Birds of Everglades National Park
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![A heron is spotted during the Audubon Societies Christmas Bird Count December 20, 2006 in the Florida Everglades National Park.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2023/07/19/USAT/f90fe3df-6ac0-496f-ba4a-3d9c33c6200f-72856950.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A heron is spotted during the Audubon Societies Christmas Bird Count December 20, 2006 in the Florida Everglades National Park.
Joe Raedle, Getty Images![Close-up photograph of a Brown-headed Nuthatch.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2023/07/19/USAT/19929391-c071-4687-989b-88e2cb0baa44-3F43F298-1DD8-B71C-072E20B266F818D6Original.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Close-up photograph of a Brown-headed Nuthatch.
NPS![Three Brown-headed Nuthatch nestlings.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2023/07/19/USAT/510065f9-6523-4bdb-b6e9-b92b479bfdc6-3F47B93B-1DD8-B71C-0736E3E4FF98CC30Original.jpg?width=660&height=496&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Three Brown-headed Nuthatch nestlings.
NPS![During the breeding season, the skin around the eyes of Great Egrets turns a brilliant green.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2023/07/19/USAT/6c15028b-4cf0-4bdb-a2b9-d85ad00da7c5-28E10B75-1DD8-B71C-07B753BBF220BB3BOriginal.jpg?width=660&height=448&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
During the breeding season, the skin around the eyes of Great Egrets turns a brilliant green.
NPS![A European Starling perches on a branch in a tree.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2023/07/19/USAT/0c853ba4-c864-47f0-a887-72c2497bba6b-82ffc13e-7602-414c-bac4-c1ba4e19c1ebOriginal.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A European Starling perches on a branch in a tree.
NPS Photo By Federico Acevedo![A Green Heron perches on a branch surrounded by dense vegetation.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2023/07/19/USAT/b85478c9-b1cd-471b-8135-31dc9d9298ec-93fed21a-ad43-4bee-a1ca-2400b76d15b8Original.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A Green Heron perches on a branch surrounded by dense vegetation.
NPS Photo By Federico Acevedo![A bird hunts for food June 5, 2003 in the Florida Everglades.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2023/07/19/USAT/37222eff-ae87-4a7f-812a-965457d8d47c-2059868.jpg?width=443&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A bird hunts for food June 5, 2003 in the Florida Everglades.
Joe Raedle, Getty Images![An anhinga stands during the Audubon Societies Christmas Bird Count December 20, 2006 in the Florida Everglades National Park.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2023/07/19/USAT/650a6c5f-ff6b-4bf4-8699-5488ba4ea0a3-72856939.jpg?width=440&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
An anhinga stands during the Audubon Societies Christmas Bird Count December 20, 2006 in the Florida Everglades National Park.
Joe Raedle, Getty Images![Snowy Egrets rest in a tree in the Florida Everglades September 12, 2007 in the Everglades National Park, Florida.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2023/07/19/USAT/66cdaf1f-3a6a-43bd-bc4e-c689cd2648a2-76706689.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Snowy Egrets rest in a tree in the Florida Everglades September 12, 2007 in the Everglades National Park, Florida.
Joe Raedle, Getty Images![A Roseate Spoonbill looks for food in a pond in the Florida Everglades September 12, 2007 in the Everglades National Park, Florida.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2023/07/19/USAT/b021d056-4f70-4e79-9a91-ca92b58af43e-76706720.jpg?width=440&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A Roseate Spoonbill looks for food in a pond in the Florida Everglades September 12, 2007 in the Everglades National Park, Florida.
Joe Raedle, Getty Images![A Snowy Egret rests in a tree in the Florida Everglades September 12, 2007 in the Everglades National Park, Florida.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2023/07/19/USAT/98f06fd1-a424-432e-b32a-6fc00a16f9c8-76706722.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A Snowy Egret rests in a tree in the Florida Everglades September 12, 2007 in the Everglades National Park, Florida.
Joe Raedle, Getty Images![A Blue Heron is seen as Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell , visits the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in the Florida Everglades on May 1, 2013 in Boynton Beach, Florida.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2023/07/19/USAT/ab8285a4-6a34-4b50-b3a1-12ecf604d4d0-167850456.jpg?width=469&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A Blue Heron is seen as Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell , visits the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in the Florida Everglades on May 1, 2013 in Boynton Beach, Florida.
Joe Raedle, Getty Images![A bird flies over the Everglades after Hurricane Irma passed through the area on September 13, 2017 in Homestead, Florida.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2023/07/19/USAT/7e020a15-ff50-4104-adb4-6928bc940718-846589744.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A bird flies over the Everglades after Hurricane Irma passed through the area on September 13, 2017 in Homestead, Florida.
Joe Raedle, Getty Images![An anhinga stretches it wings at the Everglades National Park during the 12th day of a partial government shutdown on January 02, 2019 in Everglades National Park.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2023/07/19/USAT/16f1e9f6-b10a-4696-bb1a-c67e59d2f409-1089148640.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
An anhinga stretches it wings at the Everglades National Park during the 12th day of a partial government shutdown on January 02, 2019 in Everglades National Park.
Joe Raedle, Getty Images![Vultures are seen in the Florida Everglades on May 15, 2019 in Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area, Florida.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2023/07/19/USAT/9f14b09b-8e49-42da-bfbd-4ceb9f1b48be-1149366579.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Vultures are seen in the Florida Everglades on May 15, 2019 in Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area, Florida.
Joe Raedle, Getty Images![A Turkey Vulture is seen walking in Everglades National Park, Florida on September 30, 2021.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2023/07/19/USAT/ffac94cc-1e83-4d57-8fb4-d00cb0402eb1-1235702530.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A Turkey Vulture is seen walking in Everglades National Park, Florida on September 30, 2021.
CHANDAN KHANNA, AFP Via Getty Images![A bird sits on a tree in Everglades National Park, Florida on September 30, 2021.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2023/07/19/USAT/51a3a0df-9ce5-49fb-80d5-70152004dd2c-1235702823.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A bird sits on a tree in Everglades National Park, Florida on September 30, 2021.
CHANDAN KHANNA, AFP Via Getty Images![An Osprey lands on a tree to perch at Flamingo on October 1, 2022.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2023/07/19/USAT/44776a1f-3dd4-40ce-b3d1-4471a0db4949-c2a6577a-3c68-4d71-bb3f-aed9cad06c02Original.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
An Osprey lands on a tree to perch at Flamingo on October 1, 2022.
NPS Photo By Federico Acevedo![A Wood Stork flies in a cloudy sky in Everglades National Park on March 5, 2021.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2023/07/19/USAT/779c7eea-5f1d-4d0b-a4da-a82c7410d59b-dbd28e03-80fc-4477-accf-a591e563d6a6Original.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A Wood Stork flies in a cloudy sky in Everglades National Park on March 5, 2021.
NPS Photo By Federico Acevedo![A snail kite lands on foliagel along a drainage ditch along Corkscrew Road near the new Verdana Village development in Estero on Aug. 15, 2022.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2023/07/19/USAT/7149a6f2-fbb4-4dd0-a826-9f0137ea1c9b-USATSI_19902018.jpg?width=452&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A snail kite lands on foliagel along a drainage ditch along Corkscrew Road near the new Verdana Village development in Estero on Aug. 15, 2022.
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