Florida Ducks

Black crowned night heron found along coastlines and freshwater wetlands the black crowned night heron is an elusive species.

Florida ducks. Typically found in marshes wetlands and lakes these ducks may be part of mixed flocks often including black bellied whistling ducks which are less. State of florida and accepted by the florida ornithological society records committee fosrc. As of december 31 2018 there were 525 species included in the official list. Some of the most common species of ducks found in central florida are mallard ducks florida mottled ducks black bellied whistling ducks and wood ducks.

Goodwin unit was developed with funds provided by the north american wetlands conservation council ducks unlimited du and the former florida game and fresh water fish commission. The florida mottled duck often called the florida duck or florida mallard is a unique subspecies found only in peninsular florida. This list of birds of florida includes species documented in the u s. This nonmigratory duck spends its entire life within the state s brackish and freshwater marshes ponds lakes rivers canals ditches and mosquito impoundments on the east and west coasts and inland.

A tall duck with a dark back elegant swoops on its flanks and slate blue gray bill the fulvous whistling duck dendrocygna bicolor is a year round resident of central and southern florida. Ducks unlimited national convention t shirts now is the time to order your 2020 du national convention t shirt. Get your shirt online today. With an unusual color and shape compared to most ducks you see the black bellied whistling duck is surprisingly common throughout all of florida.

Regardless of which florida beach one decides to visit they all share some common beach bird species like the ten shown in the video. Orders will ship on or before august 1 in plenty of time to wear to convention. American oystercatcher black tern sanderling willet ruddy turnstone. These beautiful commemorative shirts come in long or short sleeve and in a choice of colors.

If you see a poor quality photo in the mix it was taken strictly for identification purposes and was the only opportunity so far to photograph that bird. Of them 159 species and eight identifiable subspecies are classed as accidental 14 have been introduced to north america four are extinct and one. Gallery of florida birds this gallery is a running list of all the species of birds i have photographed which can be spotted in florida either native migratory or rare.