Visitors and staff observe flora and fauna from the boardwalk on a daily basis. Below are some of the highlights reported by staff since October 17, 2026.
To find out what to expect in a particular season, check out our Seasonal Nature Viewing Opportunities page.
Birds:
Barn Owl
Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Anhinga
Great Egret
Little Blue Heron
White Ibis
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Limpkin
Killdeer
Mourning Dove
Common Ground Dove
Barred Owl
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Great Crested Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Eastern Peewee
White-eyed Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Blue Jay
Tufted Titmouse
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Golden-crowned Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Palm Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Butterflies:
Black Swallowtail
Giant Swallowtail
Tiger Swallowtail
Palamedes Swallowtail
Queen
Viceroy
Brazilian Skipper
White Peacock
Twin-spotted Skipper
Ruddy Daggerwing
Cloudless Sulphur
Zebra Longwing
Gulf Fritillary
Orange-barred Sulphur
Other Invertebrates:
Cypress Emerald Moth
Dragonflies
Damselflies
Grasshoppers
Okeefenokee Fishing Spider
Six-spotted Fishing Spider
Whirlygig Beetle
Leaf-footed Bug
Reptiles and Amphibians:
Southeastern Five-lined Skink
Carolina Green Anole
Cuban Brown Anole
American Alligator
Greenhouse Frog
Southern Leopard Frog
Pig Frog
Cuban Treefrog
Oak Toad
House Gecko
Mammals:
Raccoon
Gray Squirrel
Black Bear
Blooming Plants:
Creeping Cucumber (Melothria pendula)
Turkey Tangle Fogfruit (Phyla nodiflora)
Pale Meadowbeauty (Rhexia mariana)
Thickleaf Wild Petunia (Ruellia succulenta)
Elderberry (Sambucus nigra)
Climbing Aster (Symphyotrichum carolinianum)
Coastalplain St.John's-Wort (Hypericum Brachyphyllum)
Fourpetal St.John's-Wort (Hypericum tetrapetalum)
Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)
Swamp Lily (Crinum americanum)
Lanceleaf Arrowhead (Sagittaria lancifolia)
Beggartick (Bidens alba)
Seaside Primrose Willow (Ludwigia maritima)
Sweet Goldenrod (Solidago odora)
Musky Mint (Hyptis alata)
Melochia spicata Bretonica Peluda
Pine Lily (Lilium catesbaei)
Spurred Butterfly Pea (Centrosema virginianum)
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