Many folks mistakenly believe that the flamingo is Florida's state bird. Its actually the mockingbird. Flamingo sightings are uncommon to rare. There is 'Pinky' a lone American Flamingo living a solitary life at St Marks NWR in the Panhandle for the past few years. I saw Pinky back in January during my annual north Florida birding trip. On this trip I got a lifer in the White Wagtail that had wintered in Tallahassee. Other sightings included Wilson's Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Seaside Sparrow, Rusty Blackbirds and Brewers Blackbirds.
Large-billed Tern
Another journey checked off my bucket list in September was a visit to Santa Cruz Island, along with some exploration around Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. I encountered numerous lifers, including both of California's endemic bird species: the Island Scrub-Jay and the Yellow-billed Magpie.
Back in June a couple of very rare-to-the-United States, Large-billed Terns showed up in Florida. Their normal range is in South America. Was lucky to get this lifer near Ava Maria in Collier County.
Another trip was to the Everglades and Florida Keys. In late spring Antillean Nighthawks and Roseate Terns arrive in the Keys. Plus visits to Key West and Tortugas National Park looking for Masked & Brown Boobies, Sooty Terns, Magnificent Frigatebirds and Brown & Black Noddies bb.
Key Deer Big Pine Key, Florida
Island Fox Santa Cruz Island - Channel Islands National Park
California Ground Squirrel Santa Barbara, California
2023 Year List and Gallery (328)
1. Wood Stork
Wood Stork Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida January 2023
2. Killdeer
Killdeer Carlos Pointe - Ft Myers Beach, Florida June 2023
Killdeer Carlos Pointe - Ft Myers Beach, Florida June 2023
Fledgling Killdeer Babcock-Webb WMA - Charlotte County, Florida May 2023
3. Great Egret
4. Bald Eagle
5. Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk Lucky Hammock, Miami-Dade County, Florida January 2023
6. American Kestrel
7. Fish Crow
Fish Crow Lakes Park, Ft Myers - Florida June 2023
8. Eurasian Starling
European Starling Naples, Florida March 2023
9. Florida Boat-tailed Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle St Marks NWR - Florida January 2023
Boat-tailed Grackle Harns Marsh, Lehigh Acres, Florida March 2023
Fledgling Boat-tailed Grackle Fort Myers Shores, Florida May 2023
10. Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron Wakodahatchee Wetlands - Delray Beach, Florida January 2023
Great White Heron -
Ardea herodias ssp. occidentalis
Fort Jefferson - Dry Tortugas National Park May 2023
Great Blue Heron Ding Darling NWR - Sanibel Island October 2023
11. Snowy Egret
Snowy Egret Myakka River State Park, Florida March 2023
12. Western Cattle Egret
Cattle Egret Palm Beach County, Florida January 2023
13. Audubon's Crested Caracara
14. Common Ground Dove
15. Mourning Dove
Mourning Dove Ft Myers Shores, Florida March 2023
16. Sandhill Crane
17. Greater Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs Babcock-Webb WMA - Charlotte County, Florida January 2023
Greater Yellowlegs Babcock-Webb WMA - Charlotte County, Florida May 2023
18. Anhinga
19. Little Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron The Celery Fields - Sarasota, Florida November 2023
20. Black Vulture
Black Vulture Harns Marsh Preserve - Lehigh Acres, Florida January 2023
21. Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Phoebe Harns Marsh, Lehigh Acres, Florida March 2023
Eastern Phoebe Everglades National Park January 2023
22. Blue Jay
Blue Jay Naples, Florida March 2023
23. Royal Tern
24. White-winged Dove
White-winged Dove Ft Myers Shores, Florida March 2023
25. House Sparrow
26. Indigo Bunting
Indigo Buntings The McQuade Feeders March 2023
27. Painted Bunting
Painted Bunting Merritt Island NWR - January 2023
Painted Bunting Lake Apopka North Shore, Florida January 2023
Painted Bunting Fort Myers Shores, Florida February 2023
Painted Bunting The Celery Fields - Sarasota, Florida March 2023
28. Double-crested Cormorant
Double crested Cormorant Six-mile Cypress Slough - Ft Myers, Fla February 2023
29. Tricolored Heron
Tricolored Heron Wakodahatchee Wetlands - Delray Beach, Florida January 2023
30. White Ibis
White Ibis Fort DeSoto Park - Pinellas County, Florida April 2023
31. Glossy Ibis
Glossy Ibis Wakodahatchee Wetlands - Delray Beach, Florida January 2023
Glossy Ibis Lake Apopka North Shore, Florida January 2023
Glossy Ibis The Celery Fields - Sarasota, Florida March 2023
32. Roseate Spoonbill
Roseate Spoonbill Myakka River State Park, Florida March 2023
33. American Crow
American Crow Lake Los Carneros Park, California September 2023
34. Blue-winged Teal
Blue-winged Teal Harns Marsh, Lehigh Acres, Florida March 2023
Blue-winged Teal Celery Fields - Sarasota, Florida November 2023
35. Mottled Ducks
Mottled Duck Babcock-Webb WMA - Charlotte County, Florida May 2023
36. Pied-billed Grebe
37. Common Gallinule
Common Gallinule Lakes Park, Ft Myers - Florida June 2023
Common Gallinule Myakka River State Park, Florida March 2023
38. Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Snipe The Celery Fields - Sarasota, Florida December 2023
39. Muscovy Duck
40. Red-bellied Woodpecker
41. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve - Fort Myers, Florida May 2023
42. King Rail
43. American Coot
44. Gray-headed Swamphen
Gray-headed Swamphen Harns Marsh - Lehigh Acres, Florida January 2023
Grey-Headed Swamphen The Celery Fields - Sarasota, Florida December 2023
45. Limpkin
Limpkin Harns Marsh - Lehigh Acres, Florida January 2023
46. Turkey Vulture
Turkey Vulture Torry Island, Belle Glade, Florida March 2023
47. Gray Catbird
Gray Catbird Ft Myers Shores, Florida March 2023
48. Red-winged Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird Palm Beach County, Florida February 2023
Red-winged Blackbird Babcock-Webb WMA - Charlotte County, Florida July 2023
49. Palm Warbler
Palm Warbler Harns Marsh - Lehigh Acres, Florida January 2023
Palm Warbler Fort Jefferson - Dry Tortugas National Park May 2023
50. Snail Kite
Snail Kite Harns Marsh - Leigh Acres, Florida March 2023
Snail Kite Harns Marsh - Leigh Acres, Florida May 2023
51. Common Grackle
52. Northern Cardinal
Northern cardinal Naples, Florida March 2023
Northern Cardenal My Yard, Fort Myers Shores, Florida May 2023
53. Summer Tanager
54. Brown-headed Cowbird
Female Brown-headed Cowbird The Celery Fields - Sarasota, Florida November 2023
Brown-headed Cowbird The Celery Fields - Sarasota, Florida December 2023
55. Northern Parula
Northern Parula Rotary Park - Cape Coral, Florida April 2023
56. Ring-billed Gull
57. Rock Pigeon
Rock Pigeon Fort Zachary Taylor State Park - Key West, Florida May 2023
58. Northern Mockingbird
59. Loggerhead Shrike
Loggerhead Shrike Babcock-Webb WMA - Charlotte County, Florida August 2023
Island Loggerhead Shrike Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands NP September 2023
60. Northern Harrier
61. Osprey
62. Brown Pelican
Brown Pelican Lake Okeechobee, Clewiston, Florida February 2023
Brown Pelican Carlos Point, Fort Myers Beach, Florida February 2023
63. Laughing Gull
64. Eastern Meadowlark
Eastern Meadowlark Babcock-Webb WMA - Charlotte County, Florida March 2023
65. Tree Swallow
66. Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk Zaca Station Road, Santa Barbara County, California October 2023
67. White-tailed Kite
White-tailed Kite Palm Beach County, Florida January 2023
68. Barn Owl
69. Green Heron
Green Heron Fort Jefferson - Dry Tortugas National Park May 2023
70. Lesser Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs Babcock-Webb WMA - Charlotte County, Florida January 2023
Lesser Yellowlegs Babcock-Webb WMA - Charlotte County, Florida March 2023
Lesser Yellowlegs Browns farm Road, Belle Glade, Florida August 2023
71. Long-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitchers Palm Beach County, Florida January 2023
Long-billed Dowitcher Myakka River State Park, Florida March 2023
72. Least Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper Babcock-Webb - Charlotte County, Florida March 2023
Least Sandpiper Fort DeSoto Park - Pinellas County, Florida April 2023
73. Green-winged Teal
74. Northern Rough-winged Swallow
75. American White Pelican
American White Pelicans Merritt Island NWR, Florida January 2023
American White Pelican Ventura, California September 2023
76. Belted Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher Babcock- Webb WMA - Charlotte County, Florida January 2023
77. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Black-bellied Whistling Duck My Yard -Ft Myers Shores, Florida May 2023
78. Common Myna
79. Brown Thrasher
Brown Thrasher My Yard - Ft Myers Beach, Florida May 2023
80. Broad-winged Hawk
81. Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler Ft Myers Shores, Florida March 2023
Yellow-rump Warbler Sweetwater Wetlands - Gainesville, Florida January 2023
Yellow-rumped Warbler Ft Myers Shores, Florida March 2023
82. Vermilion Flycatcher
83. Eurasian Collared-Dove
Eurasian Collared Dove My Yard - Ft Myers Shores, Florida May 2023
84. Chipping Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow Lucky Hammock - Florida City, Florida January 2023
85. White-eyed Vireo
86. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Lucky Hammock - Florida City, Florida January 2023
87. Great Crested Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher Rotary Park - Cape Coral, Florida September 2023
Great Crested Flycatcher Lucky Hammock - Florida City, Florida January 2023
88. Swainson's Hawk
89. Short-tailed Hawk
Short-tailed Hawk My Front Yard - Fort Myers Shores, Florida February 2023
90. Florida Scrub Jay
Florida Scrub Jay Lehigh Acres, Florida February 2023
91. American Robin
American Robin Ft Myers Shores, Florida March 2023
92. Swamp Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow Lake Apopka North Shore, Florida January 2023
93. Savannah Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow The Celery Fields - Sarasota, Florida March 2023
Savannah Sparrow Ventura Harbor, California September 2023
94. Cedar Waxwing
Cedar Waxwings Lake Apopka North Shore, Florida January 2023
Cedar Waxwing Fort Myers Shores, Florida February 2023
95. Black-crowned Night-heron
Black-crowned Night-heron Babcock-Webb WMA - Charlotte County, Florida May 2023
96. Caspian Tern
97. Bonaparte's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull Merritt Island NWR - January 2023
98. Purple Gallinule
Purple Gallinule Harns Marsh - Leigh Acres, Florida April 2023
99. Lesser Scaup
Lesser Scaup St Marks NWR - Wakulla County, Florida January 2023
100. Ring-necked Duck
101. Northern Shoveler
102. Fulvous Whistling-duck
103. Hooded Merganser
Hooded Mergansers Ocala, Florida January 2023
104. Redhead
Redhead Ocala, Florida January 2023
105. Ruddy Sheldrake *
Ruddy Sheldrake flock is living on a pond in Ocala County, Florida horse farm country. January 2023
106. Canada Goose
Canada Goose Tallahassee, Florida January 2023
107. Greater White-fronted Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose Ocala County, Florida horse farm country. January 2023
108. Wilson's Warbler
109. Rusty Blackbird
110. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Gainesville, Florida January 2023
111. Tufted Titmouse
112. Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Chickadee Gainesville, Florida January 2023
113. American Bittern
114. Sora
115. Common Goldeneye
116. Bufflehead
Buffleheads Sweetwater Wetlands, Gainesville, Florida January 2023
117. Pine Warbler
118. Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Bluebird Gainesville, Florida January 2023
119. Blue-headed Vireo
120. Brewers Blackbird
Brewers Blackbirds gathered at a pasture. Jackson County, Florida January 2023
Brewers Blackbird Ventura Harbor, California September 2023
121. White Wagtail
A very distant view of a very rare-to-Florida, White Wagtail Tallahassee, Florida - January 2023
122. Dark-eyed Junco
123. Golden-crowned Kinglet
124. Sedge Wren
125. Virginia Rail
126. Clapper Rail
127. Common Yellowthroat
Common Yellowthroat Fort Zachary Taylor State Park - Key West Florida May 2023
Common Yellowthroat Fort Zachary Taylor State Park - Key West Florida May 2023
128. Nashville Warbler
Nashville Warbler St Marks NWR - Florida January 2023
129. Orange-crowned Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler St Marks NWR - Wakulla County, Florida January 2023
130. Eastern Towhee
131. Song Sparrow
Song Sparrow St Marks NWR - Wakulla County, Florida January 2023
132. Brown-headed Nuthatch
133. Downy Woodpecker
134. Common Loon
135. Forster's Tern
Forster's Tern Merritt Island NWR - Florida January 2023
136. Dunlin
Dunlin Ponce Inlet, Florida January 2023
137. Marbled Godwit
Marbled Godwit Bunche Beach - Ft Myers, Florida July 2023
138. Semipalmated Plover
Semipalmated Plover Carlos Pointe, Ft Myers Beach - Florida June 2023
139. Marsh Wren
140. American Avocet
American Avocet Browns Farm Road, Palm Beach County, Florida July 2023
American Avocet Browns Farm Road, Palm Beach County, Florida July 2023
American Avocet Browns Farm Road, Palm Beach County, Florida August 2023
141. Horned Grebe
142. Ruddy Duck
Ruddy Duck St Marks NWR - Wakulla County, Florida January 2023
143. Red-breasted Merganser
144. Canvasback
Canvasback St Marks NWR - Wakulla County, Florida January 2023
145. Northern Pintail
146. American Wigeon
American Wigeon St Marks NWR - Wakulla County, Florida January 2023
147. Gadwall
Gadwall Ventura, California September 2023
148. American Flamingo
American Flamingo St Marks NWR - Florida January 2023
American Flamingo Fort De Soto Park -St Petersburg, Florida September 2023
American Flamingo (Peaches) Fort De Soto Park -St Petersburg, Florida September 2023
149. Willet
Willet Ponce Inlet, Florida January 2023
Willet Bunche Beach - Lee County, Florida April 2023
150. Short-billed Dowitcher
Short-billed Dowitcher Bunche Beach - Ft Myers, Florida July 2023
151. Black Skimmer
Black Skimmer Fort DeSoto - Pinellas County, Florida April 2023
Fledgling Black Skimmer being feed by parent. South Lido Beach, Sarasota Florida July 2023
152. Seaside Sparrow
153. Black-bellied Plover
Black-bellied Plover Bunche Beach - Lee County, Florida April 2023
154. American Goldfinch
American Goldfinch Fort Myers, Florida March 2023
155. Carolina Wren
156. White-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch Mt Pinos, Los Padres NF, California September 2023
157. Reddish Egret
Reddish Egret in transition Carlos Pointe, Ft Myers Beach - Florida June 2023
Reddish Egret Ding Darling NWR - Sanibel Island, Florida August 2023
158. Western Lesser Black-backed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull Carlos Point, Fort Myers Beach March 2023
Lesser Black-backed Gull Fort De Soto Park -St Petersburg, Florida September 2023
159. Herring Gull
Herring Gulls Carlos Point, Fort Myers Beach March 2023
160. Sanderling
Sanderling Carlos Pointe - Fort Myers Beach May 2023
Sanderling Turner Beach - Captiva Island, Florida August 2023
Sanderling Turner Beach - Captiva Island, Florida November 2023
161. Ruddy Turnstone
162. Piping Plover
Piping Plover Ponce Inlet, Florida January 2023
Piping Plover Fort De Soto Park -St Petersburg, Florida September 2023
163. Northern Flicker
164. Western Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper Carlos Pointe - Ft Myers Beach, Florida
Western Sandpiper Bunche Beach - Fort Myers, Florida September 2023
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