Solitary SandpipersTwo Solitary Sandpipers have appeared at the Blue Heron Nature Preserve but they’re unlikely to stay for long.
(photo by Dan Vickers)
In spring, they migrate from the tropics of Mexico, Central America, and northern South America to the boreal forests of Canada and Alaska. Download/read more about this visitor, by Leonard Borg, our AAS Master Birder.
Bill Boleys' new exhibit for Summer
Coming June 15... new work by photographer Bill Boley takes root in the Blue Heron Gallery for the summer months. Exhibition dates for "Trees" are June 15- August 15, opening event to be announced... soon.
Our Featured Bird of Spring:
The Carolina Wren
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Welcome
Eco Explorers Day Camp
Give your child the gift of a week in nature at Blue Heron Nature Preserve as we: hike the forest, walk the creek, dig for clay, watch birds, build forts, and translate our experiences into art and photographs.
- Dates: June 25-29 and July 16-20
- Time: 9-12 or 9-2 (extended day)
- Fees: $175 per child for 1 week 9-12 or $225 for 9-2 (bring a lunch)
To learn more about this Program, click here.
Morning Discovery Hike at
Blue Heron Nature Preserve
Co-sponsored by Blue Heron
and Atlanta AudubonSaturday, June 2, 2012
10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Join Park Ranger Jerry Hightower for a walk through a beautiful hardwood forest amidst native ferns, flowering shrubs, and wildflowers. Learn facts and a fable or two about Native American and Colonial uses of some of our wonderful native plants. Imagine this area as farm fields instead of forest as we walk along the traces of nineteenth century farm roads. Look for paw prints of the many species of wildlife that thrive here and perhaps see a salamander or two from the tiny tributaries.
To learn more about this program, click here.
New Resident!See more photos by Gordon Certain of the Pileated Woodpeckers
now living on the Preserve, and other recent sightings on our Bird Page!
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