Fellsmere Grade Recreation Area
Florida · Southeast
About This Location
Fellsmere Grade Recreation Area is a productive birding destination in Florida, with 205 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Common Gallinule, Anhinga, and Green Heron among many others. Mild winters attract waterfowl and sparrows, while spring and fall migration bring neotropical songbirds.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus borealis
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
White-crowned Sparrow (leucophrys)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
American Flamingo
Phoenicopterus ruber
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Swainson's Warbler
Limnothlypis swainsonii
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Burrowing Owl (Florida)
Athene cunicularia
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Gray Kingbird
Limpkin
Wood Stork
Roseate Spoonbill
Great Egret
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Fish Crow
Boat-tailed Grackle
Northern Cardinal
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Anhinga
Snowy Egret
Great Blue Heron
Mourning Dove
King Rail
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Birding Tips
- 1
Listen for vocalizations to locate canopy-dwelling warblers and vireos.
- 2
Check forest edges and clearings for flycatchers and thrushes.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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