Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park
Florida · Southeast
About This Location
Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park is a productive birding destination in Florida, with 218 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Clapper Rail, Laughing Gull, and Pileated Woodpecker 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
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Florida Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma coerulescens
Swainson's Warbler
Limnothlypis swainsonii
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mourning Dove
Laughing Gull
Wood Stork
White Ibis
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Merlin
American Crow
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Northern House Wren
Carolina Wren
European Starling
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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