Galliformes
Wild Turkey
Northern Bobwhite
Podicipediformes
Pied-billed Grebe
Pelacaniformes
Double-crested
Cormorant
Anhinga
Ciconiiformes
American Bittern
Least Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
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Gruiformes
King Rail
Virginia Rail
Sora
Purple Gallinule
Common Moorhen
American Coot
Limpkin
Sandhill Crane
Charadriiformes
Killdeer
Black-necked Stilt
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson’s Snipe
Ring-billed Gull
Gull-billed Tern
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Columbiformes
Mourning Dove
Common Ground- Dove
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Strigiformes
Owl, Barred
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Caprimulgiformes
Common Nighthawk
Chuck-will’s-widow
Apodiformes
Swift, Chimney
Hummingbird, Rubythroated
Coraciiformes
Belted Kingfisher
Piciformes
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Passeriformes
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Loggerhead Shrike
White-eyed Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged
Swallow
Swallow, Barn
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Passeriformes cont’d
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Sedge Wren
Marsh Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Orange-crowned Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Prothonotary Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Louisiana Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Eastern Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Painted Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Goldfinch
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Fall
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Fall
Charadriiformes cont’d
Caspian Tern
Forster’s Tern
Summer
Summer
Spring
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Species
Spring
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Falconiformes
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Swallow-tailed Kite
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Short-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Crested Caracara
American Kestrel
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Species
Winter
Anseriformes
Black-bellied Whistling
Duck
Wood Duck
American Wigeon
Mallard
Mottled Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shovelor
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Hooded Merganser
Fall
Species
Ciconiiformes cont’d
Tricolored Heron
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Blk-crowned Night-Heron
Yl-crowned Night-Heron
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
Wood Stork
Summer
Rare – expected to be seen less than
½ of season
Species
Spring
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Summer
Uncommon – expected to be seen major
portion of season.
Spring
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Winter
Common – expected to be seen
throughout season
Winter
Key to Symbols
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Accidental Species:
This list includes birds that have been recorded less than 5
times in recent years. This grouping includes wanderers,
solitary predators, nocturnal or secretive species,
shorebirds whose presence has diminished with the rising
water level, and residents of the surrounding area whose
habitat requirements are not completely met within the
confines of the park.
Fulvous Whistling Duck
Canvasback
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Masked Duck
Brown Pelican
White-tailed Kite
Snail Kite
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Birding at Orlando Wetlands Park
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Dunlin
Stilt Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Bonaparte’s Gull
Laughing Gull
Least Tern
Black Skimmer
Barn Owl
Eastern Screech Owl
Great Horned Owl
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
American Pipit
Kentucky Warbler
Summer Tanager
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Bobolink
Baltimore Oriole
House Sparrow
Since its opening in 1987, Orlando Wetlands Park has
attracted birds and birders. Its wetlands provide food and
cover for over 150 avian species. Hikers and bicyclist can
enjoy over 18 miles of berm roads with excellent views of
wading birds and waterfowl. The un-intercepted skies
provide aerial views of numerous raptor species. The mixed
wood, understory, and ground cover of the perimeter of the
park contain permanent residents and migratory
passerines.
Orlando
Wetlands
Park
Field Checklist of Birds
Location: Drive 40 minutes East of downtown Orlando on
SR 50 to Christmas, FL. Go North (left) 2.3 miles on Ft.
Christmas Road (CR 420), and 1.5 miles East (right) on
Wheeler Road. Parking area will be on your left.
Hours: Sunrise until sunset, seven days a week during
February 1 – November 14
(closed November 15 – January 31).
Orlando Wetlands Park
25155 Wheeler Road
Christmas, Florida 32709
(407) 568 -1706
http://www.cityoforlando.net/wetlands
City of Orlando
Public Works Department
Revised 2009