Canal gate, where parking is limited. Paynes Prairie has agreed to give Alachua Audubon access from Camps Canal through to Cones Dike, which … Continue reading →

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

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Nov 13 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 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

Nov 20 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 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 Kanapaha Prairie

Kanapaha Prairie

Nov 23 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Meeting location map Meet trip leader Rex Rowan in the Publix parking lot at the corner of Tower Rd. (SW 75th St.) and Archer Rd. The Kanapaha Prairie, a 700-acre grassland dotted with marshy ponds, is co-owned by The … Continue reading →

9:00 am Zen Birding @ Possum Creek Park

Zen Birding @ Possum Creek Park

Nov 24 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am

Location map. Starting September 22, 2019. 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 … Continue reading →

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

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Nov 27 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 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 Barr Hammock – Levy Lake Loop

Barr Hammock – Levy Lake Loop

Nov 30 @ 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Location map Meet field trip leader Matt Bruce for a walk along the Levy Lake dike trail at Barr Hammock Preserve. You’ll have the option to walk the whole 6.5-mile loop, but Matt will announce a good turn-around point … Continue reading →

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

Orange Lake (bring your own cano...

Dec 1 @ 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 →

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

Birds and Brews @ First Magnitude Brewery 1220 SE Veitch Street

Dec 1 @ 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

Dec 4 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 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 Lake City Treatment Wetland

Lake City Treatment Wetland

Dec 8 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Meeting location map Meet trip leader Debbie Segal in the parking lot of Hitchcock’s grocery store on US-441 in Alachua to carpool to the water treatment wetlands near Lake City (you can also meet us at 8:30 at the … Continue reading →

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

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands @ Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Dec 11 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 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 15 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 18 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 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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