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The brown thrasher is the state bird of Georgia. This list of birds of Georgia includes species documented in the U.S. state of Georgia and accepted by the Checklist and Records Committee of the Georgia Ornithological Society (GOSRC). As of August 2020, there are 427 species definitively included in the official list.
Metro Atlanta: 6,400 acres, operated by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources: Chattahoochee Nature Center: Roswell: Fulton: Metro Atlanta: 127 acres Cochran Mill Nature Center: Palmetto: Fulton: Metro Atlanta: website, 50 acres Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Center: Lithonia: DeKalb: Metro Atlanta: 2,550 acres preserve Dauset Trails ...
The Georgia Ornithological Society publishes guides to birds in various areas in Georgia, an annotated checklist of Georgia birds, and an index to Georgia bird records. The more regular publications by the society are The Oriole, a biannual Georgia ornithological journal, and GOShawk, a newsletter with updated information about the society and ...
[1] This is a list of the bird species recorded in the country of Georgia in the Caucasus. The avifauna of Georgia includes 412 species, according to the latest update. [2]The taxonomic treatment of this list (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of International Ornithological Committee (IOC) World Bird ...
A few days before Halloween, data collectors at the Jekyll Island Banding Station (JIBS) observe a steady, yet predictable, decline of birds in nets, signaling the end of migration.
Clear streams and beaver ponds provide ideal wetland habitat for wood ducks and other wetland dependent species. The red-cockaded woodpecker, a native bird of the southern US, is an endangered species because the older age pine forests it requires for nesting and roosting have been cleared throughout most of its range. The Refuge currently has ...
Central Park — yup, right in the middle of Manhattan — is a microcosm of bird habitats with its meadows, large rocks, abundant trees, and water. Look for plenty of warblers in the spring and ...
The state of Georgia has approximately 250 tree species and 58 protected plants. Georgia's native trees include red cedar, a variety of pines, oaks, maples, palms, sweetgum, scaly-bark and white hickories, as well as many others. Yellow jasmine, flowering quince, and mountain laurel make up just a few of the flowering shrubs in the state. [1]