Category: Birding Reports
All News and UpdatesLate May at SMNWR
It is the second half of May at St. Marks NWR. Our winter birds have left. Migration; the cool part…
Spring at SMNWR
“But life is change, that is how it differs from the rocks, change is its very nature.” John Wyndham in The…
Owl Talk
I got down to St. Marks NWR early and walked along Lighthouse Road at the Double Bridges under a bright half-moon.…
St. Marks Christmas Bird Count
December brings various celebrations depending on your religion, culture, or belief. It also brings the Christmas Bird Count season. These…
A Walk at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
By sunrise, I was almost two miles down the Otter Lake Trail at St. Marks NWR. Chuck-wills-widows have quit calling…
June at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
It is June at St. Marks NWR and the season slowly shifts into full summer. This month marks the end…
May Bird Migration at the St. Marks Wildlife Refuge
Nemesis Bird (definition): A bird species that a birder persistently tries to find, but always misses. BirdCast radar showed 200,000…
April at SMNWR
“The beginning of April never fails bringing millions of these welcome visitors.” - William Bartram The Travels of William Bartram 1791 Around…
February at the Refuge
Photo credit: Janet Myers The mornings down at St. Marks NWR have been foggy lately. They often are in February,…
January at St. Marks National Wildlife Refug
It is a cold January at St. Marks NWR. Our winter birds are settled in and it seems like Spring…
