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TOP 10 Georgia is heaven
with hundreds of species
Georgia Birds PHOTO: CREATIVE COMMONS – BECKY MATSUBARA for bird watchers,
sighted regularly.
wo birding trails in the state are great places to start
your search. The Colonial Coast Birding Trail weaves
Tbirding into the state’s history, encouraging stops at
rice plantations and forts as well as wetlands, woodlands
and tidal rivers to spot some of the more than 300 bird
species documented along Georgia’s Coast. On the west
side of the state, the Southern Rivers Birding Trail winds
its way from the rolling hills of the Georgia Piedmont
southward along major rivers until eventually terminating in
the Okefenokee Swamp. The 30 sites along the trail have
been carefully selected to provide the wildlife watcher with
a broad spectrum of wildlife viewing experiences.
So, what will you see in Georgia? Here is a
rundown of the 10 most sighted birds in Georgia
from the annual Great Backyard Bird Count, but
there are hundreds more, so get out the binoculars
and start looking.
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