Bird-watchers spot lots of us in Florida during spring and fall migration. Feeds mostly on insects but also eats seeds. Don’t worry, you won’t go cuckoo by spending too much time with me. Western Meadowlark Western Meadowlark: This short stocky, ground-dwelling bird has dark-streaked brown upperparts, bright yellow underparts, and a broad black V on the breast. Western Meadowlark: This short stocky, ground-dwelling bird has dark-streaked brown upperparts, bright yellow underparts, and a broad black V on the breast. It has a dark brown-and-white striped crown, sharply pointed bill and brown tail with white edges. It has a dark brown-and-white striped crown, sharply pointed bill and brown tail with … Considering the fact that the total number of Florida bird species hovers in the upper four hundred range, a trip to Fort De Soto offers the birder close to sixty percent of the entire Florida birding experience in one package. You might at first mistake me for a mockingbird, but if you look closer, I do have a yellow beak!

Water birds such as gulls, terns, herons, sandpipers and plovers share the water’s edge with park visitors.