Sparrow Birding & Banding Field Trip at Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy

Trip leader: Jim Cox

Location: Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy - 13093 Henry Beadel Drive, Tallahassee FL 32312

Estimate walking length: We will mostly be traveling by wagon, with some walking during stops

Description: We will be limiting this trip to 20 people, so please email apalacheeaudubon@gmail.com to reserve a spot.

What better way than to identify those difficult overwintering sparrows than by seeing them in the hand? Join Jim Cox, head of the Stoddard Bird Lab at Tall Timbers, for a sparrow-focused field trip and banding demonstration. Tall Timbers is a national hub for prescribed fire science, rare and endemic species research, and has a renowned land trust that has put nearly 150,000 acres under conservation easement in North Florida and South Georgia.

Please meet in the parking lot by the Wade Center at 8:00 AM. The dirt driveway up to the station will split and the Wade Center parking lot is on the left side. We will load up in the wagon and head onto the property to bird, band, and learn about the ecology of the pinelands in the Red Hills. Please bring binoculars, sunscreen, water, snacks, a camera if you'd like, and dress layers in case it is chilly. If you cannot make it for whatever reason, please let us know as soon as possible so we can give your spot to someone else.