Birding in Southern Georgia

A Painted Bunting with its Vibrantly colored feathers perches on a tree branch.

Image credit/Jonah Snead

Birding is one of the fastest growing hobbies in North America and our public lands whether state or federal provide some of the best oppurtunities to enjoy this hobby. South Georgia is home to threatened and endangered bird species like the Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Wood Stork and Wilson's Plover.

Southern Georgia provides year round birding oppurtunites! Winter brings several species of waterfowl from Blue-winged Teal, Bufflehead, Black Scoter and more. However waterfowl aren't the only thing that makes Southern Georgia attractive for winter birding, it's not uncommon for reports of Vermillion Flycatchers, Say's Phoebe, Burrowing Owls or Ash-throated Flycatchers to occur in the winter months.

Summer in southern Georgia may be hot and humid but the birding action continues along the coast and further west.Swallow-tailed Kites are soaring, Wood Storks are nesting, Painted Buntings can be found with their vibrant colors, and the flute like sounds of the Wood Thrush can be heard across the forests.

 

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  Southeast Georgia Birding

  A guide to some of the best federal and state lands to bird on in southeast Georgia

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  Southwest Georgia Birding

  A guide to some of the best federal and state lands in southwest Georgia for birding.