Choose an area in Aiken County or contact Lois Stacey to be assigned an area. Count the birds you see and hear, record on ebird and submit. In order to complete your count, please provide Lois with the number of … Read More
Georgia Big Day by JP Moss
Meet at Popeye’s at Gordon Hwy and Walton Way at 8 am to carpool. We will bird Lover’s Lane and the Augusta Levee looking for breeding birds and late migrants. NOTE: Please confirm with Lois at 803-215-1594 or birdercroakie@gmail.com if you will … Read More
Meet at the Kathwood Ponds at Silver Bluff at 8 am to carpool to Jackson Landing Road in Jackson, SC. We will drive the road looking for breeding birds. NOTE: Please confirm with Lois at 803-215-1594 or birdercroakie@gmail.com if you will be … Read More
Black Rails by Heather Levy
Meet at the Kathwood Ponds at 7am (early start for more birds). The ponds should have been lowered by this point and we will look for Wood Storks, other waders and shorebirds. NOTE: Please confirm with Lois at 803-215-1594 or birdercroakie@gmail.com if … Read More
This is a Phinizy trip and there is a cost of $5. Meet in the parking lot at Phinizy Swamp NP at 8 am to carpool. We will drive around the property looking for post-breeding dispersal waders and other birds. … Read More
Birds and Plant Walk with Birds Georgia and Augusta Chapter of Georgia Native Plant Society. Walk will highlight notable plant species around the park and discuss how invasive species affect our native ecosystems and the wildlife that depend on them. … Read More
Wintering Monarchs by Michael Kendrick, SCDNR
Meet at Popeyes on Walton Way at 8:00 am to carpool to Lovers Lane to look for summer birds and early arriving fall migrants.
Meet at the visitor center at Silver Bluff Audubon Sanctuary at 8:00 am. We will walk the 2 mile Tanager Trail looking for fall migrants.
Meet at Pendleton King Park in Augusta at 8:00 am to walk the property looking for migrants. Pendleton King is a warbler sink and can have some very good birds.
Fall Migration Walk. Meet at the parking lot at Phinizy Swamp NP at 8 am to walk the trails looking for fall migrants. This is a Phinizy Swamp walk and there is a charge of $10 and pre-registration is required. … Read More
Aiken County migration count – count birds in Aiken County wherever you like and turn in your counts, miles traveled, and time taken.
Phinizy Swamp NP – meet in the parking lot at Phinizy Swamp NP at 8am to walk the 2.5-mile loop looking for fall arrivals and late migrants.
Birding in the Netherlands, Costa Rica and McGhee Marsh by Bill Lutin
Lover’s Lane – meet at Popeye’s at Walton Way and Gordon Hwy at 9am to carpool to Lover’s Lane looking for winter residents such as sparrows.
Meet at the Kathwood Ponds at Silver Bluff Audubon Sanctuary at 9am to walk around the pond looking for winter arrivals. Ducks and sparrows may have started arriving by this time.
Meet at the visitor center at Silver Bluff Audubon Sanctuary at 9 am to walk the Quail Trail looking for sparrows and other wintering birds.
Join us in person or online for the Annual Show and Tell meeting. We will be presenting highlights of nature as seen by our own local enthusiasts from the backyard to around the globe! Each presenter is allowed to show … Read More
Meet at the Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive parking lot at 9 am to carpool around the 4.5 mile loop looking for wintering waterfowl, eagles and whatever else we can find. Bring lunch for a picnic stop somewhere along the route.
Meet at Popeyes on Gordon Hwy and Walton Way at 9 am to carpool. There is a $4 fee to enter the property. We will drive the paved and Haul roads looking for birds. Trip will last until approximately noon.
This is a Phinizy Swamp Nature Park event and there is a $10 fee. You need to register on pay fee on the Phinizy Website.
Meet at the Visitor Center at Silver Bluff Audubon Sanctuary at 9 am to walk the Quail Trail looking for woodland and grassland birds.
Join us at 9 am in the Phinizy parking lot to bird the 2 1/2 mile loop or around the wetlands depending on the trail conditions looking for winter birds and possible early spring arrivals.
Silver Bluff Sanctuary Campus Upgrades by Brandon Heitkamp
Meet at the Visitor Center at Silver Bluff Audubon Sanctuary at 9 am. This trip is a naturalist field trip and could last into the afternoon. We will wander various areas of the property looking for whatever we can find, … Read More
Celebrate Earth Day and stop by our table at the Newberry Street Festival Area in Aiken, SC.
Meet Popeyes at Gordon Hwy and Walton Way at 8 am to carpool. We will look for spring arrivals and migrants. Trip will last until approximately noon.
Meet at Kathwood Ponds at 8 am to carpool. This should be the height of migration, and we will look for them all. Landing Rd can be a fantastic place for migrating birds. Trip will last until around noon.
Details to come
Please join us for the annual Volunteer Appreciation Lunch at the Silver Bluff Audubon Sanctuary. Let's thank our volunteers for all they do! Burgers, hot dogs and water will be provided. Please bring a dish/item to share.
Board Elections and Guest Speaker from Birds Georgia
We will meet at 9 am at the swimming hole parking area. There is a small charge to enter the park. This is a naturalist field trip with a primary focus on dragonflies. Aiken State Park is a the best … Read More
Meet at the Silver Bluff Audubon Sanctuary. Drop in from 9 am to 1 pm. Guided bird walks, basics of birding, field guides, apps, how to identify birds and places to bird. All ages are welcome.
