Birds
With hundreds of native birds throughout the Southeast, it's a birdlover's paradise!
Note: UF/IFAS supports the use of many resources to learn more about birds and birdwatching, and we've listed many on this page. However, we do not endorse any particular author, publisher, brand, company, or device.
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Birds You Might See
Here are just a few of the birds you might encounter. Select a bird's name to learn more.
Pileated woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Wild turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Barred owl
Strix varia
Loggerhead shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
Red-tailed hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Carolina wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Swallowtail kite
Elanoides forficatus
Purple martin
Progne subis
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Sandhill crane
Grus canadensis -
Birdwatching in the Southeast
The Great Florida Birding Trail is 2,000-mile trail that connects existing and new birdwatching sites throughout Florida.
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Interested in Monitoring Birds?
What types of birds are visiting your yard and neighborhood? The Florida Bird Monitoring Program (developed by the UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation's Extension office) lets you track which birds are occurring in your yard and neighborhood over time. Compare your survey results with other participants. and discuss suggestions about how to improve neighborhoods for birds.
Additional Resources
- All About Birds | Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- American Birding Association
- Bird Checklists of the United States
- The Birds of North America Online
- Birding Business Magazine
- BIRDNET: Ornithological Organizations and Information
- Ducks Unlimited
- eBird
- Georgia Ornithological Society
- National Audubon Society
- Ornithology: The Science of Birds
- Partners in Flight
Fact Sheets
- Alabama Migratory Bird Conservation
- Attracting and Feeding Songbirds in Georgia
- Florida Migratory Bird Conservation
- Georgia Migratory Bird Conservation
- Hummingbirds of Florida
- Louisiana Migratory Bird Conservation
- Mississippi Migratory Bird Conservation
- North Carolina Migratory Bird Conservation
- South Carolina Migratory Bird Conservation
- Tennessee Migratory Bird Conservation