
Florida Fresh Water & Wetland Birds
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
Great Egret (Ardea alba)
Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
These birds are often confused with cormorants, both are diving birds and can be seen locally. Anhingas tend to be more fresh water birds, and can be seen around almost any freshwater area locally. Look for them drying their wings while standing on a branch at the water’s edge.
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
Wood Storks (Mycteria americana)
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)
Haven’t seen a limpkin? Surely you’ve heard her… In the middle of the day, she cries bloody murder!