Virginia Key Ecosystem Restoration Area
Florida · Southeast
Moderate
October-April
About This Location
Virginia Key Ecosystem Restoration Area is a productive birding destination in Florida, with 232 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Rock Pigeon, Eurasian Collared-Dove, and Common Ground Dove 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
Nanday Parakeet
Aratinga nenday
Great Blue Heron (Wurdemann's)
Ardea herodias
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Neotropic Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianum
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
Cairina moschata x Anas platyrhynchos
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
White-winged Parakeet
Brotogeris versicolurus
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Common Ground Dove
Mourning Dove
Common Gallinule
Black-bellied Plover
Piping Plover
Spotted Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Laughing Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Royal Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Brown Pelican
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
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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