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Best Birding Spots in Monroe County, Florida

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park leads Monroe County's birding spots with 218 species reported, best in spring. 119 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

Spot	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park	218	3,699	124	183	86	160
Long Key State Park	207	2,617	107	154	98	176
Everglades National Park (Flamingo)	200	2,227	149	154	85	137
Garden Key	173	1,439	61	166	69	82
Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden	167	2,133	97	147	62	124
Everglades National Park (southwest 3)	162	995	112	96	65	125
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness Area (south)	161	686	124	118	7	90
Curry Hammock State Park	148	587	34	54	56	140
Everglades National Park (southwest)	143	1,334	107	101	31	83
Long Key State Park (southwest)	143	528	58	76	65	122
Bahia Honda State Park	142	856	75	102	58	88
Everglades National Park (Bradley Key)	137	518	84	93	37	86
Florida Keys Overseas Heritage State Trail	135	1,308	88	101	57	89
National Key Deer Refuge	133	2,145	72	93	57	93
Everglades National Park (southwest 4)	130	495	95	83	35	61
Garden Cove	128	1,391	79	100	50	72
Harry Harris Beach & Park	122	757	65	53	39	110
National Key Deer Refuge (No Name Key)	119	373	60	81	52	66
Indigenous Park	116	421	54	97	30	81
Boot Key Harbor (Sister Creek)	113	283	64	27	38	101
Everglades National Park (southwest 5)	111	452	89	68	31	46
Curry Hammock State Park (Fat Deer Key)	111	262	39	44	47	103
Everglades National Park (Curry Key)	110	229	96	51	0	50
Founders Park and Plantation Hammocks Preserve	109	313	55	72	29	72
National Key Deer Refuge (Cudjoe Key)	106	252	56	82	34	51
City of Marathon Conservation Lands	104	348	34	75	62	62
Gibby Point	102	80	67	34	53	53
Bush Key Shoal	99	104	23	94	17	7
Crocodile Lake	97	592	55	62	44	50
Crane Point	97	350	53	69	29	61
Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park	94	516	45	60	30	57
Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area	93	389	56	59	37	40
Tavernier Harbor	91	261	45	53	34	59
Florida Keys Overseas Heritage State Trail (Big Pine Key)	91	195	48	54	39	61
Mrazek Pond	87	649	70	54	13	46
Key West	86	332	56	50	26	47
Ohio Key	86	251	45	62	25	31
Southeast Point	85	232	50	60	50	52
Long Key State Park (Layton)	85	147	21	32	36	58
Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge	84	274	46	73	31	20
Clarence S Higgs Memorial Beach	82	343	56	54	34	55
Curry Hammock State Park (Valhalla)	81	123	28	35	36	61
Lignumvitae Key	77	192	49	44	21	36
National Key Deer Refuge (west)	77	108	31	64	28	30
Anne's Beach	76	237	48	48	25	47
National Key Deer Refuge (northwest)	76	118	30	52	23	24
Bahia Honda State Park (Bahia Honda Key)	75	156	43	41	22	38
Everglades National Park (southwest 7)	75	117	59	50	0	11
Dove Sound (Hammer Point)	74	116	36	35	21	58
Ramrod Key	73	105	29	57	17	26