Key Vista Nature Park
Florida · Southeast
Easy
October-April
About This Location
Key Vista Nature Park is a productive birding destination in Florida, with 221 species recorded on eBird. This urban park habitat attracts Red-breasted Merganser, Mourning Dove, and Ring-billed Gull 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
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanus
Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Red-breasted Merganser
Mourning Dove
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Royal Tern
Common Loon
Wood Stork
Anhinga
Double-crested Cormorant
Brown Pelican
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Great Horned Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
White-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Birding Tips
- 1
Visit at dawn for peak songbird activity before crowds arrive.
- 2
Check flowering trees and berry-producing shrubs for seasonal migrants.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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