Jekyll Island - Causeway
Georgia · Southeast
About This Location
Jekyll Island - Causeway is a productive birding destination in Georgia, with 201 species recorded on eBird. This coastal habitat attracts Hooded Merganser, Marbled Godwit, and Snowy Egret among many others. Mild winters attract waterfowl and sparrows, while spring and fall migration bring neotropical songbirds.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
Red-headed Vulture
Sarcogyps calvus
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Wood Stork
Mourning Dove
Laughing Gull
Royal Tern
White Ibis
Tricolored Heron
Snowy Egret
Western Cattle-Egret
Great Egret
Brown Pelican
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Black-bellied Plover
Ring-billed Gull
Great Blue Heron
Boat-tailed Grackle
Osprey
Barn Swallow
Red-winged Blackbird
Birding Tips
- 1
Check rocky shorelines and jetties at low tide for shorebirds.
- 2
Scan offshore waters with a spotting scope for seabirds and waterfowl.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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