Naples Florida Birds
Naples is located on the Southwest coast of Florida, on the Gulf of Mexico. Miami is 100 miles due east. Our unbiased Chamber of Commerce describes Naples like this:
...a cosmopolitan town with a village-like atmosphere, known all over the world for its tropical weather and its laid back lifestyle. ...on the tip of the Everglades. Environmentally sensitive, the area is alive with tropical gardens, wildlife preserves and pristine green space...
Naples is surrounded by some of the top birding spots in North
America:
Everglades National Park
Corkscrew Swamp
"Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge
Ft. Myers/Estero Beach Lagoon
are all within a 30-60 minute drive. Each is ranked among the top 200 birding "Hot Spots" in North America!
The specialty birds of our area include:
- Wood Stork
- Roseate Spoonbill
- Mottled Duck
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Snail Kite
- Short-tailed Hawk
- Crested Caracara
- Limpkin
- Purple Gallinule
- Piping Plover
- Mangrove Cuckoo
- Red-cockaded Woodpecker
- Gray Kingbird
- Brown-headed Nuthatch
- Loggerhead Shrike
- Black-whiskered Vireo
- Florida Scrub-Jay
- Bachman's Sparrow
The large water birds are abundant throughout the area.
Local Birding "Hot Spots" This
is where the locals go to see birds
Bird ChecklistsState of Florida
Checklists plus local Checklists
Birds of Local Interest And where to
find them
Christmas Bird Count Results Results for local
CBC areas
Florida Birding Lots
of useful links to Florida Birding Sites
Links to Birding Web Sites Including the
Top 25 Birding Web Sites
Naples Links Plus weather and tides
Map of SW Florida (Zoom in or out)
Collier County Audubon Society
Click Book for Details
