Field Trip Guidelines: Field trips are open to anyone interested in birding. Non-members are welcome.  All trips are free unless the locale has an entrance fee or a charge for parking. We recommend sturdy shoes, comfortable clothing, insect repellent, sunscreen, and water or other suitable beverages. Please contact the trip leader to indicate that you plan to attend and to get any information about changes in plan. 

Red-cockaded Woodpeckers and Early Spring Migrants, Croom Tract, Withlacoochee State Forest

Saturday, April 4, 2026

Make reservations with: Bev

bevalhansen@gmail.com or 352-686-0460 (Cell phone on the day of the trip: 352-442-5598)

At 6:45 a.m., park on the south side of the intersection of Croom Road and Trail 7. There is a wood corral there and an open area for parking. Trail 7 is 7 miles east of U.S. 41. Croom Road is on the north side of Brooksville. We will walk through brush, so wear long pants and closed-toed shoes. Restrooms and drinking water are a mile away.  We will see Red-cockaded Woodpeckers, Bachman's Sparrows, and some recently arrived migrants and summer breeders.