Ollie's Pond Park
Florida · Southeast
Easy
October-April
About This Location
Ollie's Pond Park is a productive birding destination in Florida, with 227 species recorded on eBird. This lake and urban park habitat attracts Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Blue-winged Teal, and Common Gallinule 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
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Clapper Rail (Gulf Coast)
Rallus crepitans
Clapper Rail
Rallus crepitans
Florida Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma coerulescens
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Wood Stork
Glossy Ibis
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Snowy Egret
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Red-winged Blackbird
Northern Parula
Northern Cardinal
Mourning Dove
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan the water surface methodically for diving ducks, loons, and grebes.
- 2
Check the shoreline and mudflats for shorebirds and wading birds.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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