Birdwatching in Georgia

Birding contacts and birdwatching information



Local Birdingpal Contacts

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		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
		P	Hardy	Americus	Anytime	English
		I have been an active birder since about 2000. Bird photography is a special hobby of mine. Americus is located in the southwest part of Georgia and is mostly an agricultural area. Being almost retired, I still do some part-time work that helps pay for birding trips to new and exciting areas.
		M	Jarrett	Athens, Georgia	Anytime	English
		Happy to show you the area's local birding patches as well as try to find any target birds you may have.		Area: State Botanical Gardens, Lake Herrick, Sandy Creek Park Area Birds: Seasonal Warblers	Interests: Nature: Birding, Photography, Nature, Cooking, Movies.
		C	Muise	Barnesville	Anytime	English
		I'm a bird bander and am happy to have folks visit us. It's a great opportunity to see some species up close. On occasion we catch species that even we are excited about. Most of my work is in grasslands, so many of the species I catch are very secretive and hard to see otherwise.
		M	Chapman	Brunswick	Weekend	English
		P	Gregory	Brunswick	Anytime	English
		I live long the Coastal Georgia Birding Trial. I've been birding since I was 10 years old and have a life list of 300 species and now retired. I am withing 30 minutes of all of the following birding areas. St. Simons Island, Jekyll Island, Athamaha River and Sounds. Great Birding especially in migratory seasons. I am about an hour and half away from Okefenokee National Wildlife.
		D	Hardee	Cleveland, Georgia	Anytime we are home. We travel frequently.	English, some Spanish
		Retired electronics engineer, birding since 1984.		Area: North Georgia mountains, Mountain parks with old forest, open fields, new forest, and inland wetlands are nearby. Area Birds: Migrating warblers, white breastfed nuthatch, sparrows, scarlet tanager	Interests: Nature: birdwatching, photography, swimming, beach Travel: stroll, walking, h train, car, biking, long walk, canoe, ship, cruise Visit: tourist site, museum, restaurant, vineyard, ski run/trail, monument, arboretum, shop, tech, casino Attend: concert, theatre, live music, sports event, auction Participate: rock, country, wine, beer Play:pickleball, bowling, computer games
		HR	Parks	Columbus, Georgia	Weekday mornings, Sunday afternoons, and Saturdays	English
		I am retired but teach ESL online part-time, mostly evenings. As a birder with 40 years experience, I am happy to take visiting birders to local sites, including the following free sites: Oxbow Meadows, West Point Lake and Dam, Columbus/Chattahoochee Riverwalk, Cooper Creek Park, as well as Callaway Gardens-admission required. While Columbus/Muscogee County is not usually thought of as a great destination for huge numbers of species, eBird does list 276 species seen here. I can also direct you or take you to other types of local attractions.		Area: Columbus/Muscogee County, Harris County, Troop County Area Birds:	Interests:
		D	Doster	Cobbtown	Anytime	English
		I am a retired Episcopal priest, a habitat steward, and a Master Gardner. I live in a rural area and there are state parks around. There is a raptor center at Ga Southern Univ which is only 25 miles away. I would like to go or take anyone around as I have a lot to learn in this area.
		K	Sullivan	Dalton	Anytime	English
		As a Master Birder with 600+ birds on my life list, I bird from the Chattanooga area of SE Tennessee through the Dalton area (where I live) of NW Georgia to Kennesaw Mountain near Atlanta.
		E	Haskell	Evans	Anytime	English, Espanol
		J	Sampson	La Grange	Weekend	English
		G	Carswell	Macon	Weekend	English
		T	McCuen	Macon	Weekend	English
		D	Hollie	Ringgold	Anytime	English
		J	Tresham	Roswell	Anytime	English
		Life list of 225 birds since 1974.
		T	Hyde	Tucson	Anytime	English
		Southern Arizona has a great diversity of birds, plants and wildlife. The Sky Islands provide a unique opportunity to visit a variety of habitats as well as see some species (plants and animals) whose northern range limits are reached in southern Arizona. I am a general biologist and I love exploring the local areas and learning new things. I am by no means an expert in anything in particular, but I can try and help. I was a birding pal in Southern California, so if you have any questions about that area I can help as well. LGBT friendly Interests: Nature: birdwatching, nature, photography, hiking, plants, herps, mammals
		P	Adamcak	Tybee Island	Anytime	English, a little Italian
		I have been a birder for about 15 years. I have several rooms, that I want to rent out to birders, who plan to come to the Georgia coast.
		C	Soliz	Warner Robins	Anytime	English, Spanish
Professional Guides If you contact a professional Birdingpal guide you must be prepared to pay a fee for guiding services.
		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
		G	Schmalz	Dawsonville	Anytime	English
		I am a retired ornithologist and three time president of Atlanta Audubon Society currently teaching, making presentations on birding, leading field trips and consulting with various government and private agencies on bird identification in the SE US. I live in the foothills of the north Georgia mountains, about 60 miles north of Atlanta. Birding in this area can include diverse habitats from the famous Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield (upland hardwoods), to the very NE corner of the state where NC, GA and SC all meet(hemlock/white pine habitat--Swainson's Warblers, Blackburnian Warblers, Brown Creepers, Blue-headed Vireos ), to the highest point in Georgia on Brasstown Bald (spruce/fir--Canada Warblers, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Veeries, Ruffed Grouse), to local areas near Dawsonville (old field succession and bottomland hardwoods--nesting Prairie and Hooded Warblers, Yellow-breasted Chats, Ovenbirds,Louisiana Waterthrushes, Acadian Flycatchers, Brown-headed Nuthatch! es). Visits to these sites in the springtime includes great numbers of neotropical migrants and breeding birds and often produces over 20 species of warblers on a good day. Fall field trips include NW Georgia and sod farms with passing shorebirds. Charge: $250 a day including expenses.
Local Information
		Name			Description
		Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia			Georgia