Birding at Convoy Point

Watch for yellow crowned night herons hunting for crabs and other tasty tidbits along the main park road. The visitor center area is a great place for migratory warblers. Loggerhead shrikes and northern mockingbirds are year round residents. And if you’re very lucky, you might spot an elusive mangrove cuckoo darting among the branches. At the end of the jetty in the designated bird sanctuary, shorebirds, terns and double-crested cormorants may be observed, especially during winter. Nearby islands often serve as roosts for black and turkey vultures. In mornings and evenings, hundreds of wading birds - primarily white ibis, fly overhead to and from their park island roosting sites south of here.