Birding in Florida

The top birding locations in Florida include Everglades National Park, Dry Tortugas National Park, J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, "Viera" Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands, A. D. Barnes Park, Alligator Lake RA, Alligator Point, Alligator Point - Phipps Preserve, Amelia Island Golf Course and homes, Anastasia State Park, Anna Maria Island, Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve - Unit 4, Archbold Biological Station, Aripeka Sandhills Preserve, Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Babcock-Webb Wildlife Management Area, Bahia Beach Nature Preserve, Bahia Honda State Park, Bald Point State Park, Bayport Park, Belle Glade Marina & Torry Island, Big Bend Wildlife Management Area - Hagen's Cove, Big Bend Wildlife Management Area - Hickory Mound, Big Cypress National Preserve, Big Cypress National Preserve - Oasis Visitor Center, Big Lagoon State Park, Big Talbot Island State Park - Spoonbill Pond (includes parking & boat ramp), Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, Black Point Park and Marina, Blue Spring State Park, Boca Ciega Millennium Park, Boyd Hill Nature Park & Lake Maggiore, Boynton Beach Inlet Park, Brooker Creek Preserve & Surrounding Areas, Brownie Wise Park, Caladesi Island State Park, Camp Helen State Park, Canal-111E, Canaveral National Seashore, Canaveral National Seashore - Apollo Beach, Cape San Blas, Carney Island Recreation and Conservation Area, Carrabelle (town), Cedar Key, Cedar Key - No. 4 Bridge & Fishing Pier, Cedar Key State Museum, Chain of Lakes Park, Chapmans Pond and Nature Trails, Charles Deering Estate, Circle B Bar Reserve, Cockroach Bay Preserve and Surrounding Area, Collier-Seminole State Park, Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed - Bird Rookery Swamp Trails, Crandon Park, Crowley Museum & Nature Center, Curry Hammock State Park - FL Keys Hawkwatch, Cutler Wetlands, Cypress Point Park, Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park, Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, Dry Tortugas National Park - Garden Key, Duck Ponds & Tierra Verde, Dunedin Hammock City Park, Eagle Lakes Community Park, Egans Creek Greenway, Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge, Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park, Emeralda Marsh CA - Wildlife Drive, Emeralda Marsh Conservation Area - General Area, Emerson Point Preserve, Estero Bay Preserve State Park - Winkler Point, Everglades National Park, Everglades National Park - Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park - Flamingo, Everglades National Park - Flamingo Campground, Everglades National Park - Mahogany Hammock, Everglades National Park - Shark Valley: Tram Road & Observation Tower, Everglades National Park - Snake Bight Trail, Everglades National Park - West Lake, Everglades National Park (Miami-Dade co.), Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park - Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk, Faulk Drive Landing, Faver-Dykes State Park, Fellsmere Grade Recreation Area, Ferndale Preserve, Fort Clinch State Park, Fort De Soto Park, Fort Drum Marsh Conservation Area, Fort Island Gulf Beach, Fort Matanzas National Monument, Fort Pierce Inlet State Park, Fort Walton Beach Spray Field, Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park, Fred Howard County Park, Fred W. Coyle Freedom Park, Frog Pond Wildlife Management Area - Lucky Hammock, Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail - La Chua to Prairie Creek section, Gemini Springs Park, George C. McGough Nature Park, Grayton Beach State Park, Green Cay Wetlands & Nature Center, Guana River Wildlife Management Area, Guana Tolomato Matanzas NERR, Guana Tolomato Matanzas NERR - Six Mile Landing, Gulf Islands National Seashore - Battery Langdon, Gulf Islands National Seashore - Fort Pickens, Gulf Islands National Seashore - Naval Live Oaks Visitor Center, Gulf Islands National Seashore: Fort Pickens - Beach E of Langdon Beach, Gulf Islands National Seashore: Fort Pickens entrance beach, Hague Dairy (UF Dairy Unit), Harns Marsh, Honeymoon Island State Park, Horseshoe Beach, Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, Huguenot Memorial City Park, Indian River Lagoon Preserve State Park, J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge - Bailey Tract, J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge - Observation Tower, J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge - Wildlife Drive, Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park, Jetty Park, Joe Overstreet Road and Landing, John Chesnut Sr. Park, John D. MacArthur Beach State Park, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, John Prince Park, John S. Taylor Park, Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park, Kendall Indian Hammocks Park, Key Largo Hammocks State Botanical Site, Key Vista Nature Park, Key West, Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Gardens, Kingsley Plantation - within park only, Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, Lafayette Heritage Trail Park, Lake Apopka Loop Trail - northeast section, Lake Apopka North Shore - Clay Island Loop Trail, Lake Apopka North Shore - Orange County section, Lake Apopka North Shore - Sod Fields, Lake Apopka North Shore (Lake County ONLY) - General, Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, Lake Elberta, Lake Henrietta, Lake Jesup Conservation Area - Marl Bed Flats, Lake Marian Boat Ramp, Lake Seminole Park, Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge, Lakefront Park, Lakes Park, Largo Central Park Nature Preserve, Leffis Key, LeRoy Wright Park, Lettuce Lake County Park, Little Big Econ State Forest—Brumley Road Trailhead, Little Talbot Island State Park, Long Key State Park, Lori Wilson Park, Lovers Key State Park, Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge - Shell Mound, Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge - Shired Island, Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, M&M Dairy (Port Jacksonville Parkway), Marco Island, Marco Island - Tiger Tail Beach, Marjorie A. Hoy Memorial Park at Orange Lake Overlook, Markham Park, Mashes Sands County Park, Masters Tract Stormwater Treatment Facility, Matheson Hammock Park, Mead Botanical Gardens, Merritt Island, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge - Bio Lab Road, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge - Black Point Wildlife Drive, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge - Haulover Canal Area, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge - Peacocks Pocket, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge - Pumphouse Road, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge - Scrub Trail, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge - Shiloh Marsh Road, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge - Shiloh Marsh Road, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge - Visitor Information Center, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (Volusia co.), Miccosukee Greenway, Myakka River State Park, Myakka River State Park - Birdwalk, Navarre Beach Park, Newnans Lake, Newnans Lake - Earl P. Powers Park, Newnans Lake - Palm Point Park, North Lido Beach Park, Ochlockonee River State Park, Ocklawaha Prairie Restoration Area, Okaloosa County Veterans/Ross Marler Park, Ollie's Pond Park, Orlando Wetlands, Oscar Scherer State Park, Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park - Bolen Bluff Trail, Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park - Cones Dike Trail, Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park - East of US 441, Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park - La Chua Trail, Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park - Lake Wauberg, Peaceful Waters Sanctuary, Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, Perico Preserve, Philippe County Park, Pinecraft Park, Plantation Preserve, Playalinda Beach, Point Ybel Lighthouse Beach Park, Port Orange Causeway Park, Possum Branch Preserve, Princess Place Preserve, Reddie Point Preserve, Rhoden Cove Road Landing, River Lakes Conservation Area - Moccasin Island, River to Sea Preserve, Robert K. Rees Memorial Park, Robinson Preserve, Rookery Bay NERR, Roosevelt Wetland, Rotary Park at Merritt Island, Rotary Park Environmental Center, Saddle Creek Park, Saint Andrews State Park, Saint George Island State Park, Saint George Island State Park - Youth Camp Area, Saint Joseph Peninsula State Park, Saint Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Saint Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Saint Marks National Wildlife Refuge - Lighthouse Pool & Flats, Saint Marks National Wildlife Refuge - Mounds Trail & Tower Pond, Saint Marks National Wildlife Refuge - Panacea Unit - Bottoms Road, Saint Marks National Wildlife Refuge - Stoney Bayou 1 & Twin Dikes, Saint Marks National Wildlife Refuge - Wakulla Unit - Wakulla Beach, Saint Sebastian River Preserve State Park, Saint Vincent National Wildlife Refuge, Salinas Park, San Carlos Bay/Bunche Beach Preserve, Sand Key Park, Sawgrass Lake Park, Sebastian Inlet State Park (Indian River co.), Sem-Chi Rice Mill, Shell Island, Shoreline Park, Siesta Key Public Beach, Six Mile Cypress Preserve North, Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, Smyrna Dunes Park, South Lido County Park, Spanish River Park, Sparrow Fields - C-357, Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6, Stump Pass Beach State Park, Sugden Regional Park, Sweetwater Wetlands Park, T.M. Goodwin Wildlife Management Area - Broadmoor Unit, T.M. Goodwin Wildlife Management Area - Original Unit, Tall Timbers Research Station, Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge - Marsh Trail & Observation Tower, The Celery Fields, The Road to Nowhere, Theodore Roosevelt Area, Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area, Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area - Highway 60 unit, Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area - Prairie Lakes Unit, Tom Renick Park, Tomoka State Park, Topsail Hill Preserve State Park, Tosohatchee Wildlife Management Area, Turkey Creek Sanctuary, Tyndall AFB, Ulumay Wildlife Sanctuary, Virginia Key Ecosystem Restoration Area, Wakulla Springs State Park, Walsingham Park, War Veterans' Memorial Park, Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, Weedon Island Preserve, Weekiwachee Preserve, east of Shoal Line Boulevard, Wekiwa Springs State Park, Wellington Environmental Preserve, Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park, Westside Industrial Park, Wolf Branch Creek Preserve. Each offers unique habitats and species.

The best seasons for birding in Florida are Spring and Fall and Winter. Spring migration brings diverse species through the area. Winter offers opportunities for cold-weather specialties and waterfowl.

Notable species in Florida include Roseate Spoonbill, Snail Kite, Wood Stork, Short-tailed Hawk, Mangrove Cuckoo, Laughing Gull, Royal Tern, Double-crested Cormorant, and more. The state supports wetland, marsh, coastal, tropical, forest, urban park, lake, river/riparian, grassland, chaparral habitats.