Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park
Florida · Southeast
Easy
October-April
About This Location
Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park is a productive birding destination in Florida, with 218 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Clapper Rail, Laughing Gull, and Pileated Woodpecker among many others. Mild winters attract waterfowl and sparrows, while spring and fall migration bring neotropical songbirds.
Location
Loading map...
Live Bird Data
Powered by eBird / Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
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.
Amenities
More in Florida
Everglades National Park
Vast subtropical wilderness with incredible wading bird concentrations and tropical species.
Dry Tortugas National Park
Remote island migrant trap with the only continental US Sooty Tern colony.
J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge
Sanibel Island mangrove refuge with spectacular wading bird viewing from Wildlife Drive.