Turkey Creek Sanctuary
Florida · Southeast
About This Location
Turkey Creek Sanctuary is a productive birding destination in Florida, with 211 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian habitat attracts Common Ground Dove, 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
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus borealis
Common Black Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
White-crowned Sparrow (leucophrys)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
American Flamingo
Phoenicopterus ruber
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mourning Dove
Black Vulture
Osprey
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Fish Crow
Carolina Wren
Boat-tailed Grackle
Northern Parula
Northern Cardinal
Swallow-tailed Kite
Mottled Duck
Chimney Swift
Common Gallinule
Limpkin
Royal Tern
Wood Stork
Anhinga
White Ibis
Birding Tips
- 1
Walk along the water slowly, scanning overhanging branches for kingfishers and warblers.
- 2
Check sandbars and gravel bars for shorebirds and terns.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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