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?
Summer Tanager, male
Piranga rubra
East Palisades, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Fulton County, May 10, 2017
Common in spring, summer, and fall
Scarlet Tanager, male
Piranga olivacea
Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Fulton County, April 28, 2018
Common in spring and fall; uncommon in summer
Scarlet Tanager, female
Piranga olivacea
Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Fulton County, October 7, 2018
Common in spring and fall; uncommon in summer
Northern Cardinal, male
Cardinalis cardinalis
Pine Lake, DeKalb County, January 20, 2018
Abundant year-round
Northern Cardinal, female
Cardinalis cardinalis
Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Fulton County, December 2, 2018
Abundant year-round
Northern Cardinal, immature
Cardinalis cardinalis
Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Fulton County, October 12, 2018
Abundant year-round
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, female
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Fulton County, April 28, 2018
Common in spring and fall
Blue Grosbeak, male
Passerina caerulea
Pole Bridge Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility (limited access), DeKalb County, May 7, 2017
Common in summer, uncommon in spring and fall
Indigo Bunting, female or immature
Passerina cyanea
Morningside Nature Preserve, Atlanta, Fulton County, April 28, 2018
Common in spring, summer, and fall
Indigo Bunting, male
Passerina cyanea
Morningside Nature Preserve, Atlanta, Fulton County, April 28, 2018
Common in spring, summer, and fall
