Birding Florida
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WOW -- what a tropical hotspot for all kinds of birds! This is your resource to find out where to find great birds in Florida, and the field guides to help you identify them.
Egrets! Spoonbills! Flamingos!
Don't miss some of the most approchable birding anywhere. Visit the great parks like Ding Darling (Sanibel) and Corkscrew (Naples). Links to web sites are found below.
The Curious Wren - Your Birding Guide
Let the Curious Wren be your guide to birding.She has a whole series of lenses about birding, bird feeders, field guides, bird books, gifts and equipment.
Some lenses are "How To" lenses.
One part of her series is state-by-state birding guides -- Arizona, California and more!
Go to the Curious Wren hub for links to all her lenses.
BREAKING NEWS: Ivory-Billed Woodpecker in FL
- National Geographic Article
- Researchers claim to have had many sightings (but no audio, video or still photos yet) of ivory-bills in the FL panhandle. Read all about it here!
See the Endangered Species Before They're Gone
Florida Scrub Jay (at right) -- a sub-species of scrub jay.I have seen them (and photographed them) just off the highway near Jupiter. Find out more here .
Wood Stork -- A large, prehistoric-looking bird. Its black and white wing pattern is distinctive. Read about it at this website.
I have seen them in the ditches along the freeway near Miami, and soaring overhead with the vultures.
Snail Kite (aka Everglade Snail Kite) -- this raptor is only where its exclusive food source (the apple snail) is found - central and south FL. Read about it here.
I have seen them just west of West Palm Beach, just off the highway.
General Resources
- FL Birding Trail
- The Great Florida Birding Trail was officially completed in 2006. This web site has all the information you need -- maps, etc.
- Birding FL - by Mary Scott
- A great web site to introduce you to all the facets of FL birding.
- Where to Bird in FL
- A web site with tons of great links. Brought to you by Birding.com.
- FL Birding Hotspots
- All the information you need to find the birds. From the FL Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Important Birding Info
- Audubon of Florida
- Main Audubon site for the state. Has links to individual chapters.
- The Everglades - Nature Conservancy
- The Nature Conservancy has a birding page on The Everglades -- one of its Top 10 Hotpots in the US.
- Everglades Nat'l Park
- Official web site of the Everglades.
- Everglades Eco-System
- Information about habitats, endangered species, geology and park restoration.
- Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
- Naples, FL. Walk on an elevated path through a swamp filled with birds.
- JN "Ding Darling" Nat'l Wildlife Refuge
- Sanibel Island, FL. Seeing so many birds has never been this easy!
- Loxahatchee Nat'l Wildlife Refuge
- Just west of Delray Beach, FL.
Field Guides to FL Birds
More Guides to FL Birds
Bird Songs - Florida
The Everglades
Links to My Other Lenses
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- All about the little buggers, including feeder recommendations.
- How to Get Your Kids into Birding
- Books and equipment to stir up an interest in birding.
- How to Become An Expert Birder
- Resources to advance your birding knowledge.
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