Ollie's Pond Park
Florida · Southeast
About This Location
Ollie's Pond Park is a productive birding destination in Florida, with 227 species recorded on eBird. This lake and urban park habitat attracts Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Blue-winged Teal, and Common Gallinule 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
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
Florida Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma coerulescens
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Clapper Rail (Gulf Coast)
Rallus crepitans
Clapper Rail
Rallus crepitans
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Common Ground Dove
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Killdeer
Snowy Egret
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Gray Catbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Northern Parula
Palm Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan the water surface methodically for diving ducks, loons, and grebes.
- 2
Check the shoreline and mudflats for shorebirds and wading birds.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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