Wrens and sparrows and woodpeckers . . . OH MY!
It’s the annual Great Backyard Bird Count in Warm Springs and Pine Mountain. Round up your family and visit one of three count locations listed below. Children can document the migratory birds that visit Georgia during winter months. It’s cheap, fun and easy–and it helps our feathered friends.
February 18-21 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
F.D. Roosevelt State Park
2970 Ga. Highway 190, Pine Mountain
The Pine Mountain Ridge was named an Important Bird Area (IBA) by they National Audubon Society. Migratory birds use the unique habitat as a safe haven in the winter, and nesting birds use it for breeding in the summer. Click here to download a checklist of the species of birds to be counted.
Cost: $5 for a daily park pass
Info: (706)-663-4858
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. Cost: $5-$8
Info: 706-655-5870
National Fish Hatchery
5308 Spring Street, Warm Springs
Info: Call the FDR/Warm Springs Visitor Center at (800)-337-1927.
