BIRDING & WALKING TOURS
Introduction to the Environments of the River to Sea Preserve | Bird Walk
Meeting Location: River to Sea Preserve Park at Marineland( 1 / 2 mile south of Marineland Parking Lot, GPS coordinates: 29 o 30’ 43.03’ N- 81 o 12’ 38.19W) Guide: Frank Quinn
THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY 7:30 TO 9:30 A. M.
Price: $ 10 | Min / Max. No. People: 4 / 12 | Difficulty Level: Undemanding Beginning at the Atlantic Ocean and reaching west to the Intracoastal Waterway, Marineland’ s River to Sea Preserve protects a rapidly disappearing maritime scrub environment. This 90-acre preserve offers walking trails, nature vistas, and ecological education opportunities. By showing the differences in such short distances, we can find a wide diversity of fauna and flora. On the shore we will find the shore birds. Across the road, we enter a scrub habitat with foraging birds. At the pond, there is the possibility of some Black Crowned Night Herons. Into the hammock, we can find the warblers, cardinals, woodpeckers, hawks and possibly an owl. Along the Intracoastal, we will look for waders and other water birds among the marshes.
PHOTO: PHOEBE FLEMING
Exploring the Guana Tolomato Matanzas NERR
Meeting Location: GTM Research Reserve, Parking Lot at the entrance to the Pavilion Trailhead($ 3 parking fee per car)
THURSDAY & FRIDAY 9 TO 11 A. M.
Price: $ 10 | Min / Max No People: 4 / 12 | Difficulty: Undemanding GTMNERR is one of the premier birding locations in Northeast Florida, hosting a hardwood hammock alongside the Atlantic coast, becoming as a fantastic migration hotspot in the spring and fall. Expect to see a host of warblers, vireos, and other songbirds.
Birding in the Gardens at Washington Oaks State Park | Bird Walk
Meeting Location: Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, 6400 N. Oceanshore Blvd., Palm Coast Guide: Joseph Woodbury
FRIDAY 7 TO 9:30 A. M.
Price: $ 15 | Min / Max No of People: 10 / 20 | Difficulty Level: Undemanding Located on the barrier island just south of Marineland, Washington Oaks Gardens is a true picturesque treat with panoramic views of the ocean and estuary. The middle of the island, with its maritime hammock, is a well-known hot spot for warblers. American Redstart, Yellow-Throated Warbler, Black-Throated Blue Warbler, Worm Eating Warbler, Cape May Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler and many more have all been spotted in past years during the month of April.
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