​TALON is a one-of-a kind camp for teens with a strong interest in the outdoors, birding and ecology. Each day the adventure begins as we travel by charter bus to barrier islands, state parks, wildlife management areas and refuges along Georgia’s coast. Evening classes challenge our campers with presentations and quizzes about bird identification, songs, behavior, flight, migration and other “birdy” topics. At camp’s end we come home with new and improved birding skills, a better understanding of coastal ecology, and great memories!

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• Length of each camp: 6 days, 5 nights.

• Availability: Space for 16 campers at each session.

• Serious students: For beginning to experienced birders who don’t mind long, hot, sometimes “buggy” days on beaches and marshes.

• Ages: Boys and girls ages 14–19. Older birders who have attended before may be eligible for internships.

• 3:1 student/teacher ratio. Trips, classes led by biologists, ornithologists and environmental educators, each with 20+ years of experience.

• Sponsors: Georgia Department of Natural Resources, TERN, Georgia Ornithological Society, and Atlanta Audubon Society.

 

Upcoming Trips

June 6–11, 2020

St. Simons Island, GA

• Availability: Space for 20 campers.

• Serious students: For beginner to experienced birders who don’t mind long, hot, sometimes “buggy” days on beaches and marshes.

• Ages: Boys and girls ages 14–19. Older birders who have attended before may be eligible for internships.

• 3:1 student/teacher ratio. Trips, classes led by biologists, ornithologists and environmental educators, each with 20+ years of experience.

• Base camp: Epworth by the Sea on St. Simons Island.

• Potential trips: Little St. Simons Island, Ft. Stewart, Altamaha WMA, St. Simons Island, Andrews Island, Sapelo Island, Cumberland Island, Harris Neck and Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuges.

• Registration:

  • Until April 3: $400 (paid in full).

  • April 4–May 4: $450 (paid in full).

  • Registration fee includes a $100 non-refundable deposit.

  • Registration Form