CGAS Field Trips and Events

 

Saturday, May 5, 8:00 a.m.  Birding trip to Harris Neck NWR in McIntosh County

  Pat Metz, retired Savannah Refuges ranger, will guide Coastal Georgia Audubon Society on a tour of this USFWS refuge Saturday.  We will meet at the entrance area at 8 am and follow the 4 mile wildlife drive through the refuge. At Woody Pond we will view the nesting Wood Storks and Egrets.  Snipe Pond offers lots of wading bird and shorebird activity, as do other ponds along the drive.  We will also search out song birds around Bluebill Pond and nearby trails through woods.  Painted Buntings are usually at the feeders near the visitor center.  Facilities are available at the entrance, but only there, as the center is closed on Saturday.  From Exit 67 on I-95 drive south on rte 17 to Harris Neck Road (signs to refuge there).  The entrance to the NWR is about 7 miles down that road on the left.

For more information, contact John Galvani, 912-638-3986, or cell: 912-580-9977.

 

Sunday, May 6, 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Jekyll Island Golf Course Nature Tour.  

There will be a charge of $20.00 per person. Meet at the golf course parking lot. The touring is by golf cart.  To reserve a place you need to call the golf club: 912-635-2368. Lydia Thompson will be the leader. We will be exploring the Pine Lakes and Indian Mounds courses for birds. Lydia Thompson:  912-270-2995. (Originally on calendar for June 2.)

 

Saturday, May 12.  Visit to the Raptor Center at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro.

The specific details of this visit will be announced soon.

 

Saturday, May 19, 7:30 a.m.  Birding trip to Clayhole Swamp WMA and Paulk's Pasture WMA. 

We will meet at the Winn Dixie parking lot on rte. 341 west of Brunswick. Under the guidance of Gene Keferl we will search for Swainson's Warblers, Hooded Warblers, Acadian Flycatchers and perhaps a few lingering migrants in the woods and swamps of these WMAs.

For more information call: Gene Keferl, 912-265-0143.

 

Saturday, May 26, 9:00 a.m.  Bluebird House Building. 

The second session of assembling birdhouses for distribution to kids at the Coastal Georgia Audubon booth during CoastFest next October will take place at the home of Chris, Tamara and Pearl Daughtry.  Please come out to help prepare the birdhouse kits. The Daughtry residence is in Dover Bluff. Take Exit 26 from I-95 and head east on Dover Bluff Rd to North Street on the left. The house is # 279.  If you want to help, come out and bring a drill if you have one. Also bring a lunch if you plan to stay that long. CGAS will provide cold drinks.  Contact: Chris Daughtry, chrisdaughtry@bellsouth.net 

 

Sunday, June 3, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.  Annual Meeting and Picnic, at Pavilion in Riverfront Park in Woodbine. 

John Kricher, who made a wonderful presentation on bird migration at last year's picnic, will make a different presentation this year, entitled "Speciation of Neotropical Birds: Focus on Ecuador." Election of officers for the coming year will take place.  The picnic is a potluck, but CGAS will provide meat, soft drinks, utensils, etc. 

Contact:  Marge Inness, 912-638-3986, or cell: 508-728-9599.