Corkscrew Explore

Birds of Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

Meet some of the birds you might see when you visit Corkscrew.

An All-Season Bird Hot Spot

Throughout the year, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is a hot spot for birds and birders, with more than 260 species recorded. Scroll down to see a selection of birds that you can see from the boardwalk year-round or seasonally. 

Water Birds Here Year-round
While these species are most likely seen around the Lettuce Lakes, they could be found almost anywhere there is water.
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Herons, Egrets, Bitterns
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Ibises and Spoonbills
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Limpkins
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Herons, Egrets, Bitterns
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Herons, Egrets, Bitterns
Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga
Anhingas
Forest Birds Here Year-round
It is possible to see or hear these species from almost anywhere on the boardwalk
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Wrens
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Tyrant Flycatchers
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Chickadees and Titmice
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
Woodpeckers
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Hawks and Eagles
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Woodpeckers
Water Birds Here Seasonally
It is possible to see these species during the dry/winter season especially around the Lettuce Lakes.
Priority Bird
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Ibises and Spoonbills
Priority Bird
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Herons, Egrets, Bitterns
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Herons, Egrets, Bitterns
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Herons, Egrets, Bitterns
Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
Rails, Gallinules, Coots
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Kingfishers
Forest Birds Here Seasonally
Look or listen for these species almost anywhere along the boardwalk during winter or migration.
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Wood Warblers
Priority Bird
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Wood Warblers
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Woodpeckers
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Tyrant Flycatchers
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Cardinals, Grosbeaks and Buntings