To the left are some of the most common birds in south Florida.Check out the additional resources below for more information on identifying birds in your area. Click on each photo to learn more about the species.

 

Additional Resources

 

• Peterson, Roger Tory. Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.

• Peterson, Roger Tory. Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008.

• Sibley, David Allen. The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003.

• Sibley, David Allen. The Sibley Guide to Birds. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000.

• Sibley, Peterson, and others also sell field guide applications for mobile devices

 

Helpful Links

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• The Cornell Lab of Ornithology

• All About Birds (Cornell’s online guide to birds and bird watching)

• The Birds of North America Online (Subscription required)

• The Audubon Society (Includes an online bird ID guide)

• The American Birding Association

• eBird (Report, track, and map bird sightings)

• The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan