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The Trailhead is located in Lake County, Florida. map

For more information, please contact info@scrubjaytrail.org
(352) 429-5566

open:
sat - wed : 8:00-5:00

Email photo contributions
of wildlife or plants seen
on the trail to this address: photos@scrubjaytrail.org

 

 

The Trail during Lake County Birding Festival

4th ANNUAL WINGS AND WILDFLOWERS  - LAKE COUNTY BIRDING FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 2-4, 2015

SPECIFIC SCRUB-JAY TRAIL EVENTS

4th Annual Wings and Wildflower Festival

Lake County's Wings & Wildflowers Festival (home page)

Tours of the Florida Scrub-Jay Trail by Cathy and Bruce Brown
Friday & Sunday:   October 2 & 4:    8:00am-9:00am and 3:00pm-4:00pm
You will most likely get a close-up view of the fascinating Florida Scrub-Jay as it prepares for the winter ahead. See Florida's only endemic bird and learn why we may lose it forever and how you may help!
Free
Register here with this Wings and Wildflower link.

Birding with John Thomton
Saturday, October 3rd:    7:00am-8:30am and 9:00am-10:30am
John has been an avid birder since his high school days in Chicago. Relocating to Florida 10 years ago, he has enjoyed the state's diverse and abundant birdlife. He has a particular fondness for corvids, and thus began volunteering at The Florida Scrub-Jay Trail in 2007.
John assists in the restoration of the scrub habitat along the Trail and also maintains the bird list of 125 species recorded on the property to date. In addition to all the time John spends monitoring the species of birds at the Trail he also founded and organizes the Clermont Christmas Bird Count, an annual event hosted at the Trail.
Whether you are a beginner or an expert, birding with John will be a true pleasure as you gain incite into his birding techniques utilizing site and sound.
Free
Register here with this Wings and Wildflower link.

 

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