Compiled by Brian Rapoza
Last updated April 27, 2026
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Recent Reports
Short-eared Owl
Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park, Key West, Monroe County: Reported April 27 (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 seen soaring over the park. Map
Cuban Pewee
Garden Key, Dry Tortugas National Park, Monroe County: Last reported April 27 (eBird) Photo Directions: Click here for Dry Tortugas ferry information. The bird has been seen in trees along the beach on the west side of the fort. Map
La Sagra’s Flycatcher
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park, Key Largo, Monroe County: Last reported April 27 (eBird) Photo Directions: From the intersection of Florida's Turnpike and US 1 in Florida City, continue south 1 mile on US 1 to Card Sound Road (FL 905A). Turn left and drive south, then east 16.5 miles to FL 905. Turn right and drive south 0.9 miles to Old State Road 905 (fee, closed to vehicular traffic). The bird has been seen along this road between the first bench and a chain link fence. Map
Smooth-billed Ani
L-31W Canal, Homestead, Miami-Dade County: Last reported April 26 (eBird) Photo Directions: From US 1 and Florida’s Turnpike in Florida City, drive south to Palm Drive (SW 344 Street). Turn right and drive west 1.6 miles to SW 192 Avenue. Turn left and drive south 2 miles to SW 376 Street. Turn right and drive west 5 miles (becomes SW 392 Street) to the L-31W Canal. Walk north about 1.5 miles along the unpaved road on the east side of the canal to where the canal bends to the west. Up to three birds have been seen along the unpaved road that leads east from the bend in the canal. Map
Red-footed Booby
Long Key, Dry Tortugas National Park, Monroe County: Reported April 26 (eBird) Photo Directions: Click here for Dry Tortugas ferry information. The bird was seen among the frigatebird colony on Long Key. Map
Neotropic Cormorant
Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Gardens, Stock Island, Monroe County: Last reported April 26 (eBird) Photo
Directions: From US 1 just before the bridge connecting Stock Island and Key West, turn right at College Road. Drive north 0.1 miles to the entrance (fee, open 10:00AM-4:00PM). The bird has been seen at a pond on the adjacent golf course, visible from the Hammock Trail. MapLennar at Crescent Ridge Pond, Davie, Broward County: Last reported April 21 (eBird) Photo Directions: From I-75, exit at Griffin Road (Exit 13). Drive east 2 miles to Flamingo Road. Turn left, then immediately right onto Orange Drive. Continue east 0.2 miles to SW 121 Terrace. The bird has been seen in the pond on the west side of SW 121 Terrace, north of Orange Drive. Map
Common Eider
Lovers Key State Park, Fort Myers Beach, Lee County: Last reported April 25 (eBird) Photo Directions: From I-75 in Bonita Springs, exit at Bonita Beach Road (CR 865, Exit 116). Drive west 12.5 miles to the park entrance (fee, open 8 AM to sunset). The bird has been seen along the beach anywhere from New Pass to Big Carlos Pass. Map
Black Noddy
Garden Key, Dry Tortugas National Park, Monroe County: Last reported April 25 (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
White-tailed Tropicbird
Garden Key, Dry Tortugas National Park, Monroe County: Reported April 25 (eBird) Photo Directions: Click here for Dry Tortugas ferry information. The bird was seen offshore from the campground. Map
Bahama Mockingbird
Crandon Park Tennis Center, Key Biscayne, Miami-Dade County: Reported April 25 (eBird) Photo Directions: From I-95, exit at the Rickenbacker Causeway (Exit 1). Drive east to the causeway toll plaza. Continue 4.8 miles to the tennis center’s stadium entrance (the only entrance with access to the general public). Park in the parking lot next to the stadium and walk to the northwest corner of the tennis center. The bird was seen in mangroves in that area. Map
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, Key Biscayne, Miami-Dade County: Last reported April 24 (eBird) Video Directions: From I-95, exit at the Rickenbacker Causeway (Exit 1). Drive east to the causeway toll plaza. Continue 6 miles to the park entrance (fee, open 8:00AM until sunset). From the entrance station, turn right onto No Name Harbor Road and drive west to the harbor parking area. The bird has been seen south of the restrooms along the paved bike path that leads south from the parking area. Map
American Golden-Plover
Ohio Key, Monroe County: Last reported April 24 (eBird) Photo Directions: Ohio Key is located at mile marker 39 on the Overseas Highway (US 1). The bird has been seen in the lagoon on the south side of the highway, opposite the Sunshine Key RV Resort. Map
Tropical Kingbird
Harold Campbell Public Use Area, STA 3/4, Palm Beach County: Last reported April 22 (eBird) Photo Directions: From I-75 in Broward County, exit at US 27 (Exit 23). Drive north 15 miles to Holey Land Road, immediately south of the Palm Beach County line. Turn left and drive west 5.5 miles to the entrance to Harold Campbell Public Use Area (no fee, open Friday-Monday from sunrise to sunset). Turn right and drive north to the parking area and boat ramp. The bird has been seen around the parking area and pedestrian bridge. Map
Older Reports
Groove-billed Ani
L-31W Canal, Homestead, Miami-Dade County: Last reported April 20 (eBird) Photo Directions: From US 1 and Florida’s Turnpike in Florida City, drive south to Palm Drive (SW 344 Street). Turn right and drive west 1.6 miles to SW 192 Avenue. Turn left and drive south 2 miles to SW 376 Street. Turn right and drive west 5 miles (becomes SW 392 Street) to the L-31W Canal. Walk north about 1.5 miles along the unpaved road on the east side of the canal to where the canal bends to the west. The bird has been seen along the unpaved road that leads east from the bend in the canal. Map
Lazuli Bunting
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Collier County: Last reported April 20 (eBird) Photo Directions: From I-75 in Naples, exit at Immokalee Road (County Road 846, Exit 111). Drive east 15.2 miles to Sanctuary Road. Turn left and drive 1.5 miles to the entrance (fee, open 7:00AM to 5:30PM, wheelchair accessible). The bird has been seen at the visitor center feeders. Map
American Golden-Plover
Brown’s Farm Road, Belle Glade, Palm Beach County: Reported April 19 (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 14.7 miles to Browns Farm Road (FL 827). Turn left and drive south 4.3 miles to a bridge crossing the canal on the east side of the road. The bird has been seen at a flooded field 0.2 miles north of the bridge. Map
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Gladeview Road, Palm Beach County: Last reported April 19 (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 6.8 miles to Gladeview Road (unpaved). No specific location has been provided for this sighting. Map
Neotropic Cormorant
C-103 Mangrove Preserve, Homestead, Miami-Dade County: Reported April 18 (eBird) Photo Directions: From Florida's Turnpike, exit at Speedway Boulevard (Southwest 137 Avenue, Exit 6). Turn left and drive south 3 miles to North Canal Drive (SW 328 Street). Turn left and drive east 4 miles to the Convoy Point entrance to Biscayne National Park. From the entrance, walk north 0.5 miles along the L-31E Canal to a water control structure at the intersection with the C-103 Canal. No specific location has been provided for this sighting. Map
Cutler Wetlands, Miami-Dade County: Last reported April 15 (eBird) Photo Directions: From Florida's Turnpike, exit at SW 112 Avenue (Exit 9). Drive north to Coconut Palm Drive (SW 248 Street). Turn right and drive east 1.5 miles to SW 97 Avenue. Turn left and drive north 1.2 miles to the wetlands parking area on the west side of SW 97 Avenue. The bird has been seen at the wetland on the opposite side of 97 Avenue from the parking area or at Long-billed Dowitcher Lake, located north of this wetland. Map
Thick-billed Vireo
Long Key State Park, Monroe County: Reported April 18 (eBird) Photo Directions: The park entrance is at MM 67.5 on US 1 in the Florida Keys (fee, open 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM). Turn left after the entrance station to reach the Golden Orb Nature Trail parking area. The bird was seen along the coastal section of the trail, accessed via the boardwalk that begins at the restrooms. Map
Tropical Kingbird
Belle Glade Marina and Torry Island, Palm Beach County: Last reported April 17 (eBird) Photo Directions: From SR 80 in Belle Glade, drive west 3.6 miles on CR 717 to the marina and campground. The bird has been seen around the observation tower. 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.
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Banner photo: White-tailed Tropicbird by Daniel Gribbin