Guided Bird Walk at St. Marks NWR with Nick Petryk
Click to register via Mobilize. Limited to 15 participants.
Meet at the restrooms parking lot by Headquarters Pond at 8:30 AM (see map below). We’ll walk the trails behind the bathrooms and then bird the Tower Pond Trail. For those that would like to, we can also check out lighthouse pond and Cedar Point Trail afterwards.
Spring refuge visitors. Starting in upper left corner: Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak, male Indigo Bunting, male Summer Tanager, female Summer Tanager. Photos by Nick Petryk.
Nick Petryk
Nicholas Petryk is an FSU alumnus and professional naturalist. Growing up, he always had a fascination with the wild outdoors. The culmination of over a decade of working with animals has led to countless hours of studying the behavior and training methods of dozens of species. He has worked with several zoological facilities and nature centers, and his favorite animals have always been reptiles and birds.
In his spare time, you can find him outdoors in forests, parks, and around his home photographing and interacting with wildlife. Nick has been an avid birder in this area for 5 years, and knows St Marks NWR like the back of his hand, as the refuge is basically in his backyard.
Meet at the restrooms parking lot by Headquarters Pond at 8:30 AM. Click to view a full-sized, downloadable PDF map of the refuge.