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?

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus
Rogers Bridge Trail, Johns Creek, Fulton County, February 18, 2019
Common year-round

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura
Rogers Bridge Trail, Johns Creek, Fulton County, December 29, 2018
Common year-round

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus
Garrard Landing Park, Roswell, Fulton County, October 18, 2018
Uncommon in spring, summer, and fall; rare in winter

Swallow-tailed Kite

Elanoides forficatus
Morningside Nature Preserve, Atlanta, Fulton County, May 9, 2017
Rare in summer and fall

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Morgan Falls River Park, Sandy Springs, Fulton County, March 4, 2017
Uncommon in fall; rare in winter, spring, and summer

Sharp-shinned Hawk, immature

Accipiter striatus
Rogers Bridge Trail, Johns Creek, Fulton County, December 29, 2018
Uncommon in fall, winter, and spring; rare in summer

Cooper's Hawk, immature

Accipiter cooperii
Piedmont Park, Atlanta Fulton County, September 30, 2018
Common in spring and fall, uncommon in summer and winter

Cooper's Hawk, adult male

Accipiter cooperii
Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Fulton County, April 6, 2019
Common in spring and fall, uncommon in summer and winter

Red-shouldered Hawk, immature

Buteo lineatus
Georgia Lane Wetland, Alpharetta, Fulton County, July 8, 2017
Common year-round

Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus
Zonolite Park, DeKalb County, September 24, 2017
Common year-round

Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterus
Vaughter’s Farm, DeKalb County, April 29, 2019
Common in fall; uncommon in spring and summer; not present in winter

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis
Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Fulton County, February 2, 2019
Common year-round

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