Augusta-Aiken Audubon’s field trips are open at no charge to all chapter members and the public. We encourage everyone to come out and join us! Some tips to make the trips more comfortable: bring a hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, and drinking water. Sturdy walking shoes are recommended as is having raingear nearby.
Morning trips in fall and in spring usually begin at 8 a.m. and end around noon. Winter trips usually begin at 9:00 am and end around noon. Summer field trips during the hot weather usually begin at 8 am and end around 11 am. Check the website for field trips that begin at different times.
For many of our fieldtrips we meet at Popeye’s Resturant at the corner of Walton Way and the Gordon Highway (Hwy 1) in downtown Augusta.
Another site for field trips is the Phinizy Swamp Nature Park. Directions to the park can be found on the Southeastern Natural Sciences Academy website at www.phinizyswamp.org .
The Brick Pond Park in North Augusta is another favorite fieldtrip venue.
From Augusta take the 13th street bridge to North Augusta. 13th Street becomes Georgia Avenue. Turn left at the light just beyond the City of North Augusta Municipal Building. Immediately bear left on to Center Drive. Center Drive ends at Railroad Avenue. Turn left. Just before the Bridge, turn left on Brick Pond Park Road which leads to the parking lot.
From I-20 take the Martintown Road Exit. Drive South East on Martintown Road and turn right on Georgia Avenue. At the City of North Augusta Municipal Building turn right and then bear left on to Center Drive. Center Drive ends at Railroad Avenue. Turn left. Just before the Bridge, turn left on Brick Pond Park Road which leads to the parking lot.
Directions to other field trip venues can be found on the Local Birding Sites
page on this website.
If you have questions concerning a field trip, please contact the field trip leader, Lois Stacey. birdercroakie@gmail.com; 803-215-1594
Link to Field Trip Schedule
