Bird Scavenger Hunt: Florida Everglades in Winter

A large-print, one-page card for a phone-free day on the trails in the Florida Everglades Birding guide. It lists the 16 birds you are most likely to find from December to March, each with a clue for what to look or listen for, plus four harder bonus birds.

Other seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall

Trailside Birding · Bird Scavenger Hunt · Dec to Mar
Florida Everglades in Winter
Foundof 16
AAnhinga Trail 0.8 mi, paved and boardwalk. Arrive by 8am.
SShark Valley 14.9 mi loop, bike or tram. Birdiest in the first few miles.
CCorkscrew Swamp 2.25 mi boardwalk. Opens 7am. Go early.
  1. AnhingaA S C
    Snake-like neck. Dries its wings spread wide.
  2. Great Blue HeronA S C
    Tallest heron here. Blue-gray and very still.
  3. Great EgretA S C
    Tall and all white. Yellow bill, black legs.
  4. Little Blue HeronS C
    Smaller heron, dark slate-blue all over.
  5. Green HeronA S
    Small and hunched, with a chestnut neck.
  6. White IbisA S C
    All white. Long, curved, orange-red bill.
  7. Wood StorkS C
    Big and white with a bald gray head.
  8. Purple GallinuleA S
    Purple and green. Walks on lily pads.
  9. Double-crested CormorantA S
    Black diver with an orange throat.
  10. Turkey VultureA S C
    Soars with wings held in a shallow V.
  11. Red-shouldered HawkS C
    Rusty chest. Calls "kee-ah, kee-ah."
  12. Palm WarblerA S C
    Small and brownish. Bobs its tail nonstop.
  13. Gray CatbirdA C
    Gray with a black cap. Mews like a cat.
  14. Northern CardinalC
    Male all red with a crest. Female tan.
  15. Red-winged BlackbirdA S C
    Black, with red-and-yellow shoulders.
  16. Boat-tailed GrackleS
    Glossy black, long keel-shaped tail.
Bonus round: harder to find
  1. Roseate Spoonbill
    Pink, with a flat spoon-shaped bill. Try: Shark Valley.
  2. Limpkin
    Brown, white-spotted. A wailing scream. Try: Shark Valley, Corkscrew.
  3. Barred Owl
    Calls "who cooks for you-all." Try: Corkscrew, early.
  4. Snail Kite
    Dark hawk with a white tail patch. Try: Shark Valley.