Visitors and staff observe flora and fauna from the boardwalk on a daily basis. Below are some of the highlights reported by staff since August 26, 2026.
To find out what to expect in a particular season, check out our Seasonal Nature Viewing Opportunities page.
Birds:
Black-bellied Whistling Duck
White Ibis
Turkey Vulture
Black Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Mourning Dove
Common Ground Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Barred Owl
Chimney Swift
Night Hawk
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Great Crested Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Parula
Prothonotary Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Butterflies:
Black Swallowtail
Giant Swallowtail
Queen
Viceroy
Brazilian Skipper
White Peacock
Red Admiral
Twin-spotted Skipper
Tropical Checkered Skipper
Ruddy Daggerwing
Cloudless Sulphur
Dainty Sulphur
Barred Yellow
Zebra Longwing
Gulf Fritillary
Phaon Crescent
Great Southern White
Dainty Sulphur
Orange Sulphur
Orange- Barred Sulphur
Phaon Crescent
Pearl Crescent
Cassius Blue
Horace’s Duskywing
Silver-Spotted Skipper
Dun Skipper
Southern Broken-Dash
Neamathla Skipper
Delaware Skipper
Southern Skipperling
Other Invertebrates:
Cypress Emerald Moth
Southern Two-striped Walking Stick
Praying Mantis
Dragonflies
Damselflies
Grasshoppers
Okeefenokee Fishing Spider
Six-spotted Fishing Spider
Tropical Orbweaver
Black and Yellow Argiope
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
Narrow-mouthed Toad
Pig Frog
Green Treefrog
Cuban Treefrog
Oak Toad
Mammals:
River Otter
White-tailed Deer
Raccoon
Gray Squirrel
Armadillo
Black Bear
Blooming Plants:
Creeping Cucumber (Melothria pendula)
Turkey Tangle Fogfruit (Phyla nodiflora)
Pineland Heliotrope (Euploca polyphylla)
Marsh Fleabane/ Rosy Camphorweed (Pluchea baccharis)
Winged Loosestrife (Lythrum alatum)
Moonflower; Tropical White Morning-Glory (Ipomoea alba)
Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata)
Tickseed (Coreopsis leavenworthi)
Thickleaf Wild Petunia (Ruellia succulenta)
Elderberry (Sambucus nigra)
Climbing Aster (Symphyotrichum carolinianum)
Coastalplain St.John's-Wort (Hypericum Brachyphyllum)
Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)
Swamp Lily (Crinum americanum)
Lanceleaf Arrowhead (Sagittaria lancifolia)
Beggartick (Bidens alba)
Scarlet Rosemallow (Hibiscus coccineus)
Virginia Saltmarsh Mallow (Kosteletzkya pentacarpos)
Seaside Primrose Willow (Ludwigia maritima)
Sweet Goldenrod (Solidago odora)
Carolina Redroot (Lachnanthes caroliana)
Musky Mint (Hyptis alata)
Skyflower (Hydrolea corymbose)
Melochia Spicata (Bretonica Peluda
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