Birds

Participate in Audubon Florida's Birdathon at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

Participate in Audubon Florida's Birdathon at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

— Attend our special Earth Day events on April 22 as part of your Birdathon and have a chance to win cool prizes.
Audubon Christmas Bird Count at Corkscrew

Audubon Christmas Bird Count at Corkscrew

This year's Corkscrew CBC is scheduled to be held on Monday, December 18, 2023.
Migrating Swallow-tailed Kites Descend on Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

Migrating Swallow-tailed Kites Descend on Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

— Note: While visitors do see kites soaring overhead, roosts are not visible from the boardwalk or other public area.
American Bitterns Rely on Wetlands

American Bitterns Rely on Wetlands

— Some of these secretive marsh birds make their winter homes at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.
Frequently Asked Questions: Wood Storks at Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

Frequently Asked Questions: Wood Storks at Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

— Our only native stork in North America, the Wood Stork (Mycteria americana), is a very large, heavy-billed bird that wades in the shallows of southern swamps. The Wood Stork population in the southeastern United States was estimated at more than 150,000 at one time, but breeding populations in southern Florida have dropped sharply since 1970. By the early 1990s, Wood Storks’ overall numbers had plummeted to around 10,000. Since then, their breeding range has shifted northward into coastal areas of Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Destruction of habitat and disruption of water flow through southern Florida are major causes of decline.
Great Backyard Bird Count

Great Backyard Bird Count

The next Great Backyard Bird Count will be held Friday, February 18, through Monday, February 21, 2022.
Wood Stork Life History

Wood Stork Life History

Information about Wood Stork nesting, foraging, and range.
Wood Storks

Wood Storks

Learn more about Wood Storks (Mycteria americana) in the Western Everglades.