Birdsong Nature Center

06/11/2026

From our friends at the Gopher Tortoise Council..

06/11/2026

🌿 Our next work morning in the Holly Woods will take place this Saturday, June 13, 9-11AM. You are invited to help continue the work removing invasive plants such as ardisia, camphor, nandina, privet and ligustrum from the Holly Woods and Letz Mill corner at Birdsong. Bring water, a shovel, garden gloves and pruners if you have them. Large plastic bags will be provided as all ardisia berries must be bagged to prevent them from germinating. We will have extra tools and gloves. A 7-gallon bucket or other container would be helpful in collecting berries.
🌿 The Holly Woods trail at Birdsong leads you through a diverse hardwood forest with large black cherry, white oak, American holly, smaller rusty blackhaw, possumhaw viburnum, red buckeye and hophornbeam. There is even a toothache tree. It is one of the few areas on Birdsong where fire as a management tool has been excluded. We have been making excellent progress in our restoration efforts. Please join us!
🌿 Call or text Donna Legare at 850 386-1148 if you have any questions.

2106 Meridian Rd., Thomasville, GA 31792 - (229)377-4408
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05/27/2026

🌿 Please join us for WOODLANDS AND WEEDSLORE: A Good ol’ fashioned Plant Ramble, this Saturday, May 30, 9:30 to 11:30am!
🌿 Join us for a stroll along Birdsong’s trails for a “meet and greet” with some of our more interesting local plants. Plants you’re already familiar with might even have some surprises for you. From traditional uses of common weeds to some favorite native trees and the stories they can tell us about the landscape, Birdsong
member Dylan Ryals-Hamilton will share fun facts on topics ranging from ecology to ethnobotany. We will probably walk 1.5 to 2 miles and discuss a dozen or so plants. Expect to make a few new plant friends and take away some fun nature facts to impress your human friends. See our current Newsletter for more info - www.birdsongnaturecenter.org/Newsletter/
🌿 $8 members, $10 non-members. RESERVATIONS, PLEASE. Call 1(229)377-4408 or email [email protected] by noon on Friday, May 29th. The maximum number of participants for these walks is 15. Feel welcome to bring a sandwich if you would like to have lunch together afterwards and Birdsong will provide drinks and dessert; please just let us know when you sign up if you would like to stay.

05/24/2026

In honor and memory of those bravest among us who gave their lives in service to our country.

05/14/2026

🌿 Please join us for a SPRING MIGRATION BIRD WALK, Saturday, May 16, 8am to 11:00am, with Janell Cleveland.
🌿 Spring migration may be winding down, but our summer nesting migrants have arrived! We can look for Summer Tanagers, Orchard Orioles, Indigo Buntings, Blue Grosbeaks and others. We can also observe Eastern Bluebirds as they feed their newly hatched young and continue nesting. Please bring binoculars if you have them and be prepared for hiking through the fields and woods around Birdsong. Wear muted colors.
🌿 Please save your space and RSVP by emailing [email protected] or calling 1(229)377-4408 by noon on Friday, May 15st. The maximum number of participants for these walks is capped at 15. The walk will be led by Janell Cleveland, an avid birder who is very good at helping others learn to identify birds and enjoy the art of birding.
🌿 $8 members, $10 non-members. Reservations required.

05/14/2026

🌿 Please join our HOLLY WOODS RESTORATION WORK GROUP on Saturdays, May 16 and June 13, 2026, 9-11am!
🌿 Our next work mornings in the Holly Woods will take place on May 16 and June 13. You are invited to help continue the work removing invasive plants such as ardisia, camphor, nandina, privet and ligustrum from the Holly Woods and Letz Mill corner at Birdsong. Bring water, a shovel, garden gloves and pruners if you have them. Large plastic bags will be provided as all ardisia berries must be bagged to prevent them from germinating. We will have extra tools and gloves. A 7-gallon bucket or other container would be helpful in collecting berries.
🌿 The Holly Woods trail at Birdsong leads you through a diverse hardwood forest with large black cherry, white oak, American holly, smaller rusty blackhaw, possumhaw viburnum, red buckeye and hophornbeam. There is even a toothache tree. It is one of the few areas on Birdsong where fire as a management tool has been excluded. We have been making excellent progress in our restoration efforts. Please join us!
🌿 Call or text Donna Legare at 850-386-1148 if you have any questions.

05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing moms out there! No words kind enough to thank you for all that you do. ❤

05/08/2026

Dear Friends, It looks like it will rain in the morning, so we will postpone tomorrow's (Saturday, May 9th) Woodlands and Weedslore program until Saturday, May 30th. We hope you can join us then!

05/01/2026

🌿 Due to heavy rain predicted for Saturday morning, May 2nd, we have rescheduled our Spring Migration Bird Walk to Saturday, May 16th from 8am to 11. Please call to reserve your space! 🐦

04/02/2026

🌿 Birdsong Nature Center’s last plant sale is coming up this Saturday, April 4, 9am-1pm. Come out and celebrate the success of this 19-year tradition, visit with fellow gardeners, and shop for plants that will make your garden part of this Birdsong legacy long into the future.
🌿 Shop our wonderful array of wild azaleas and other native shrubs, trees, and wildflowers, native perennials, pollinator plants, some beloved old-timey plants, and special spring bloomers such as Trilliums, Bloodroot, Rue Anemone, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, and Indian Pink.
🌿 Please feel welcome to come out and shop for a special last plant, walk the nature trails, visit the Gift Shop, and enjoy the Bird Window. Admission is free and there will be a $5-off membership special all day. We’ll look forward to seeing you and we thank you for your patronage over the years!
🌿 For more information, please contact us at 229-377-4408 or [email protected]. 🐦