See our group photo and eBird list below!
Trip leader: Kristan Godbeer
Location: Lafayette Heritage Trail Park
Description:
We will meet at 7:15 AM in the parking lot at the end of Heritage Park Blvd, near the restroom building to sign the liability waiver. The trail is about 3 miles and will provide opportunities to see and hear Ospreys and Bald Eagles, woodland birds, as well as aquatic and wading birds on Lake Piney Z and Lower Lake Lafayette. This is an easy hike, but on natural terrain, and good hiking shoes are recommended. Be sure to bring water with you and bug spray is recommended.
We have loaner binoculars if you do not have a pair of your own. Please let us know that you will need a pair when you register for the trip.
This outing is fully booked. If you would like to have your name added to the waiting list or if you have any questions, click this link apalacheeaudubon@gmail.com. Please be sure to include your mobile phone number.
Kristan Godbeer originally hails from the United Kingdom, where he caught the bird bug early, having grown up surrounded by birds and bird enthusiasts. He and his wife Hiliary are recent arrivals to Florida. They fell in love with the Tallahassee area while exploring the Southeast and decided to move here in November 2022. Kristan can be found birding at Audubon events, St. Marks NWR, and the many other parks in and around Tallahassee. Read more about Kristan, who is also serving on the Apalachee Audubon Board of Directors.
Group photo taken on the bridge overlooking Piney Z Lake.
Lafayette Heritage Trail Park eBird List
Nov 11, 2023, 7:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.98 miles
225 Minutes
43 species
4 Wood Duck
8 Pied-billed Grebe
6 Common Gallinule
1 American Coot
5 Anhinga
31 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Little Blue Heron
1 Western Cattle Egret
7 Great Egret
2 Great Blue Heron
2 White Ibis
2 Osprey
2 Bald Eagle
1 Red-shouldered Hawk
1 Red-tailed Hawk
3 Belted Kingfisher
4 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Downy Woodpecker
3 Pileated Woodpecker
2 Northern Flicker
5 Eastern Phoebe
2 White-eyed Vireo
4 Blue Jay
1 American Crow
2 Fish Crow
9 Carolina Chickadee
4 Tufted Titmouse
5 Tree Swallow
1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow -- Description: Swallow. Tail not forked. Drab brown above, dusky throat, pale belly, white undertail coverts. Observed by more than one member of the group.
8 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3 House Wren
6 Carolina Wren
2 Northern Mockingbird
4 Eastern Bluebird
2 Hermit Thrush
1 House Finch
1 Swamp Sparrow
22 Red-winged Blackbird
2 Common Yellowthroat
10 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Yellow-throated Warbler
11 Northern Cardinal
