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Merritt Island NWR--Black Point Wildlife Drive

Located in the Florida, USA area, Merritt Island NWR--Black Point Wildlife Drive is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Common Gallinule, Anhinga, Double-crested Cormorant in the area.

292
All-Time Species
41
Sightings (14 days)
Florida
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Jul 23, 2026
4
AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
Jul 23, 2026
2
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Jul 23, 2026
1
White IbisEudocimus albus
Jul 23, 2026
3
Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
Jul 23, 2026
2
Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
Jul 23, 2026
8
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Jul 23, 2026
1
Green HeronButorides virescens
Jul 23, 2026
3
Great EgretArdea alba
Jul 23, 2026
17
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Jul 23, 2026
4
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Jul 23, 2026
2
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Jul 22, 2026
2
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Jul 22, 2026
2
Least BitternBotaurus exilis
Jul 22, 2026
1
Reddish EgretEgretta rufescens
Jul 22, 2026
1
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Jul 22, 2026
1
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Jul 22, 2026
1
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Jul 22, 2026
12
Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
Jul 22, 2026
6
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
Jul 22, 2026
1
Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
Jul 22, 2026
10
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Jul 22, 2026
1
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Jul 22, 2026
1
Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
Jul 22, 2026
4
Forster's TernSterna forsteri
Jul 19, 2026
1
Black VultureCoragyps atratus
Jul 19, 2026
3
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Jul 19, 2026
1
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Jul 19, 2026
1
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
Jul 19, 2026
3
Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
Jul 18, 2026
2
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Jul 18, 2026
1
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
Jul 18, 2026
1
Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
Jul 18, 2026
3
Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
Jul 15, 2026
6
White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
Jul 14, 2026
1
Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
Jul 14, 2026
1
Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
Jul 14, 2026
1
Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
Jul 11, 2026
1
Jul 11, 2026
2
Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
Jul 11, 2026
1
Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
Jul 11, 2026
1

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