Saddle Creek Park
Florida · Southeast
About This Location
Saddle Creek Park is a productive birding destination in Florida, with 210 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian and urban park habitat attracts Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Common Gallinule, and American Coot 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
American Kestrel (Southeastern)
Falco sparverius
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Whooping Crane
Grus americana
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Limpkin
Pied-billed Grebe
Anhinga
Double-crested Cormorant
White Ibis
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Brown Pelican
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Red-shouldered Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
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.
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