Birds, birds, everywhere. It’s the annual Bird Festival & Great Backyard Bird Count in Warm Springs!
Friday – Monday, February 12-15, 2010
Round up your family and help document the migratory birds that visit Georgia during winter months. It’s cheap, fun and easy–and it helps our feathered friends. Count locations include:
Roosevelt’s Little White House Historic Site
401 Little White House Rd, Warm Springs
Guests can join rangers and talk about the local birds that President Roosevelt was able to see while in Warm Springs. Click here to download a checklist of the species of birds to be counted.
Cost: $5-$8
Info: 706-655-5870
F.D. Roosevelt State Park
2970 Ga. Highway 190,
Pine Mountain
The Pine Mountain Ridge was recently named an Important Bird Area (IBA) by the National Audubon Society. Migratory birds use this unique habitat as a safe haven in the winter, and nesting birds use it for breeding in the summer. Activities include a birding hike, birds of prey flight show, owl prowl and wild-wing crafts.
Cost: $3 parking
Info: 706-663-4858
National Fish Hatchery in Warm Springs
5308 Spring Street, Warm Springs
Info: Call the FDR/Warm Springs Visitor Center at 800-337-1927