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
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| 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 |
| 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 |