Birding on Pleasure Island
Winter is the best season to bird Pleasure Island. Be on the
lookout for any and all of the following:
| Common Loon |
Canvasback |
| Bufflehead |
Common Goldeneye |
| Red-Breasted Merganser |
Mottled Duck |
| Northern Shoveler |
Pintail |
| Blue and Green-Winged Teal |
Gadwall |
| Ruddy Duck |
Wigeon |
| Fulvous Whistling Duck |
White Pelican |
| White-Tailed Kite |
Brown Pelican |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
Chicadee |
| American Pipit |
Caspian Tern |
| Heron |
Forster's Tern |
| Tricolored Heron |
Black Tern |
| Little Blue Heron |
Least Tern |
| Black-Crowned Night-Heron |
Gull |
| Red-Winged
Blackbird |
Grackle |
| White Ibis |
Cattle Egret |
| Roseate Spoonbill |
Snowy Egret |
| Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron |
Great Egret |
| Black Skimmer |
Anhinga |
| Purple
Marten |
Black-Necked Stilt |
| Neotropic Cormorant |
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Pleasure Island is unique for exotic birds and other wildlife.
Alligators, raccoons, and rabbits are common inhabitants. Occasional
sightings of bobcats, wolves, and otters have been reported.
Photo Gallery
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