Turkey Creek Sanctuary
Florida · Southeast
Moderate
October-April
About This Location
Turkey Creek Sanctuary is a productive birding destination in Florida, with 211 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian habitat attracts Common Ground Dove, Mourning Dove, and Ring-billed Gull 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
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Fieldfare
Turdus pilaris
Cape May Warbler
Setophaga tigrina
Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus borealis
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Common Ground Dove
Mourning Dove
Ring-billed Gull
Anhinga
White Ibis
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Barred Owl
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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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