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Wildlife in Sarasota Audubon Nature Center

Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Sarasota Audubon right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

7,283
recent observations
30
species listed
27
birds
1
mammals
1
insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 7,283 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Sarasota Audubon. The most frequently seen is the Boat-tailed Grackle, with 514 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (27 of the species listed here), followed by mammals (1).

Rarer finds confirmed in Sarasota Audubon include Gray-headed Swamphen and Purple Gallinule - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Gray-headed SwamphenPurple Gallinule
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Most-observed species in Sarasota Audubon

Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
514 observations
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
385 observations
Nanday Parakeet
Aratinga nenday
373 observations
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
368 observations
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
328 observations
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
320 observations
Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
306 observations
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
292 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
280 observations
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
256 observations
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
250 observations
Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga
247 observations
Purple Martin
Progne subis
247 observations
Marsh Rabbit
Sylvilagus palustris
239 observations
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
232 observations
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
231 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
214 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
207 observations
Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis
201 observations
White Peacock
Anartia jatrophae
182 observations · iNaturalist
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
182 observations
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
171 observations
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
168 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
167 observations
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
166 observations
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
159 observations
American Coot
Fulica americana
158 observations
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
154 observations
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
143 observations
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
143 observations

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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