Fellsmere Grade Recreation Area
Florida · Southeast
Moderate
October-April
About This Location
Fellsmere Grade Recreation Area is a productive birding destination in Florida, with 205 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Common Gallinule, Anhinga, and Green Heron 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
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Fieldfare
Turdus pilaris
Florida Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma coerulescens
Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Sandhill Crane (Florida)
Antigone canadensis
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus borealis
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Tropical Kingbird (Middle American)
Tyrannus melancholicus
Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mottled Duck
Common Ground Dove
Mourning Dove
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Purple Gallinule
Gray-headed Swamphen
Limpkin
Killdeer
Caspian Tern
Pied-billed Grebe
Wood Stork
Anhinga
Double-crested Cormorant
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Snowy Egret
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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