Bring your binoculars and your life list! Birding is terrific at Colt Creek State Park.

Bird-watching is a great way to learn about the environment. Birds can be seen from just about anywhere – your office window or even your front door. However, state parks and green spaces provide the greatest opportunity. Here are some beginner-friendly tips to help you keep track of your avian encounters.

The many ecosystems of the St. Teresa Tract provide protected habitat for a variety of animals.

Bald Point State Park and its partners have worked to improve beach habitat for American oystercatchers and support breeding success.

Just like people, birds flock to Sebastian Inlet to play and socialize in the Florida sunshine. Sebastian Inlet State Park is a perfect destination for birders of all experience levels.

There are over 100 miles of beaches protected by Florida State Parks, and they’re also important refuges for nesting wildlife. If you plan on heading to the beach, check out these practical tips for making the beach safer for wildlife and their nests.

January 5th is National Bird Day! There are nearly 330 native species of birds in Florida, and you can find many of them in Florida State Parks. Celebrate by checking out these birding tips to help you spot birds at a park near you.

The story of the snail kite is an amazing one, taking place above, below and even all around you. It is the story of a bird once on the brink of extinction but now finding a second home in Paynes Prairie.

If you build it, they will come. That’s what Biologist Laurie Dolan found with a population of Florida scrub-jays along the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway. With Florida Park Service management of a 446-acre parcel of land, the population has grown from 25 birds in 2008 to more than 100 birds in 2019.

The Florida grasshopper sparrow, one of North America’s most endangered birds, is found at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park. Our staff is trained to identify and locate sparrows and spends up to six months of the year searching for this secretive bird.