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Birding Reports by Rex Rowan

Farewell to the Alachua County birding report
Results of The June Challenge
Oriole vs. hummingbird question, correction to Birds and Brew schedule
First Black-and-white Warblers, AOU lumps and splits
Well that’s that

Reports Archives

Reports Archives

Upcoming Events

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walks at the Wetl...

Wednesday Bird Walks at the Wetl...

Oct 18 @ 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 →

6:00 am CANCELED – Bellamy Road

CANCELED – Bellamy Road

Oct 21 @ 6:00 am – 10:00 am

Sorry, but due to recent storm damage, this trip has been canceled.

7:00 am Rosemary Hill

Rosemary Hill

Oct 22 @ 7:00 am – 11:00 am

Meet trip leader Deena Mickelson in the Target parking lot on Archer Road for a visit to this University of Florida property near Bronson. The UF observatory sits on 80 acres of turkey oak sandhill and rosemary scrub surrounded by … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walks at the Wetl...

Wednesday Bird Walks at the Wetl...

Oct 25 @ 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 →

6:00 am Cedar Key

Cedar Key

Oct 28 @ 6:00 am – 12:00 pm

Meet Rex Rowan in the Target parking lot and carpool to Cedar Key, a quintessential Florida birding destination where birders can often view shorebirds over one shoulder and songbirds over the other. Participants may want to stay in Cedar Key … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walks at the Wetl...

Wednesday Bird Walks at the Wetl...

Nov 1 @ 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 4 @ 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. Difficulty: 2 (may involve uneven terrain one to two miles).

2:00 pm EagleWatch Training Session @ Mill Pond Clubhouse

EagleWatch Training Session @ Mill Pond Clubhouse

Nov 5 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Audubon EagleWatch is seeking volunteers to monitor Bald Eagle nests for the 2017-2018 breeding season. EagleWatch provides valuable information on nesting activity and the current trends of the Bald Eagle population in Florida. As a volunteer, you’ll be assigned to … 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 5 @ 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 Walks at the Wetl...

Wednesday Bird Walks at the Wetl...

Nov 8 @ 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 La Chua Trail

La Chua Trail

Nov 11 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Meet trip leader Howard Adams at the trailhead of La Chua Trail on Camp Ranch Rd. La Chua is one of the area’s best birding hotspots and it supports a tremendous bird population including wading birds, waterfowl, raptors, warblers, and … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walks at the Wetl...

Wednesday Bird Walks at the Wetl...

Nov 15 @ 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

Join trip leader Barbara Shea for a birding stroll at Gainesville’s newest birding hotspot, a site that has already logged over 170 bird species! We’ll search for wetland birds like Least Bittern, Purple Gallinule, and Limpkin in the treatment wetlands … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walks at the Wetl...

Wednesday Bird Walks at the Wetl...

Nov 22 @ 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 26 @ 8:00 am – 2:00 pm

Meet field trip leader Matt Bruce for a 6.7-mile hike along Levy Lake’s dike trail (though you can turn back at any time). We’ll be birding marsh, wet prairie, and woodland edges in search of migrant warblers, flycatchers, and swallows. … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walks at the Wetl...

Wednesday Bird Walks at the Wetl...

Nov 29 @ 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 pm Holiday Social and Pot Luck

Holiday Social and Pot Luck

Dec 1 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

In place of the traditional Silent Auction, AAS will offer alternative fund raising activities. We will sell bird and nature-related books, CDs, and DVDs. Donate to AAS by contributing bird and nature-related media that you no longer need, and consider purchasing … Continue reading →

8:00 am Lake City Treatment Wetland

Lake City Treatment Wetland

Dec 3 @ 8:00 am – 2:00 pm

Meet trip leader Debbie Segal at Hitchcocks parking lot on US 441 in Alachua. We will carpool to the new treatment wetlands near Lake City. We will stop at 8:30 for a restroom break before at the SS Food Store … 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 3 @ 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 Walks at the Wetl...

Wednesday Bird Walks at the Wetl...

Dec 6 @ 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 The Secret Life of Dragonflies a... @ Millhopper Public Library

The Secret Life of Dragonflies a... @ Millhopper Public Library

Dec 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Dragonflies and Damselflies are fascinating and conspicuous components of our insect fauna. There are 169 species recorded from Florida and 116 species have been found in Alachua County. This program will cover basic biological facts about the group, including anatomy, … Continue reading →

6:30 am Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive

Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive

Dec 9 @ 6:30 am – 12:30 pm

Lake Apopka is in the headwaters of the Ocklawaha River and has been the site of significant marsh and floodplain restoration and the creation of a marsh flow-way system that filters Lake Apopka’s waters by circulating lake water through restored … Continue reading →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walks at the Wetl...

Wednesday Bird Walks at the Wetl...

Dec 13 @ 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 →

all-day Christmas Bird Count

Christmas Bird Count

Dec 17 all-day

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

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walks at the Wetl...

Wednesday Bird Walks at the Wetl...

Dec 20 @ 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 →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walks at the Wetl...

Wednesday Bird Walks at the Wetl...

Dec 27 @ 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 →

8:30 am Wednesday Bird Walks at the Wetl...

Wednesday Bird Walks at the Wetl...

Jan 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 St. Marks NWR (sign-up required)

St. Marks NWR (sign-up required)

Jan 6 @ 8:00 am – Jan 7 @ 3:00 pm

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. Sunday’s meeting time … 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

Jan 7 @ 5:45 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 Walks at the Wetl...

Wednesday Bird Walks at the Wetl...

Jan 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 Prairie Creek Lodge

Prairie Creek Lodge

Jan 13 @ 8:00 am

Meet Chris Burney and Ivor Kincade at Powers Park on Hawthorne Rd. to car pool to the 500-acre Prairie Creek Preserve. The Preserve encompasses a variety of uplands and lowlands, and we’ll sample several of them on this trip. Wear … Continue reading →

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