This page is dedicated to more of the inland birds. Many of these simply migrate through. There are some rare ones here. The Black-hooded Parakeet photo was taken at Fort DeSoto. Fort Desoto is a great place for spring "fall out". If you hit the park in April after a night of hard north wind you will often get some of the best pictures. The birds, tired from the flight across the Gulf of Mexico will let you get very close and they are often in large flocks of various species. Cecil Webb Wildlife Management Area is home to Bachman's Sparrows, Red-caucaded Woodpeckers and Brown-headed Nuthatch. Red-headed Woodpeckers are more common since Hurricane Charley left splintered trees for them to forage in. Painted Buntings can be found at feeders here in winter.
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Southwest Florida has a variety of inland birds also, especially during migration. During the Charlotte County Bird-a-thon put on by the Peace River Audubon Society each year the species count has been over 100 for the day for at least the past 3 years. There are of course, specific locations for some of the birds. Burrowing Owls are located in Punta Gorda and south. Red-caucaded Woodpeckers are located at Cecil Webb Wildlife Management area along with Brown-headed Nuthatches and Bauchman's Sparrows. Occasionally you will see Least Bitterns at the entrance ponds. Myakka State Forest near Englewood also has Bachman's Sparrows. Scrub Jays are located in various locations throughout the county. These are just some of the locations. Prarie Creek , Amberjack Park, Tippiecanoe Park and Tippiecanoe II. Clapper Rails are found at Tippiecanoe Park near the boardwalk and Sora are found wintering at Ollie's Pond in Port Charlotte. We also have 28 Bald Eagle nests located in Charlotte County with the most obvious downtown Punta Gorda.
