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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.

7,242
recent observations
30
species listed
27
birds
1
mammals
1
insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 7,242 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Sarasota Audubon. The most frequently seen is the Boat-tailed Grackle, with 512 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
512 observations
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
383 observations
Nanday Parakeet
Aratinga nenday
371 observations
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
363 observations
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
328 observations
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
318 observations
Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
303 observations
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
291 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
279 observations
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
256 observations
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
249 observations
Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga
246 observations
Purple Martin
Progne subis
245 observations
Marsh Rabbit
Sylvilagus palustris
238 observations
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
231 observations
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
229 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
213 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
205 observations
Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis
200 observations
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
182 observations
White Peacock
Anartia jatrophae
178 observations · iNaturalist
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
171 observations
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
167 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
166 observations
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
166 observations
American Coot
Fulica americana
158 observations
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
158 observations
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
153 observations
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
142 observations
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
141 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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