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Visitors and staff observe flora and fauna from the boardwalk on a daily basis. Below are some of the highlights reported since September 12, 2025.

To find out what to expect in a particular season, check out our Seasonal Nature Viewing Opportunities page. 

Birds:
Anhinga
Eastern Kingbird
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-White Warbler
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Prothonotary Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Red-Shouldered Hawk
Limpkin
Mourning Dove
Common Ground Dove
Barred Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Great-crested Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Tufted Titmouse
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Parula
Northern Cardinal

Butterflies:
Fiery Skipper
Orange-barred Sulphur
Sleepy Orange
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Black Swallowtail
Zebra Swallowtail
Ceranus Blue
Cassius Blue
Ruddy Daggerwing
Cloudless Sulphur
Zebra Longwing
Gulf Fritillary
White Peacock
Great Southern White
Clouded Skipper
Palamedes Swallowtail
Dainty Sulphur
Phaon Crescent
Pearl Crescent
Viceroy
Brazilian Skipper
Dun Skipper
Three-Spotted Skipper
Twin–Spot Skipper

Other Invertebrates:
Click Beetle
Dragonflies
Damselflies
Grasshoppers
Apple Snails
Okeefenokee Fishing Spider
Six-spotted Fishing Spider
Whirlygig Beetle

Reptiles and Amphibians:
Southern Leopard Frog
Black Racer
Greenhouse Frog
Narrow-mouth Toad
Five-lined Skink
Carolina Green Anole
Cuban Brown Anole
American Alligator 
Squirrel Treefrog
Pig Frog
Green Treefrog
Cuban Tree Treefrog

Mammals:
White-tailed Deer
Raccoon
Gray Squirrel
Cottontail Rabbit

Blooming Plants:
Southeastern Sunflower (Helianthus agrestis)
Clamshell Orchid (Prosthechea cochleata)
Spurred Butterfly Pea (Centrosema virginianum)
Musky Mink (Hyptis alata)
Starrush Whitetop  (Rhynchospora colorata)
Scarlet Rosemallow (Hibiscus coccineus)
Rosy Camphorweed (Pluchea baccaris)
Yellow Helmet Orchid (Polystachya concreta)
Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)
Swamp Lily  (Crinum americanum)
Lanceleaf Arrowhead  (Sagittaria lancifolia)
Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens)
Beggartick  (Bidens alba)
Tickseed (Coreopsis leavenworthii)
Dingy Flowered Star Orchid (Epidendrum anceps or amphistomum)

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