Past Trips

Birds Seen are the birds identified on the trip named.

Dec. 19 Mon. Zellwood - A drive with a special guide Birds Seen
Dec 8, Thursday

Treasure Island SpecialEvent Replaced with Wood Duck Drive because of rain. Birds Seen

 

Dec. 2, Friday Sawgrass - Morning walk. Thirty minutes drive E of The Villages. Woodland and marsh. Songbirds, woodpeckers, raptors and cranes Birds Seen
Nov. 18 Friday Carney Island - Morning walk. Thirty minutes drive N of The Villages by Lake Weir. Songbirds, raptors and water birds. Birds Seen
Nov 10, Thursday Emeralda Marsh/Wood Duck - Morning walk. Thirty minutes drive E of The Villages. Levee walk between canal and Lake Griffen. Water birds, songbirds and raptors. Birds Seen
Nov. 4 Friday Johnson Pond Trail Birds Seen
Oct. 27, Thursday Homosassa Springs
Oct. 22 Saturday Regular Meeting - Saddlebrook Rec. Ctr. Workshop - Saddlebrook Rec Ctr. - Norm Lantz gave a talk on Wading Birds
Oct. 21 Friday Ocklawaha Prairie (SpecialEvent)- Drive. N of The Villages. Water birds, songbirds and raptors. Birds Seen
Oct 13, Thursday Cedar Key - Walk and drive. On the coast NW of The Villages. Two hour drive, all day trip. Mudflats, woodland, park and seashore. Shore birds, waders, songbirds and raptors. Lunch in Cedar Key. Birds Seen
Oct. 7, Friday Sunnyhill Levee Trail - Morning walk. Twenty minutes drive N of The Villages. Woodland and marsh. Songbirds, water birds and raptors. Meet at Belks at 7:15 AM Birds Seen
May 26, Thursday: Sunnyhill Interior - Morning walk. Twenty minutes drive N of The Villages. Woodland and marsh. Songbirds, water birds and raptors. Birds Seen
May 19, Thursday Bolan Bluff - Walk. N of The Villages near Gainesville. One hour drive morning trip, lunch optional. Woodland birds - woodpeckers, owls, songbirds and raptors. Birds Seen
May 14, Saturday Sawgrass - Morning walk. Thirty minutes drive E of The Villages. Woodland and marsh. Songbirds, woodpeckers, raptors and cranes Birds Seen
May 6, Friday Carney Island - Morning walk. Thirty minutes drive N of The Villages by Lake Weir. Songbirds, raptors and water birds. Birds Seen
April 28, Thursday Emeralda Yale Canal - Morning walk. Thirty minutes drive E of The Villages. Levee walk between canal and Lake Griffen. Water birds, songbirds and raptors. Birds Seen
April 22, Friday Merritt Island- Drive. On the coast E of The Villages. One and a half hour drive.. Water birds, shore birds, waders, songbirds and raptors. Optional lunch in Titusville. Birds Seen
April 14, Thursday Johnson Pond - Birds likely to be seen include Eastern Screech Owl, Swallow Tailed Kite, and in migration 4 kinds of Vireos and many different Warblers. The trail is 1.8 miles of easy walking through mixed hardwoods, pines and palms and leads to a small lake with a boardwalk and overlook. Birds Seen
April 4, Monday Cedar Key - Walk and drive. On the coast NW of The Villages. Two hour drive, all day trip. Mudflats, woodland, park and seashore. Shore birds, waders, songbirds and raptors. Lunch in Cedar Key. Birds Seen
March 31, Thursday Moss Bluff - Morning walk. Thirty minute drive N of The Villages. Walk alongside Ocklawaha River. Nesting water birds and ospreys. Birds Seen
March 24, Thursday Ocklawaha Prairie (SpecialEvent)- Drive. N of The Villages. Views from trip. Water birds, songbirds and raptors. Birds Seen
March 17, Thursday Top of the World - Limited Trip. Birds Seen
March 11, Friday Zellwood - Drive. One hour trip S of The Villages. Morning drive through wetlands near Lake Apopka accompanied by ranger. Varied bird life on this ex-muck farm. Lunch optional. Birds Seen
March 5, Saturday Wood Duck Drive - Drive. Thirty minute trip E of The Villages. Morning drive through part of Emeralda Marsh. Mainly alongside water, some woodland. Large numbers of water birds, some raptors and songbirds. Birds Seen
Feb 26, Saturday Workshop - Daffy, Donald and Other Ducks - Paradise Center, 9 - 12 AM
Feb 24, Thursday Merritt Island Drive. On the coast E of The Villages. One and a half hour drive.. Water birds, shore birds, waders, songbirds and raptors. Optional lunch in Titusville. Birds Seen
Feb. 18, Friday

Dora Canal Boat Ride - Special Event

AM Birds Seen, PM Birds Seen

Feb 11, Friday Seminole State Forest Birds Seen
Feb 4, Friday

Villages by Golf Cart Birds Seen

Jan 21, Friday Treasure Island Drive Birds Seen
Jan 14, Friday

Lake Woodruff NRW Birds Seen

Jan. 6, Thursday Sunnyhill Restoration Area - Levee Trail Morning walk. Twenty minutes drive N of The Villages. Woodland and marsh. Songbirds, water birds and raptors. Birds Seen