Listening & viewing, birds of the meadows and forests around Kennesaw Mountain

After dropping two AOC potential co leads from AOC for different reasons, I have gotten  a willing and capable co - lead from SOA my old hiking group, who so far have three people joining us, as it was added late to their calendar.

This event was very popular on July 5th, so I am doing this again for people that enjoy the slow pace and listening to the songs and viewing Gods creatures of the air that sing for us no charge everyday, in our backyards

I am working hard on my knowledge of local and backyard birds, and will be bringing a bird book of common backyard and eastern Us birds, with their respective songs (which I have been learning my back yard birds from), to aid me and anyone wanting to be helped along on Saturdays trip.

 PLEASE make NOTE we are meeting at 7:45am to sign waivers, before beginning at 8am. Birding is better in the morning as birds are much more active and vocal in the cool of the morning, which hasnt been much lately; so we are starting earlier both days to take advantage of cooler temps, that the birds like better as well. Event duration will be the same 3 -4 hours. Bring PLENTY of water and hydrating fluids as Gatorade or similar.


The walk and bird listening and watching stroll, will be starting at the Kennesaw Mtn. Natl. Battlefield visitor center will take us on a slow weaving start around the rather open wooded grounds around the visitor center to listen for the birds that are in the mountain community there; most being common to our backyards as well, including the red tailed and other hawks often seen here.
I will bring a backyard birds of Eastern America book with pictures and very authentic recorded bird calls and sounds to help identify these beautiful sonic delights that inhabit our backyards and around our houses and apartments, on Saturday .

We will wind past the visitor center and onto the gently rolling hills of the 'bunny trail around the base of the mountain; all the time adopting the method taught me (and our lucky group) Jason Baumgartners ways of listening first and then looking for the bird making the song. Binoculars are highly suggested for anyone wanting to see the creatures of the air that make the lovely and multi-varied songs that we hear every day in our lives and pay too little attention to the details and structure of every song and to whom it belongs.

We will end up at the large circle around the CCC conservation camp and walk the circle around it and inside of its large open expanse and try to spy the birds all around the interior wall of trees. This should take a great deal of time; but if it happens to go faster than expected we will walk more of the winding trails around Kennesaws base After the hike and coming back to the parking area, if several of us have struck a good bond we can dine at a nearby very excellent Mexican restaurant before heading back home and to our lives.

Please be considerate in taking yourselves off the event as soon as you know you cant make it for whatever reason the maximum amount of people can come on and enjoy this serene and wonderful experience of listening and viewing birds.