Field trips
Our field trips are for both beginners and seasoned birders. Don't forget your drinking water, sunscreen, and mosquito repellant. For more information on each location including contact information for the trip leader, please see the links listed below.
Visitors and guests are always welcome.
| Date | Field trip location | Field trip leader | Meeting time and place |
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2007 Trips |
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September 22 |
Tillie Fowler Park - Birding 101 Class (click for more details) | Carole Adams | 9 AM at pavilion |
September 29 |
Theodore Roosevelt Preserve (click for more details) | Pat Murphy | 8 AM at parking lot |
October 6 |
Eagan's Creek (click for more details) | Carol Wyatt | 8 AM at recreation center |
October 13 |
Ft. George and Huguenot Parks (click for more details) |
Roger Clark | 7 AM at Kingsley parking lot |
October 14
|
Hanna Park "Big Sit" (click for more details) | Carole Adams | 8 AM at the lake |
October 20 |
Jennings State Forrest (click for more details) | Beth Smith & David Wonsey | 7:30 AM at the HQ office |
November 10
|
UNF Owl Prowl (click for more details) | Carole Adams | 7:30 PM at UNF Nature Trail pavilion parking lot |
November 16 (Friday) |
Camp Blanding (Note: must RSVP with Dianne Reed; click for more details) | Ulgonda Kirkpatrick | 8 AM at front gate (limited to 5 DAS attendees) |
November 24
|
Little Talbot Island (click for more details) | Laura Johannsen | 8 AM at 1st parking lot |
December 1
|
Blue Springs State Park manatee boat tour (click for more details) | Anne Turner | 9 AM at boat dock |
December 8
|
Viera Wetlands and Merritt Island NWR (click for more details) |
Thomas Dunkerton (joint trip with St. Johns Audubon; RSVP with Dianne Reed by 12/1) | 7 AM at Exit 191 off of I-95 |
December 15
|
Baldwin/Jax Rail Trail bicycle birding trip (click for more details) | David Wonsey | 8 AM at Baldwin rest stop |
2008 Trips |
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January 6 |
Southeast Georgia Coast (click for more details) | Roger Clark | 7 AM at Georgia Welcome Center |
January 19
|
Huguenot Park (click for more details) | Peggy Powell | 8:30 AM at parking lot |
January 26 |
Lake Woodruff NWR (click for more details) | Skip Whitford | 8:30 AM at HQ parking lot |
February 2 |
Crosby Sanctuary (click for more details) | Pete Johnson | 8:00 AM at Vystar Credit Union at corner of Blanding & Aurora Blvds. |
February 16-17 |
Wakulla Springs & St. Marks NWR | Carole Adams | 8 AM at St. Marks lighthouse |
March 2 |
Stokes Landing (click for more details) |
Dianne Reed (joint trip with St. Johns Audubon) | 7:30 AM at entrance parking lot |
March 8 |
Morningside Nature Center | Marc Minnow & Wayne Lasch | 8:30 AM at entrance parking lot |
March 22 |
UNF | Anne Turner | 8 AM at parking lot 100 (near pavilion) |
April 5 |
Princess Place Preserve (click for more details) | Laura Johannsen | 8:30 AM at Legacy classroom |
April 20 |
Kingsley/Ft. George | Roger Clark | 7:15 AM at Kingsley Plantation parking lot (note new meeting time & place) |
May 3 |
Alligator Farm |
Gerry Murphy (cell phone 588-5525) |
Meet at 9 AM at the entrance gate ($15.40 for adults; $7.70 for children (ages 3-11) |
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