Bird Watcher News September 30th, 2014

Local Bird News

Lots of field trips are scheduled this month - from Kennesaw Mountain to Chastain Park.
Atlanta Audubon Society
bird walks are free and open to the public. Fall is the perfect time to get outside and see what's out there. Bring your friends and family!

Screech Owl at MCNC photo by Hank Ohme

The Georgia Wildlife Federation
invites you to join them at Mill Creek Nature Center (behind our Buford Store) for their 2014 Rivers Alive Event on October 11th from 9am - 12pm. Walk the trails, stop along the way at discovery stations and learn about birds, dragonflies, water ecology, trees and plants, nature photography and more!

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You must be able to lift and carry 50lbs.
If this sounds like fun to you, please come in an fill out an application!

Hi, BirdWatchers!

Fall is in the air and we are loving these crisp, cool days - just perfect for sitting out on the deck enjoying our yard, taking hikes or going birding. And this just happens to be the peak of fall migration for millions of birds that pass through Georgia on their way south to their wintering grounds in Mexico, Central and even South America.

Whether you do it at home, at a local park, or at a birding hot spot like Kennesaw Mountain, we encourage you to grab a pair of binoculars and your field guide, and see what treasures you might find! American Redstarts, Magnolia and Tennessee Warblers are commonly seen foraging for insects in the trees, along with orioles, vireos, tanagers, cuckoos and so much more!

Most of these migrants are insect and berry eaters, but a few will visit feeders. Keep an eye out for Gray Catbirds, Indigo Buntings and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. Bird baths are another great place to spy an avian wanderer. Fresh, clean water is very important to migrating birds.

American Redstart bathing in a water feature built for birds -
photo and pond by Richard Hall

Many of our winter birds will also be arriving soon, like Juncos, White-throated Sparrows, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Hermit Thrushes and Ruby-crowned Kinglets. We've had some Rufous Hummingbird reports already!

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