Sand Key Park
Florida · Southeast
Easy
October-April
About This Location
Sand Key Park is a productive birding destination in Florida, with 243 species recorded on eBird. This urban park habitat attracts Blue-winged Teal, 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
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
Cairina moschata x Anas platyrhynchos
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanus
Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Blue-winged Teal
Mallard x Mottled Duck (hybrid)
White Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Loggerhead Shrike
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Cardinal
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Semipalmated Plover
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Birding Tips
- 1
Visit at dawn for peak songbird activity before crowds arrive.
- 2
Check flowering trees and berry-producing shrubs for seasonal migrants.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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