ATLnature is your guide to Atlanta's trails and other rad nature stuff in the city. Live in the city but miss hiking on the weekends? Don’t have time (or a car!) for a trip to north Georgia? Did you know there are over 30 nature trails inside the perimeter of 285 alone?
Ross's Goose
Anser rossii
Piedmont Park, Atlanta, November 17, 2017
Rare
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Shorty Howell Park, Gwinnett County, December 15, 2018
Abundant year-round
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
Lullwater Preserve, DeKalb County, April 9, 2017
Rare
Muscovy Duck (domestic)
Cairina moschata var. domestica
Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Fulton County, July 7, 2018
Feral domestic Muscovy Ducks are common; wild Muscovy Ducks do not appear
Wood Duck, nonbreeding male
Aix sponsa
Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Fulton County, October 4, 2018
Common spring, summer, and fall; uncommon in winter
Wood Duck, male
Aix sponsa
Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve, DeKalb County, April 16, 2017
Common spring, summer, and fall; uncommon in winter
Wood Duck, female with ducklings
Aix sponsa
Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve, DeKalb County, April 27, 2019
Common spring, summer, and fall; uncommon in winter
Gadwall, males
Mareca strepera
Rogers Bridge Trail, Johns Creek, Fulton County, December 29, 2018
Uncommon in fall, winter, and spring; not present in summer
Gadwall, female
Mareca strepera
Rogers Bridge Trail, Johns Creek, Fulton County, December 29, 2018
Uncommon in fall, winter, and spring; not present in summer
American Wigeon, female
Mareca americana
Rogers Bridge Trail, Johns Creek, Fulton County, December 29, 2018
Rare in fall, winter, and spring; not present in summer
American Wigeon, male
Mareca americana
Rogers Bridge Trail, Johns Creek, Fulton County, December 29, 2018
Rare in fall, winter, and spring; not present in summer
Mallard, male
Anas platyrhynchos
Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Fulton County, February 24, 2019
Abundant year-round
Mallard, female
Anas platyrhynchos
Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Fulton County, February 24, 2019
Abundant year-round
Mallard, female with young
Anas platyrhynchos
Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Fulton County, April 20, 2018
Abundant year-round
Blue-winged Teal, female
Spatula discors
Pine Lake, DeKalb County, January 20, 2018
Uncommon in fall, winter, and spring; rare in summer
Blue-winged Teal, male
Spatula discors
Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Fulton County, March 21, 2018
Uncommon in fall, winter, and spring; rare in summer
Northern Shoveler, female or immature
Spatula clypeata
Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Fulton County, September 29, 2018
Uncommon in fall, winter, and spring; rare in summer
Northern Pintail, male
Anas acuta
Morgan Falls River Park, Sandy Springs, Fulton County, March 4, 2017
Rare in fall, winter, and spring
Canvasback, male
Athya valisineria
Former United Methodist Children’s Home, Decatur, DeKalb County, February 13, 2019
Uncommon in winter; rare in fall
Canvasback, female
Athya valisineria
Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Fulton County, December 26, 2017
Uncommon in winter; rare in fall
Redhead, male
Aythya americana
Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Fulton County, March 21, 2018
Uncommon in winter; rare in spring and summer
Redhead, female
Aythya americana
Rogers Bridge Trail, Johns Creek, Fulton County, December 29, 2018
Uncommon in winter; rare in spring and fall; not present in summer
Ring-necked Duck, male
Aythya collaris
Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Fulton County, February 2, 2019
Common in winter; uncommon in spring and fall, rare in summer
Ring-necked Duck, female
Aythya collaris
Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Fulton County, February 2, 2019
Common in winter; uncommon in spring and fall, rare in summer
Lesser Scaup, male and female
Aythya affinis
Rogers Bridge Trail, Johns Creek, Fulton County, February 18, 2019
Uncommon in winter and spring; rare in fall; not present in summer
Bufflehead, male
Bucephala albeola
Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Fulton County, February 24, 2019
Uncommon in winter and spring; rare in fall; not present in summer
Bufflehead, females
Bucephala albeola
Rogers Bridge Trail, Johns Creek, Fulton County, December 29, 2018
Uncommon in winter and spring; rare in fall; not present in summer
Hooded Merganser, female
Lophodytes cucullatus
Dunwoody, DeKalb County, December 11, 2018
Common in winter; uncommon in spring; rare in summer and fall
Hooded Merganser, male
Lophodytes cucullatus
Dunwoody, DeKalb County, December 11, 2018
Common in winter; uncommon in spring; rare in summer and fall
Hooded Merganser, 1st year male
Lophodytes cucullatus
Shorty Howell Park, Gwinnett County, December 16, 2018
Common in winter; uncommon in spring; rare in summer and fall
Ruddy Duck, male
Oxyura jamaicensis
Murphey Candler Park, Brookhaven, DeKalb County, December 2, 2017
Uncommon in fall, winter, and spring
Ruddy Duck, female
Oxyura jamaicensis
Murphey Candler Park, Brookhaven, DeKalb County, December 2, 2017
Uncommon in fall, winter, and spring
