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Identify Birds
Into the woods, along the beaches, deep in the mangrove forest and wading through wetlands, birding on The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel is a hoot – and a cackle, a caw and a squawk. Named best in the U.S. for birding by USA Today, the area sports a new section of the Great Florida Birding Trail. Here’s a sampling of the more than 300 species that populate the area on a full- and part-time basis.
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A great time to see this bird of prey is during morning feeding times at the shore.
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Pine Island has the largest concentration of these majestic birds in the area, and there are three or four nests in Cape Coral.
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Several varieties call the area home: snowy, reddish, great and cattle.
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Don’t confuse this fresh- and saltwater bird with the cormorant, which also dries its wings in the sun.
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Only nine inches tall, Cape Coral is the place to see these unusual owls, active during the day and at night.
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Pink birds feed in dark-brown mud flats at sunset in the J.N. “Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge.
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One of the most common birds found in the mud flats, this bird is brown until it’s one year of age.
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Plentiful on Sanibel Island, this tree-tapper is 16 inches from top to tail.
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A winter resident, this king of fishers is found anywhere along area waterways.
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A visitor from the northern plains states, sandbars and Pine Island Sound are its winter homes.
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Related to the vulture, this bird is distinguished by its wildly colored head. See it at Babcock Ranch.
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Long legs make this heron four feet tall. Find it wading in the shallows or nesting in the trees.
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See this black bird with a bright red bill in any wild, freshwater system.
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These large birds hang out on dock posts and nest in large colonies.
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