Avon Park Air Force Range is listed by the Audubon Society as a Global Important Bird Area (IBA) of Florida. It is home to a wide variety of bird species, including some state and federally listed birds such as Florida Scrub-Jays, Red-cockaded Woodpeckers, Wood Storks, Roseate Spoonbills, Florida Burrowing Owls and Audubon's Crested Caracaras. Check out the Boardwalk Nature Trail, the Lake Arbuckle Hiking Trail, Sandy Point Refuge, the Florida Trail and the Arbuckle Marsh levee to see some of these species and many more. Day-use and weekend recreation permits are available outside of hunt season during open hours for bird watchers (see the Public Recreation Schedule page).
Click here to see an extensive eBird.org checklist of birds you can expect to see at APAFR.
The APAFR Audubon Christmas Bird Count is held each year in December or January. If you are interested in participating, go to the Audubon.org CBC page or contact our office: (863) 452-4254.
Click here to see an extensive eBird.org checklist of birds you can expect to see at APAFR.
The APAFR Audubon Christmas Bird Count is held each year in December or January. If you are interested in participating, go to the Audubon.org CBC page or contact our office: (863) 452-4254.
Pied-billed Grebe
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Limpkin
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Anhinga
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Tricolored Heron and Snowy Egret
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All photos by Gregory Schrott