Birds
- American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
- American Coot (Fulica americana)
- American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- American white ibis (Eudocimus albus)
- Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
- Barred Owl (Strix varia)
- Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
- Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
- Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
- Black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
- Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
- Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
- Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
- Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
- Florida Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens)
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
- Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)
- Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
- Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)
- Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Painted bunting (Passerina ciris)
- Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)
- Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
- Red Shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
- Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
- Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
- Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
- Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
- Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)
- Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
- Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
- Wood Storks (Mycteria americana)
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. … [Read more...]