Classes & Field Trips

PLEASE JOIN US! NON-MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!

 

Apr
20
Sat
Palm Point/Powers Park
8:00 am – 10:30 am

Leader: Bob Carroll
Difficulty: 1
Meeting place: Powers Park Parking Lot. On Hawthorne Road (State Road 20) 4.4 miles east of Waldo Road.

Apr
21
Sun
Cedar Key
6:30 am – 12:00 pm

Leader: Rex Rowan
Difficulty: 2
Meeting place: Target Parking Lot. Shopping center on Archer Road (State Road 24) just east of I-75.

Apr
27
Sat
Hickory Mound WMA
6:00 am – 12:00 pm

Leader: John Hintermister
Difficulty: 2
Meeting place: Tag Agency. NW 34th Street (State Road 121) just south of junction with US-441, directly across the street from ABC Liquors.

Apr
28
Sun
San Felasco – Millhopper Road
8:00 am – 11:00 am

Leader: Adam Kent
Difficulty: 2
Meeting place: San Felasco Millhopper Road Parking Lot. On Millhopper Road (County Road 232) 7.6 miles west of US-441. Admission is $4.00 per vehicle, $2.00 per passenger in vehicle with holder of Annual Individual Entrance Pass. Please use the honor box to pay fees.

May
4
Sat
Georgia Coast – CANCELED
May 4 – May 5 all-day

CANCELED

May
11
Sat
La Chua Trail
8:00 am – 11:30 am

Leader: Adam Kent
Difficulty: 2
Meeting place: La Chua Trail Parking Lot. From University Avenue south on SE 15th Street; when the road curves left, go straight ahead down Camp Ranch Road.

 

May
18
Sat
Cedar Key by Boat
6:00 am – 12:00 pm

Leader: Capt. Doug Maple
Difficulty: 1
Meeting place: Details (including time) TBA, Call Wild Birds Unlimited to register at (352) 381-1997. Participation limited. Guide fee may be required.

May
25
Sat
Longleaf Flatwoods Reserve – CLEP
8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Leader: Michael Drummond
Difficulty: 3
Meeting place: Longleaf Flatwoods Parking Lot. Take SR-20 east out of Gainesville. Turn right (south) onto CR-325 and proceed 2.3 miles to the parking corral.

A Conservation Lands Education Program Field Trip: Alachua Audubon is sponsoring its fourth series of field trips that bring attention to local land conservation efforts. These trips highlight properties that protect plant and animal life. Each will focus on that site’s unique flora, fauna and history. These field trips are designed to be educational experiences, so the emphasis will be on much more than birding.

Alachua County Forever and the SJRWMD purchased this 1388-acre tract of longleaf pine flatwoods, sandhill and swamp in 2003 and opened it to the public in 2005. The Reserve has a 7-mile trail system divided into three loops. It is the best local site to find Bachman’s Sparrows.

Backyard Nature Photography @ Millhopper Branch Library meeting room
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Audubon member Erika Simons will share tricks and tips for enhancing nature photography in the backyard and using Photoshop to make your photos look unstaged.
Site: Millhopper Library Meeting Room, 3145 NW 43rd Street at 2:00 p.m.

Jun
2
Sun
Butterflies @ Morningside Nature Center
8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Leader: Dr. Jaret Daniels
Difficulty: 1
Meeting place: Call Wild Birds Unlimited to register at (352) 381-1997. Participation limited