Dr. Robert B. Hayling Freedom Park with James Hill

Sat Jan 18 2025 at 08:00 am to 10:00 am UTC-05:00

Dr. Robert B. Hayling Freedom Park | St. Augustine

St. Johns County Audubon
Publisher/HostSt. Johns County Audubon
Dr. Robert B. Hayling Freedom Park with James Hill
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Join us for bird and nature walk one of the newest Great Florida Birding Trail sites - the Dr. Robert B. Hayling Freedom Park!
About this Event

Join us on a morning walk through the Dr. Robert B. Hayling Freedom Park - one of the newest additions to the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail (Trail) - led by James Hill. James who is one of our more active volunteers led the efforts to have the park included in the Trail.

The Robert B. Hayling Freedom Park (Park) is named after the famed civil rights leader from St. Augustine who was a friend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In some circles, Dr. Hayling is considered one of the fathers of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 -- desegregating St. Augustine was a bloody, long battle and Dr. Hayling took the brunt of it in many ways. The St. Augustine battle helped break an impasse in Congress that resulted in the Act's passage. Dr.King praised Dr. Hayling’s “driving spirit,” and wrote that his “dedication and sacrifice in the civil rights movement [could] never be measured.”
For further reading about the remarkable Dr. Robert B. Hayling (1929-2015) and his life, start here and here.

Moreover, the Park is just great for birding. Due largely to James’ efforts over the past eight years to document birds at the Park through eBird, 160 species of birds have been identified at the Park. James and others have found three types of marsh sparrows that are considered "vulnerable" (Saltmarsh, Seaside, and Nelson’s Sparrows - all pictured in this newsletter), which rely on spartina grass for their habitat in winter.

We'll meet at the entrance to the Willie Galimore Recreation Center; parking is available next to Eddie Vickers Park, which we will also bird.

Bring sunscreen, a hat, binoculars, and water. We suggest that you wear sturdy walking shoes.

We encourage you to consider joining the SJRA. You can join for as little as $15/year, which can help us continue and expand our work. To join the SJRA, follow this link: https://stjohnsaudubon.com/membership/





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Dr. Robert B. Hayling Freedom Park, 399 Riberia St., St. Augustine, United States

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