Sarasota Birds

Photographs by Dorie Parsons
Most of these birds were found in Lakeridge Falls, local beaches and the Celery Fields. Please let me kow if I have misidentified these beautiful creatures.
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Waterfowl
Ducks and Geese
Seabirds
Loons, Grebes, Frigatebirds, Gannets, Cormorants, Anhingas, Pelicans
Heron-like Birds
Herons, Egrets, Ibis, Spoonbills
Raptors
Vultures, Osprey, Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Caracaras, Kestrels, Falcons
Marsh Birds
Rails, Gallinules, Coots, Limpkins, Cranes
Shorebirds
Plovers, Kildeer, Oystercatchers, Stilts, Sandpipers, Yellowlegs, Willets, Whimbrels, Turnstones, Dowitchers
Gull-like Birds
Gulls, Terns, Jaegers, Skimmers
Dove-like Birds
Doves, Cuckoos, Parakeets
Nocturnal Birds
Owls, Nighthawks, Whip-poor-wills
Woodpeckers and Allies
Hummingbirds, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers
Flycatchers and Allies
Flycatchers, Wood-Pewees Phoebes, Kingbirds
Crows and Allies
Shrikes, Vireos, Jays, Crows
Swallows and Martins
Swallows, Martins
Wrens and Allies
Titmouses, Nuthatches, Wrens
Thrushes and Mimics
Bluebirds, Thrushes, Robins, Catbirds, Mockingbirds, Thrashers, Starlings, Waxwings
Warblers
Ovenbirds, Waterthrushes, warblers, Yellowthroats, Redstarts, Parula
Sparrows
Towhees, Sparrows
Cardinals and Allies
Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Buntings
Troupials and Allies
Bobolinks, Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, Grackles, Cowbirds, Orioles
Finches and Allies
Finches, Siskin, Goldfinches