The 24th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), February 12-15 2021, is a great opportunity for birdwatchers of all levels to contribute to community science. Count the birds you see for at least 15 minutes on one or more days of the count, and then enter your checklist online with eBird (https://ebird.org/about) or the Merlin Bird ID app (https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/)
You can also join this field trip with Seminole Audubon Society
https://seminoleaudubon.org/
Field Trip: February 20, 2021 – Saturday, 8:00 a.m.
Little Big Econ, Oviedo
Bird count from this hike will be submitted to the Great Backyard Bird Count 2021. Flanking the banks of the Econlockhatchee River, a ribbon of wilderness protects a swath of forests edged on one side by suburbia, on the other by ranchland. It is the Little-Big Econ State Forest, more than 5,000 acres of uplands and cypress swamps along this floodplain river, a sinuous waterway with tall bluffs and many tributaries.
Meet 8:00 am at the Little Big Econ Barr Street Trailhead, 951 Barr St, Oviedo, FL 32765
28.687403, -81.159278 (Barr Street). Note: the Barr Street Trail Head has a $2 use fee per vehicle that can be paid electronically. Moderate to difficult hiking. No restroom.
Contact: Leslie Martin at woodstork.martin@gmail.com