Eagles, hawks, osprey, the hunters of the island. Shorebirds of so many types. Or perhaps Jekyll Sandpiper visitors are wondering about the woodpeckers you can hear from our screened-in porch. Lydia Thompson has been writing about the birds of Jekyll Island for years. Her articles are often featured in Jekyll's Golden Islander paper.
Click here for Lydia's birding guide:
This bird list of Jekyll Island, Georgia, USA was compiled by Lydia Thompson and Eugene Keferl.
Photos of all the birds of Georgia:
This list of birds of Georgia includes species documented in the U.S. state of Georgia and accepted by the Checklist and Records Committee of the Georgia Ornithological Society (GOSRC). As of July 2016, there are 422 species definitively included in the official list. Seven additional species are on the list but classed as provisional (see definitions below).
by Mike and Lara Morgan
