Jekyll Island - Clam Creek Picnic Area
Georgia · Southeast
Challenging
October-April
About This Location
Jekyll Island - Clam Creek Picnic Area is a productive birding destination in Georgia, with 227 species recorded on eBird. This coastal and river/riparian habitat attracts Clapper Rail, Spotted Sandpiper, and Bonaparte's Gull 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 Scoter
Melanitta americana
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Royal Tern
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Carolina Chickadee
Eastern Towhee
Boat-tailed Grackle
Painted Bunting
Black-bellied Plover
Laughing Gull
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Forster's Tern
Sandwich Tern
Tricolored Heron
Brown Pelican
Black Vulture
Osprey
Eastern Kingbird
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
House Finch
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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