Brooker Creek Preserve & Surrounding Areas
Florida · Southeast
Moderate
October-April
About This Location
Brooker Creek Preserve & Surrounding Areas is a productive birding destination in Florida, with 247 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian habitat attracts Muscovy Duck, Mallard, and Mourning 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
Powered by eBird / Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Snow x Ross's Goose (hybrid)
Anser caerulescens x rossii
Ross's Goose
Anser rossii
Gray Kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Muscovy Duck
Mourning Dove
Anhinga
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
American Crow
Fish Crow
Tufted Titmouse
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Carolina Wren
Northern Mockingbird
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
House Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Mallard
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.
Amenities
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