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Sanibel Island (please consider using a more precise location)

Located in the Florida, USA area, Sanibel Island (please consider using a more precise location) is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Mottled Duck, Wilson's Plover, Short-billed Dowitcher in the area.

296
All-Time Species
53
Sightings (14 days)
Florida
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United States
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
Mottled DuckAnas fulvigula
May 25, 2026
2
Wilson's PloverAnarhynchus wilsonia
May 25, 2026
1
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
May 25, 2026
2
WilletTringa semipalmata
May 25, 2026
1
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
May 25, 2026
2
Least TernSternula antillarum
May 25, 2026
3
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
May 25, 2026
2
Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
May 25, 2026
1
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
May 25, 2026
1
Green HeronButorides virescens
May 25, 2026
1
Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
May 25, 2026
5
Snowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosus
May 24, 2026
5
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
May 23, 2026
2
Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
May 23, 2026
1
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
May 23, 2026
10
SanderlingCalidris alba
May 23, 2026
5
Royal TernThalasseus maximus
May 23, 2026
1
White IbisEudocimus albus
May 23, 2026
1
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
May 22, 2026
1
OspreyPandion haliaetus
May 22, 2026
1
Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
May 22, 2026
2
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
May 20, 2026
1
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
May 20, 2026
2
Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
May 19, 2026
1
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
May 19, 2026
2
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
May 19, 2026
2
Black SkimmerRynchops niger
May 19, 2026
3
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
May 19, 2026
3
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
May 19, 2026
3
Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
May 19, 2026
1
Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
May 19, 2026
2
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
May 19, 2026
3
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
May 18, 2026
3
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
May 18, 2026
2
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
May 18, 2026
1
Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
May 18, 2026
4
Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
May 18, 2026
4
AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
May 17, 2026
1
Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
May 17, 2026
1
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
May 17, 2026
1
Great EgretArdea alba
May 17, 2026
1
Common TernSterna hirundo
May 17, 2026
1
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
May 16, 2026
1
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
May 16, 2026
3
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
May 16, 2026
1
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
May 16, 2026
1
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
May 15, 2026
1
House SparrowPasser domesticus
May 15, 2026
1
Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
May 13, 2026
2
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
May 13, 2026
1
DunlinCalidris alpina
May 13, 2026
8
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
May 13, 2026
1
Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
May 13, 2026
1

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