Birds
- American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
- American Coot (Fulica americana)
- American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- American white ibis (Eudocimus albus)
- Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
- Barred Owl (Strix varia)
- Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
- Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
- Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
- Black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
- Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
- Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
- Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
- Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
- Florida Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens)
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
- Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)
- Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
- Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)
- Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Painted bunting (Passerina ciris)
- Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)
- Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
- Red Shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
- Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
- Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
- Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
- Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
- Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)
- Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
- Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
- Wood Storks (Mycteria americana)
Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
Barred Owl (Strix varia)
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
There's a colony of Black Skimmers that nests on North Lido Beach April-August. It is typically roped off with a volunteer stationed. Definitely worth checking out! … [Read more...]