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A chapter of the National Audubon Society

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FIRST EGYPTIAN GOOSE FOR ALACHUA COUNTY! July 21, 2018
A problem I have; plus, Louisiana Waterthrush June 30, 2018
Winter is coming June 29, 2018
Two Kings (-fisher and rail), plus an exciting new AOU Check-List Supplement! I mean AOS, sorry, I guess I just live in the past. June 25, 2018
Snail Kite nesting confirmed at Paynes Prairie June 25, 2018

Birding Report Archives

Birding Report Archives

Upcoming Events

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

Birds and Brew @ First Magnitude Brewery 1220 SE Veitch Street

Sep 2 @ 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm

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 meeting on the … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Sep 5 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

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 at the covered … Continue reading →

7:00 pm Birds and Mammals of North India @ Millhopper Library

Birds and Mammals of North India @ Millhopper Library

Sep 5 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Scott Flamand, retired science teacher from Buchholz High School and former president, current vice president of Alachua Audubon Society will tell about a recent trip with a nature guide through northern India. Scott was very excited to be able to … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Sep 12 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

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 at the covered … Continue reading →

8:00 am Powers Park and Palm Point

Powers Park and Palm Point

Sep 16 @ 8:00 am – 11:00 am

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 nearby Palm Point … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Sep 19 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

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 at the covered … Continue reading →

8:00 am San Felasco Hammock (Millhopper ...

San Felasco Hammock (Millhopper ...

Sep 22 @ 8:00 am – 11:00 am

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 see. Entry … Continue reading →

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

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

Sep 23 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

Zen Birding

Sep 23 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am

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 info.

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Sep 26 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

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 at the covered … Continue reading →

8:00 am Barr Hammock Woodlands Trail (CLEP)

Barr Hammock Woodlands Trail (CLEP)

Sep 29 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

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 Ledwith and Levy … Continue reading →

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

Newnans Lake State Forest – East...

Sep 30 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

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. Mike Manetz will lead us along a … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Oct 3 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

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 at the covered … Continue reading →

8:00 am Santa Fe River Preserve – South ...

Santa Fe River Preserve – South ...

Oct 6 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Meet at the parking corral on State Road 121 4.5 miles north of LaCrosse. This will be our first visit to this 910-acre Alachua Conservation Trust (ACT) property, which opened to the public last fall. ACT biologist Chris Burney will … Continue reading →

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

Family Birding at Paynes Prairie...

Oct 6 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Please register for this family oriented event through the Friends of Paynes Prairie website by following this link. We welcome you the first Saturday of each month October through April, to join us for a hike on La Chua … Continue reading →

8:00 am Little Orange Creek Preserve

Little Orange Creek Preserve

Oct 7 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Meet trip leader Barbara Shea at the parking corral on the north side of State Road 20 1.75 miles east of US-301. This will be our first visit to this 2,868-acre Alachua Conservation Trust (ACT) property, which opened to the … Continue reading →

5:45 pm Birds and Brew @ First Magnitude Brewery 1220 SE Veitch Street

Birds and Brew @ First Magnitude Brewery 1220 SE Veitch Street

Oct 7 @ 5:45 pm – 7:00 pm

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 meeting on the … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Oct 10 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

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 at the covered … Continue reading →

8:00 am San Felasco Hammock (Millhopper)...

San Felasco Hammock (Millhopper)...

Oct 13 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Meet trip leader Anne Casella at the parking lot on Millhopper Road for a walk on the trail less traveled by recent AAS field trips. We’ll amble through shady hammocks, pinelands, and sandhills looking for migrating warblers, thrushes, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, … Continue reading →

8:00 am Bolen Bluff Trail

Bolen Bluff Trail

Oct 14 @ 8:00 am – 11:00 am

Meet trip leader Steven Goodman at the Bolen Bluff parking lot on US-441 south of Paynes Prairie. Bolen Bluff is one of Gainesville’s perennial favorite birding locations, especially during fall songbird migration, which is peaking now. This is often the … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Oct 17 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

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 at the covered … Continue reading →

8:00 am Bellamy Road

Bellamy Road

Oct 20 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

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 at the High … Continue reading →

8:00 am Watermelon Pond Wildlife and Env...

Watermelon Pond Wildlife and Env...

Oct 21 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Meet trip leader Rex Rowan at the parking lot of the Watermelon Pond WEA on SW 250th Street 2.0 miles south of SW 46th Avenue. We’ll be looking for open-country migrants like Western Kingbirds as well as winter arrivals like … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Oct 24 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

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 at the covered … Continue reading →

8:00 am Kanapaha Prairie

Kanapaha Prairie

Oct 27 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

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 Conservation Fund and several … Continue reading →

9:00 am Zen Birding

Zen Birding

Oct 28 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am

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 info.

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Oct 31 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

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 at the covered … Continue reading →

8:00 am Hague Dairy

Hague Dairy

Nov 3 @ 8:00 am – 11:00 am

Meet Mike Manetz at the Tag Agency on NW 34th St. just south of US-441 to caravan to one of the county’s best spots for sparrows, blackbirds, and raptors, not to mention western strays like Yellow-headed Blackbird and Bronzed Cowbird. … Continue reading →

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

Family Birding at Paynes Prairie...

Nov 3 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Please register for this event through the Friends of Paynes Prairie website by following this link. We welcome you the first Saturday of each month October through April, to join us for a hike on La Chua Trail and … 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

Nov 4 @ 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm

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 meeting on the … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Nov 7 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

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 at the covered … Continue reading →

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

Newnans Lake State Forest – West...

Nov 10 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

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 sparrows last winter, … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Nov 14 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

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 at the covered … Continue reading →

8:00 am Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Nov 18 @ 8:00 am – 11:00 am

Meet field trip leader Barbara Shea in the SWP parking lot on Williston Road about ¾ of a mile east of US-441. This city park was created to improve water quality in Paynes Prairie and the Floridan Aquifer. It’s now … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Nov 21 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

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 at the covered … Continue reading →

8:00 am Barr Hammock – Levy Lake Loop

Barr Hammock – Levy Lake Loop

Nov 24 @ 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Meet field trip leader Matt Bruce for a walk along Levy Lake’s dike trail. You’ll have the option to walk the whole 6.5-mile loop, but Matt will announce a good turn-around point for those who don’t want to go the … Continue reading →

9:00 am Zen Birding

Zen Birding

Nov 25 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am

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 info.

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Nov 28 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

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 at the covered … Continue reading →

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

Family Birding at Paynes Prairie...

Dec 1 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

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

8:00 am Lake City Treatment Wetland

Lake City Treatment Wetland

Dec 2 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Meet trip leader Debbie Segal in the parking lot of Hitchcock’s grocery store on US-441 in Alachua to carpool to the new treatment wetlands near Lake City (you can also meet us at 8:30 at the SS Food Store a … 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

Dec 2 @ 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm

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 meeting on the … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Dec 5 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

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 at the covered … Continue reading →

6:30 am Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive

Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive

Dec 9 @ 6:30 am – 1:00 pm

For decades the fields north of Lake Apopka were cultivated for vegetables by the Duda family. About 20 years ago the St. Johns Water Management District bought those fields, and now they grow birds and other wildlife. Join trip … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Wednesday Bird Walk at the Wetlands

Dec 12 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

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 at the covered … Continue reading →

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