Beginner birding enthusiasts, join Alachua Audubon and ACT at the Fox Pen Preserve for a guided bird walk and eBird tutorial. Led by Alachua Audubon and ACT staff, the tour will focus on late fall and winter migrants and an introduction to using eBird for finding birds and recording what you see. This walk will take visitors through a longleaf restoration area and to the edge of Moss Lee Lake, south of Hawthorne, FL.
Masks will be required to be worn at all times during this event.
WHAT TO WEAR & BRING
Be sure to wear closed-toe shoes and long pants. Bring water, snacks, bug spray, sunscreen, and a hat. If you have them, please feel free to bring your own binoculars and/or spotting scopes. Face masks are required.
WHEN
Saturday, November 13
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
WHERE
Fox Pen Preserve - Trailhead & Parking Area
10777 Holden Park Road
Hawthorne, FL 32640
ABOUT THE PRESERVE
In partnership with Alachua County, ACT purchased Fox Pen in early 2019. The preserve includes 578 acres of land in eastern Alachua County that are part of a key tract in the Lockloosa Forest project area. The preserve is also located within the Orange Creek Basin, which includes several outstanding Florida waterways.
The preserve includes a diverse mix of longleaf sandhill habitat, flatwoods, wetlands, mesic hammock, and shoreline of Moss Lee Lake. It also provides habitat for a diversity of wildlife, including gopher tortoise, Northern bobwhite quail, multiple species of reptiles and amphibians, and Florida black bear. Learn more here.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact Alachua Conservation Trust by phone at (352) 373-1078 or email at info@alachuaconservationtrust.org for more information.
Banner image by Alison Blakeslee.
