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Evergladesspring migration

National park

at Flamingo

At Everglades National Park, Northbound songbirds and shorebirds: their migration through Flamingo is at its height in April and May, per the National Park Service. Its usual window for this year has passed.

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Sources for this timing ↓
Local timing
In April and May
General timing for this place: not a peak date, and not a forecast.

About Everglades

What it is
A national park in Florida
What you'll see
Northbound songbirds and shorebirds at Flamingo · usual peak in April and May
Before you go
Can I bird from the water? Yes: an hour-and-a-half boat tour, or a rented canoe or kayak, can give excellent views of seabirds in areas you can't reach by land.
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Your guide to the area

Best spots and nearby places

Where to watch

  • Guy Bradley Trail

    Best spot

    Resident prairie warblers forage here alongside other warblers and vireos stopping over on their way north; a one-mile accessible trail from the visitor center to the campground

    National Park Service ↗

  • Flamingo boat tour, canoe or kayak

    Best spot

    An hour-and-a-half boat tour, or a rented canoe or kayak, reaches coastal areas you can't walk to

    National Park Service ↗

Nearby

Straight-line miles; roads are longer

Worth the drive · more than 60 miles

The year at Everglades

  • Northbound songbird and shorebird migration peaksApril and May
  • Best time for hard-to-find resident birds like the mangrove cuckoo and black-whiskered vireo (and the most mosquitoes)summer
  • Best birding at Flamingo, with few mosquitoesDecember – March
  • Big mixed flocks of herons, egrets, ibis, storks and spoonbills; American white pelicans winter on Florida Baywinter

Questions people ask

When is the best time to see spring migration at Everglades National Park?

Northbound songbirds and shorebirds: their migration through Flamingo is at its height in April and May, per the National Park Service: in April and May. That's general timing for this place, not a peak date or a forecast.

Is spring migration under way at Everglades National Park right now?

Not now: its usual spring migration window for this year has passed. Next time: in April and May, local timing.

When does spring migration peak at Flamingo?

It's at its height in April and May, as northbound songbirds and shorebirds pass through.Source: National Park Service, Birding at Flamingo ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Which warblers can I see on the Guy Bradley Trail?

Resident prairie warblers, foraging alongside other warblers and vireos that stop over on their flights to breeding grounds in the northern United States.Source: National Park Service, Birding at Flamingo ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Can I bird from the water?

Yes: an hour-and-a-half boat tour, or a rented canoe or kayak, can give excellent views of seabirds in areas you can't reach by land.Source: National Park Service, Birding at Flamingo ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Where are the best spots in Everglades National Park?

Guy Bradley Trail: resident prairie warblers forage here alongside other warblers and vireos stopping over on their way north; a one-mile accessible trail from the visitor center to the campground; Flamingo boat tour, canoe or kayak: an hour-and-a-half boat tour, or a rented canoe or kayak, reaches coastal areas you can't walk to.

What is Everglades National Park like through the year?

Best birding at Flamingo, with few mosquitoes (Dec–Mar), Big mixed flocks of herons, egrets, ibis, storks and spoonbills; American white pelicans winter on Florida Bay (Dec–Feb), Northbound songbird and shorebird migration peaks (Apr–May) and Best time for hard-to-find resident birds like the mangrove cuckoo and black-whiskered vireo (and the most mosquitoes) (Jun–Aug).

How we know · Sources (1)

How we know

National Park Service, Birding at Flamingo (opens in a new tab) (Oct 2) National Park Service sources: no claim to original U.S. Government works.

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