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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 Mourning Dove, Common Gallinule, Black-bellied Plover in the area.

291
All-Time Species
63
Sightings (14 days)
Florida
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United States
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Aug 31, 2026
1
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Aug 31, 2026
10
Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
Aug 31, 2026
1
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Aug 31, 2026
1
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
Aug 31, 2026
4
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Aug 31, 2026
1
AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
Aug 31, 2026
21
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Aug 31, 2026
2
White IbisEudocimus albus
Aug 31, 2026
22
Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
Aug 31, 2026
3
Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
Aug 31, 2026
20
Reddish EgretEgretta rufescens
Aug 31, 2026
1
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Aug 31, 2026
12
Green HeronButorides virescens
Aug 31, 2026
1
Great EgretArdea alba
Aug 31, 2026
10
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Aug 31, 2026
3
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Aug 31, 2026
3
Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
Aug 31, 2026
1
Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
Aug 31, 2026
2
Forster's TernSterna forsteri
Aug 31, 2026
1
Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
Aug 31, 2026
1
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Aug 31, 2026
4
Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
Aug 31, 2026
2
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
Aug 31, 2026
1
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
Aug 31, 2026
1
WilletTringa semipalmata
Aug 31, 2026
2
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
Aug 31, 2026
1
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Aug 31, 2026
3
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Aug 31, 2026
4
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Aug 31, 2026
1
Mottled DuckAnas fulvigula
Aug 30, 2026
6
Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
Aug 30, 2026
1
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Aug 30, 2026
2
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Aug 30, 2026
1
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Aug 30, 2026
6
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Aug 30, 2026
1
Black VultureCoragyps atratus
Aug 30, 2026
3
Florida Scrub-JayAphelocoma coerulescens
Aug 30, 2026
3
Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
Aug 30, 2026
2
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Aug 30, 2026
4
Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
Aug 30, 2026
1
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Aug 30, 2026
1
Least TernSternula antillarum
Aug 30, 2026
1
Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
Aug 30, 2026
1
Common TernSterna hirundo
Aug 29, 2026
1
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
Aug 28, 2026
2
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
Aug 23, 2026
1
Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
Aug 23, 2026
1
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Aug 23, 2026
1
Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
Aug 23, 2026
3
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
Aug 23, 2026
2
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
Aug 23, 2026
4
Clapper RailRallus crepitans
Aug 23, 2026
1
Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
Aug 23, 2026
1
American CootFulica americana
Aug 23, 2026
1
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
Aug 23, 2026
5
Least BitternBotaurus exilis
Aug 23, 2026
1
Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
Aug 23, 2026
1
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
Aug 21, 2026
1
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
Aug 21, 2026
2
Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
Aug 21, 2026
1
Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica
Aug 18, 2026
2
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Aug 18, 2026
3

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