Cache is available
9am - 5pm Monday through Friday
COVID-19 Trail Guidelines
1. All visitors over the age of two must wear a mask when near other visitors.
2. Keep a minimum of 6’ between you & other visitors.
3. Follow the directional signs along the trail.
Newman Wetlands Center
The Newman Wetlands Center is the focal point of the Clayton County Water Authority’s community education efforts. NWC was conceptualized by Melvin L. Newman, then the general manager of CCWA, as a place for free community education about the crucial role wetlands play in the cycle of water.
Duck - noun - plural ducks
1 : any of various swimming birds (family Anatidae, the duck family) in which the neck and legs are short, the feet typically webbed, the bill often broad and flat, and the sexes usually different from each other in plumage (Feathers)
2 : a female duck — (The male duck is a Drake)
3 : a young duck, still in downy plumage (Feathers) is called a duckling
There are at least twenty-eight types of duck normally living in Georgia .
Among these different types, the birds can be grouped again into puddle, aka "dabbling" and diving ducks. The dabblers mostly feed in smaller bodies of shallow water or along shorelines, where they are able to tip their bodies forward to reach their food on the bottom. There are divers who feed in deeper water where they dive and pursue their quarry. Some of these birds, the Harlequin Duck, for example, actually dives to the bottom of fast-flowing waters and feeds on life forms attached to rocks.
| Ducks found in Georgia - Those marked with (R) are rarely seen |
| American Black Duck |
Hooded Merganser |
Surf Scoter |
| American Wigeon |
Lesser Scaup |
White Winged Scoter |
| Black Bellied Whistling |
Long Tailed |
Wood |
| Black Scoter |
Mallard |
Cinnamon Teal (R) |
| Blue Winged Teal |
Mottled |
Common Eider (R) |
| Bufflehead |
Northern Pintail |
Common Merganser (R) |
| Canvasback |
Northern Shoveler |
Eurasian Wigeon (R) |
| Common Goldeney |
Red Breasted Merganser |
Fulvous Whistling (R) |
| Gadwell |
Redhead |
Harlequin (R) |
| Greater Scaup |
Ring Necked |
King Eider (R) |
| Green Winged Teal |
Ruddy |
Masked (R) |
This cache was placed at and found by attendees of GC86065 Privet Weed-Out/Uproot/Eliminate & Nature Walk