Everglades National Park

Florida · Southeast

Habitat
WetlandMarshCoastalTropical
Best Seasons
WinterSpring
Difficulty

Moderate

Best Months

December-March

Entrance Fee

$30 per vehicle (7-day pass)

Hours

Open 24 hours; visitor centers 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

About This Location

The Everglades is a vast subtropical wilderness and the largest tropical wilderness east of the Mississippi River. Its mosaic of sawgrass prairies, mangroves, and coastal habitats supports an extraordinary diversity of wading birds, raptors, and tropical specialties.

Location

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Notable Species

Live Bird Data

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Notable Sightings

Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

3/4/202633430, Belle Glade US-FL 26.43582, -80.798951 observed

Yellow-throated Vireo

Vireo flavifrons

3/4/2026San Felasco City Park1 observed

Red-cockaded Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus borealis

3/4/20268459 Woburn Court, Windermere, Florida, US (28.448, -81.548)2 observed

Vermilion Flycatcher

Pyrocephalus rubinus

3/4/2026Orlando Wetlands1 observed

Shiny Cowbird

Molothrus bonariensis

3/4/2026Sem-Chi Rice Mill2 observed

Vesper Sparrow

Pooecetes gramineus

3/4/2026Keystone Pinellas Trail (Pinellas County)1 observed

Nashville Warbler

Leiothlypis ruficapilla

3/4/2026Pelican Cove (Private Community)1 observed

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

3/4/202610205 SW Pratt Whitney Rd, Stuart US-FL (27.0800,-80.2602)1 observed

Short-tailed Hawk

Buteo brachyurus

3/4/2026Cooter Pond Park1 observed

Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

3/4/2026Newnans Lake--Earl P. Powers Park1 observed

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

3/4/2026Newnans Lake--Earl P. Powers Park3 observed

Blue-winged Warbler

Vermivora cyanoptera

3/4/2026O'Leno SP1 observed

Northern Yellow Warbler

Setophaga aestiva

3/4/2026Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve1 observed

Winter Wren

Troglodytes hiemalis

3/4/2026Sugar Mill Garden1 observed

Red-cockaded Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus borealis

3/4/2026Picayune Strand SF--Belle Mead Horse Trail1 observed

Townsend's Warbler

Setophaga townsendi

3/4/2026Wakodahatchee Wetlands1 observed

Townsend's Warbler

Setophaga townsendi

3/4/2026Wakodahatchee Wetlands1 observed

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

3/4/2026GTM NERR--Purple Trail1 observed

Red-eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus

3/4/2026GTM NERR--Purple Trail1 observed

Florida Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma coerulescens

3/4/20262700 47th St W, Lehigh Acres US-FL 26.65939, -81.668732 observed

Birding Tips

  1. 1

    Visit in dry season when birds concentrate around remaining water

  2. 2

    Anhinga Trail is the best easy walk for guaranteed close-up sightings