Compiled by Brian Rapoza
Last updated May 3, 2025

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Recent Reports

Black Noddy

Garden Key, Dry Tortugas National Park, Monroe County: Last reported May 3 (eBird) Photo Directions: Click here for Dry Tortugas ferry information. The bird has been seen with Brown Noddies on pilings at the north coaling dock. Map

Red-footed Booby

Bush Key, Dry Tortugas National Park, Monroe County: Last reported May 3 (eBird) Photo Directions: Click here for Dry Tortugas ferry information. Up to two birds have been seen on trees at the east end of Bush Key. Map

Yellow-headed Caracara

Oleta River State Park, Miami-Dade County: Last reported May 2 (eBird) Photo Directions: From I-95, exit at FL 826 E (NW 163 Street, Exit 12). Drive east 4.7 miles to the park entrance (fee, open 8:00 AM to sunset). The bird has been seen in the beach picnic areas, including around dumpsters in the parking lot, most often around sunset. This bird has also been seen at the adjacent Biscayne Bay campus of Florida International University as well as at Haulover Park and North Beach Oceanside Park on Miami Beach. Map

Bahama Mockingbird

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park, Key West, Monroe County: Last reported April 29 (eBird) Photo Directions: From US 1 (N Roosevelt Boulevard) in Key West, drive west 2.3 miles to Truman Avenue. Continue west to Whitehead Street. Turn right and drive 0.5 miles to Southard Street. Turn left and follow the signs to the park entrance (fee, open 8:00 AM until sunset). The bird was last seen along the moat on the open field side of the fort, near where picnic tables are stacked by a big dirt pile. Map

Older Reports

Dark-eyed Junco

Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades National Park, Miami-Dade County: Last reported April 26 (eBird) Photo
Directions: From the intersection of Florida's Turnpike and US 1 in Florida City, turn right on Palm Drive (SW 344 Street) and drive west 1.6 miles. Turn left on SW 192 Avenue and drive south 2 miles. Turn right on SW 376 Street (SR 9336) and drive west 5 miles to the park entrance (fee). From the fee station, continue west 2 miles to Royal Palm Road. Turn left and drive south 1.5 miles to the Royal Palm Visitor Center. The bird has been seen around the visitor center. Map

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Sem-Chi Rice Mill, Palm Beach County: Last reported April 24 (eBird) Photo
Directions: From Florida’s Turnpike in West Palm Beach, exit at Southern Boulevard/SR 80. Drive west 13.5 miles to CR 880. Turn left and drive west 4 miles to Atlantic Mill Road. Turn left and drive 0.7 miles to the rice mill. Several birds have been seen around the mill. Please bird from the road and don't trespass onto the mill property. Map

Arctic Tern

Boynton Beach Inlet Park, Palm Beach County: Reported April 22 (eBird) Photo Directions: From I-95 in Boynton Beach, exit at Woolbright Road (Exit 56). Drive east 1 mile to SR A1A. Turn left and drive north 2 miles to the inlet. Free parking is available at Ocean Inlet Park, just south of the inlet on SR A1A. The bird was seen flying north past the inlet. Map

Townsend’s Warbler

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park, Key West, Monroe County: Reported April 20 (eBird) Photo Directions: From US 1 (N Roosevelt Boulevard) in Key West, drive west 2.3 miles to Truman Avenue. Continue west to Whitehead Street. Turn right and drive 0.5 miles to Southard Street. Turn left and follow the signs to the park entrance (fee, open 8:00 AM until sunset). No specific location has been provided for this sighting. Map

Western Tanager

Richardson Historic Park and Nature Preserve, Wilton Manors, Broward County: Last reported April 20 (eBird) Photo Directions: From I-95, exit at Oakland Park Boulevard (Exit 31). Drive east 0.9 miles to North Andrews Avenue. Turn right and drive south 0.8 miles to NE 21 Court. Turn left and drive east 0.3 miles to Wilton Drive. Turn right and drive south 1 block to NE 20 Street. Turn right to the park entrance (no fee, open 8:00AM to 6:00PM). Up to two birds have been seen around the parking area and in the back of the park, near a pickleball court at an adjacent apartment complex. Map

South Florida as defined here includes the following counties: Broward, Collier, Hendry, Lee, Miami-Dade, Monroe and Palm Beach. Only sightings at publicly accessible locations are listed here. Click on each county to view that county’s eBird Rare Bird Alert.

Click here for locations to see regularly occurring south Florida specialties. Click here for directions to those locations. 

Banner photo: White-tailed Tropicbird by Daniel Gribbin