This WMA is in Taylor County, about an hour’s drive from Tallahassee. Directions and a map link are below. No reservations are required, but if you have any questions please email apalacheeaudubon@gmail.com. We hope to see you there!

Join Heather Levy and Peter Kleinhenz as they welcome the first leg of spring migration at the Hickory Mound Unit of Big Bend Wildlife Management Area. We will caravan along the levees to bird the impoundment and hike along the freshwater marshes of Bat House Road (ca. ~1 mile out and back).

Please meet us at the check station on Cow Creek Grade at 8:30 AM and expect to bird for about 3 hours. At the check station there will be a Florida Fish and Wildlife sign when you’ve entered the unit. Bring binoculars, a camera and a scope if you’d like, sunscreen, snacks, and water. There are several picnic areas that are great spots for migrants, so we’ll stop along the way to snack and bird while we drive the impoundment. Many of these roads are also great for cruising snakes, so we will spend some time learning about snake identification and conservation.

Directions: If you are coming from Tallahassee, take I-10 E and take exit 217 towards Lloyd, turning south on 59. Turn left onto US 98E, continue for ~ 13 miles and then turn right onto Cow Creek Grade Rd. Continue down Cow Creek Grade for ~ 6 miles until you see the Florida Fish and Wildlife Sign. Alternatively, you can take HWY 27 E instead of I-10 and take 59 south towards Wacissa.
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