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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.

7,092
recent observations
30
species listed
27
birds
1
mammals
1
insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 7,092 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Sarasota Audubon. The most frequently seen is the Boat-tailed Grackle, with 497 recorded sightings.

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

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Most-observed species in Sarasota Audubon

Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
497 observations
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
373 observations
Nanday Parakeet
Aratinga nenday
367 observations
Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus
358 observations · iNaturalist
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
328 observations
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
308 observations
Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
298 observations · iNaturalist
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
291 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
276 observations
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
254 observations
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
243 observations
Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga
242 observations
Purple Martin
Progne subis
230 observations
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
229 observations
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
228 observations
Marsh Rabbit
Sylvilagus palustris
224 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
209 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
202 observations
Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis
194 observations
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
178 observations
White Peacock
Anartia jatrophae
171 observations · iNaturalist
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
165 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
164 observations
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
164 observations
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
163 observations
American Coot
Fulica americana
158 observations
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
154 observations
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
146 observations · iNaturalist
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
140 observations
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
138 observations

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