Sawgrass Lake Park
Florida · Southeast
About This Location
Sawgrass Lake Park is a productive birding destination in Florida, with 228 species recorded on eBird. This lake and urban park habitat attracts Common Gallinule, Anhinga, and Little Blue 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
Redhead
Aythya americana
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Common Gallinule
Anhinga
Green Heron
Western Cattle-Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Short-tailed Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Nanday Parakeet
Fish Crow
Tufted Titmouse
Common Grackle
Northern Parula
Northern Cardinal
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Osprey
Pileated Woodpecker
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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