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McIntosh County
=Altamaha Wildlife Management Area= Brunswick, GA 31525 Altamaha Wildlife Management Area webpage Georgia's Colonial Coastal Birding Trail map

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Altamaha WMA
Coordinates: 31.340292, -81.44967 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Altamaha WMA--Butler Island
Coordinates: 31.3487626, -81.4453894 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Altamaha WMA--Butler Island Plantation House area
Coordinates: 31.3547111, -81.4474586 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Altamaha WMA--Butler Island W of I-95
Coordinates: 31.359619, -81.4602395 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Altamaha WMA--Champney Island
Coordinates: 31.3353842, -81.4522934 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Altamaha WMA--River Park
Coordinates: 31.335934, -81.4488494 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips for birding Altamaha Wildlife Management Area
The Altamaha Wildlife Management Area is composed of units on the east and west sides of US-17, south of Darien, GA. The east side of the road has impoundments and towers to view marsh birds and ducks in the appropriate season. From Steve Holzman

From Georgia Colonial Coast Birding Trail

About Ansley Hodges M.A.R.S.H. Project (Altamaha Wildlife Management Area)
This viewing area is situated within the Altamaha Wildlife Management Area where an impoundment was constructed as part of Ducks Unlimited's M.A.R.S.H. (Matching Aid to Restore States' Habitat) program. The impoundment is located on the remains of an old rice plantation. Many of the rice fields are managed to benefit waterfowl and other wildlife species.

Types of Birds: Birds of prey, shorebirds, songbirds, wading birds, waterfowl, raptors

Best Birding Seasons: Songbirds (all), shorebirds (all), wading birds (all), waterfowl (fall and winter), raptors (fall and winter)

Specialties: Wood stork, swallow-tailed kite, bald eagle, king rail, painted bunting, mottled duck, wood duck, white ibis, glossy ibis

Tips: Look for common snipe feeding in exposed muddy areas. In summer, look for wood ducks. In fall and winter, black ducks, pintails, green-winged teal, northern shovelers and other waterfowl can be seen in the impoundment. Look for rails darting through the vegetation in the impoundment. Bald eagles can be spotted in winter and spring.

Directions: Take Exit 49 on I-95 at the junction of I-95 and GA-251 (Briardam Road). Travel east on GA-251 to the junction of SGA-R 251 and US-17. Turn right (south) on US -7 and continue through Darien. The entrance to the Ansley Hodges M.A.R.S.H. Project will be approximately 3.5 miles on the right. From Altamaha Wildlife Management Area webpage

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