Visitors and staff observe flora and fauna from the boardwalk on a daily basis. Below are some of the highlights reported since September 26, 2024!

To find out what to expect in this season, check out our Seasonal Nature Viewing Opportunities page. Click here to download a checklist of birds around the seasons.

Birds:
Black -bellied Whistling Duck
Anhingha
Great Egret
Little Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Limpkin
Mourning Dove
Common Ground Dove
Barred Owl
Eastern Screech Owl
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great-crested Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Tufted Titmouse
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-White Warbler
​American Redstart
Northern Parula
Yellow-throated Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Painted Bunting
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle



Butterflies:
Cloudless Sulphur
Orange-barred Sulphur
Large Orange Sulphur
Dainty Sulphur
Black Swallowtail
Tiger Swallowtail
Palamedes Swallowtail
Giant Swallowtail
Ruddy Daggerwing
Gulf Fritillary
Zebra Longwing
Gulf Fritillary
Phaon Crescent
White Peacock
Viceroy
Queen
Tropical Checkered Skipper
Least Skipper
Fiery Skipper
Delaware Skipper
Aaron's Skipper
Twin Spot Skipper
Brazillian Skipper
Ocola Skipper



Other Invertebrates:

Southeastern Lubber Grasshopper
Leaf-footed Bug
Okefenokee Fishing Spider
Dragonflies
Damselflies
Grasshoppers
Apple Snails
Slough Crayfish

Reptiles and Amphibians:

Carolina Green Anole
Cuban Brown Anole
Five-lined Skink
Black Racer
Peninsula Ribbon Snake
Yellow Rat Snake
Banded Watersnake
Diamondback Rattlesnake
Red-bellied Turtle
Alligator and Babies
Pig Frog
Leopard Frog
Green Treefrog
Cuban Tree Treefrog


Mammals:

Raccoon
Gray Squirrel
Marsh Rabbit
White-tailed Deer

 

Blooming Plants:

Sugarcane Plumegrass  (Saccharum giganteum)
Whitetop Sedge (Rhynchospora colorata)
Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)
Alligatorflag/Fireflag (Thalia geniculata)
Swamp Lily  (Crinum americanum)
Lanceleaf Arrowhead  (Sagittaria lancifolia)
Skyflower (Hydrolea corymbosa)
Carolina Climbing Aster  (Symphyotrichum carolinianum)
Moonflower/Tropical White Morning Glory  (Ipomoea alba)
Saltmarsh Morning-Glory  (Ipomoea sagittata)
Virginia Saltmarsh Mallow (Kosteletzkya pentacarpos)
Bretonica Peluda (Melochia spicata)  
Musky Mint (Hyptis alata)
Spurred Butterfly Pea (Centrosema virginianum)
Beggartick  (Bidens alba)
Tall Elephantsfoot  (Elephantopus elatus)
Clamshell Orchid (Prosthechea cochleata)"

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