Primarily a bird of the southeast, where its rolling calls are familiar sounds in swamps and riverside woods, red-bellied woodpeckers have adjusted to life in suburbs and city parks across Florida.

Others are known for their flashy looks, wearing bright red patches on their shoulders or feathered coats of many colors. More than 500 species of birds live in Florida for some or all of their ...

The Wildlife Center of Southwest Florida cares for up to 200 birds each year, poisoned by red tide. And that's during the mild years.

Two rare reddish egrets on Florida's Gulf Coast. A lethal Gulf Coast red tide that littered beaches with dead wildlife in 2018 is back and this time around, it's claiming one of North America's ...

Florida adopted the mockingbird as its state bird in 1927. Former state Rep. Howard Futch of Indialantic, who died in 2003, attempted to replace it with the Florida scrub-jay in 1998, but got his ...

Someone is shooting native Florida birds in Collier County. At least four birds have been illegally shot, found and taken to the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in recent weeks, and only one of ...

To report symptoms from Florida red tide or any aquatic toxin, call 1-800-222-1222 to speak to a poison specialist immediately. To report fish kills to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research ...