Georgia's Colonial Coast Birding Trail


The Colonial Coast Birding Trail of Georgia is a wildlife trail that is not a really a "trail", but a series of 18 sites that have been chosen for their excellent birdwatching opportunities.
There are documented sightings in Georgia of at least 413 different bird species. More than 300 species of birds have been documented along Georgia's Colonial Birding Trail. Many of the 18 sites of the Trail have historic buildings, ruins, or historic locations from the 18th and/or 19th centuries.

Sites

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NameSpecialties
Ansley Hodges M.A.R.S.H. Project Wood stork, swallow-tailed kite, bald eagle, king rail, painting bunting, mottled duck, wood duck, white ibis, glossy ibis
Crooked River State ParkOsprey, bald eagle, wood stork, painted bunting
Cumberland Island National SeashorePeregrine falcon, painting bunting, red knot, black skimmer, warblers
Fort McAllister State Historic ParkPainted bunting, wood duck, northern harrier, bald eagle, osprey
Fort Morris State Historic SiteYellow-throated warbler, marsh wren, clapper rail, painted bunting
Fort Pulaski National MonumentPainted bunting
St. Simons Island - Gould's Inlet & East BeachAmerican oystercatcher, black skimmer, painted bunting, bald eagle, least tern, northern gannet
Harris Neck National Wildlife RefugeWood stork, white ibis, painted bunting
Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation State Historic SiteWood stork, bald eagle, osprey, glossy ibis, painted bunting, yellow-throated warbler, sharp-tailed sparrow, northern parula
Jekyll Island - causewayOsprey, bald eagle, clapper rail, northern harrier, roseate spoonbill, red knot, black-necked stilt, white ibis, wood stork
Jekyll Island - North End BeachLeast tern, red-throated loon, scoters, American oystercatcher, black skimmer
Jekyll Island - South End BeachBlack skimmer, American oystercatcher, marbled goodwit, jaegers, south polar skua, northern gannet, piping plover, glaucous gull
Melon Bluff Nature PreserveWild turkey, wood stork, clapper rail, roseate spoonbill, painted bunting
Okefenokee National Wildlife RefugeSandhill crane, red-cockaded woodpecker, prothonotary warbler, northern parula, Bachman's sparrow
Richmond Hill - J.F. Gregory ParkProthonotary warbler, wood duck, barred owl
Savannah–Ogeechee Canal Museum & Nature CenterProthonotary warbler, northern parula, Swainson's warbler, wood duck, Mississippi kite, swallow-tailed kite
Skidaway Island State ParkOsprey, painted bunting, pileated woodpecker, bald eagle
Tybee Island - North BeachPurple sandpiper, piping plover, northern gannets