Here is my life list for birds in Florida, comprising a subset of my worldwide list and my North-American list. Dates and locations of first sightings anywhere in the world are included where known.
Life count as of October, 2021: 86
| Ducks, Geese and Waterfowl - Eendachtigen - Anatidae (Anseriformes) | ||
|---|---|---|
 | Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula NL: Gevlekte Eend | April 7, 2013 at La Chua Trail in Paynes Prairie Preserve SP, FL |
 | Blue-winged Teal Anas discors NL: Blauwvleugeltaling | April 5, 2013 at La Chua Trail in Paynes Prairie Preserve SP, FL |
 | Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus NL: Kokardezaagbek | February 15, 2013 at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor, MI |
 | Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator NL: Middelste Zaagbek | April 28, 2012 in "Ding" Darling NP on Sanibel Island, FL |
| Grebes - Futen - Podicipedidae (Podicipediformes) | ||
 | Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps NL: Dikbekfuut | April 3, 2012 at Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, MI |
| Storks - Ooievaars - Ciconiidae (Ciconiiformes) | ||
 | Wood Stork Mycteria americana NL: Kaalkopooievaar | April 5, 2013 at La Chua Trail in Paynes Prairie Preserve SP, FL |
| Cormorants and Shags - Aalscholvers - Phalacrocoracidae (Suliformes) | ||
 | Double-Crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus NL: Geoorde Aalscholver | April 28, 2012 in "Ding" Darling NP on Sanibel Island, FL |
| Darters - Slangenhalsvogels - Anhingidae (Suliformes) | ||
 | Anhinga Anhinga anhinga NL: Amerikaanse Slangenhalsvogel | April 5, 2013 at La Chua Trail in Paynes Prairie Preserve SP, FL |
| Pelicans - Pelikanen - Pelecanidae (Pelecaniformes) | ||
 | American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos NL: Witte Pelikaan | April 28, 2013 at Bird Island Basin on North Padre Island, TX |
 | Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis NL: Bruine Pelikaan | January 24, 2010 near Malibu, CA |
| Herons, Egrets and Bitterns - Reigers - Ardeidae (Pelecaniformes) | ||
 | Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias NL: Amerikaanse Blauwe Reiger | March 11, 2012 at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor, MI |
 | Great Egret Ardea alba NL: Grote Zilverreiger | September 24, 2011 at Pointe Mouillee State Game Area, MI |
 | Snowy Egret Egretta thula NL: Amerikaanse Kleine Zilverreiger | April 27, 2012 on Sanibel Island, FL |
 | Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea NL: Kleine Blauwe Reiger | April 28, 2012 on Sanibel Island, FL |
 | Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor NL: Witbuikreiger | April 28, 2012 in "Ding" Darling NP on Sanibel Island, FL |
 | Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens NL: Roodhalsreiger | April 28, 2012 in "Ding" Darling NP on Sanibel Island, FL |
 | Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis NL: Koereiger | April 5, 2013 at La Chua Trail in Paynes Prairie Preserve SP, FL Sometimes split into two species: Western and Eastern Cattle Egret; I've seen both |
 | Green Heron Butorides virescens NL: Groene Reiger | April 29, 2012 on Sanibel Island, FL |
 | Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax NL: Kwak | April 29, 2012 on Sanibel Island, FL |
 | Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea NL: Geelkruinkwak | April 28, 2012 in "Ding" Darling NP on Sanibel Island, FL |
| Ibises and Spoonbills - Ibissen en Lepelaars - Threskiornithidae (Pelecaniformes) | ||
 | White Ibis Eudocimus albus NL: Witte Ibis | April 28, 2012 in "Ding" Darling NP on Sanibel Island, FL |
 | Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus NL: Zwarte Ibis | April 5, 2013 at La Chua Trail in Paynes Prairie Preserve SP, FL |
 | Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja NL: Rode Lepelaar | April 27, 2012 on Sanibel Island, FL |
| New World Vultures - Gieren van de Nieuwe Wereld - Cathartidae (Accipitriformes) | ||
 | Black Vulture Coragyps atratus NL: Zwarte Gier | November 13, 2010 at Hamilton Pool, TX |
 | Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura NL: Roodkopgier | April 7, 2012 at Pinckney State Recreation Area, MI |
| Ospreys - Visarenden - Pandionidae (Accipitriformes) | ||
 | Osprey Pandion haliaetus NL: Visarend | April 27, 2012 on Sanibel Island, FL |
| Hawks, Eagles and Kites - Havikachtigen - Accipitridae (Accipitriformes) | ||
 | Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus NL: Amerikaanse Zeearend | April 27, 2012 near Fort Myers, FL |
 | Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus NL: Roodschouderbuizerd | February 1, 2014 at Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, Fort Myers, FL |
| Rails, Gallinules and Coots - Rallen, Koeten en Waterhoentjes - Rallidae (Gruiformes) | ||
 | Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata NL: Amerikaans Waterhoen | April 5, 2013 at La Chua Trail in Paynes Prairie Preserve SP, FL |
 | American Coot Fulica americana NL: Amerikaanse Meerkoet | April 10, 2011 at Pointe Mouillee State Game Area, MI |
| Limpkins - Koerlans - Aramidae (Gruiformes) | ||
 | Limpkin Aramus guarauna NL: Koerlan | April 7, 2013 at Newnans Lake outside Gainesville, FL |
| Stilts and Avocets - Kluten - Recurvirostridae (Charadriiformes) | ||
| Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus NL: Amerikaanse Steltkluut | April 5, 2013 at La Chua Trail in Paynes Prairie Preserve SP, FL Sometimes split into two species: Black-necked and White-backed Stilt; I've seen both |
| Plovers and Lapwings - Kieviten en Plevieren - Charadriidae (Charadriiformes) | ||
 | Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola NL: Zilverplevier | April 27, 2012 on Sanibel Island, FL Also known as gray plover |
| Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus NL: Amerikaanse Bontbekplevier | August 10, 2013 at Pointe Mouillee State Game Area, MI |
| Sandpipers and Allies - Strandlopers en Snippen - Scolopacidae (Charadriiformes) | ||
 | Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa NL: Marmergrutto | January 24, 2010 near Malibu, CA |
 | Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres NL: Steenloper | April 27, 2012 on Sanibel Island, FL |
 | Red Knot Calidris canutus NL: Kanoet | February 2, 2014 on Sanibel Island, FL |
 | Sanderling Calidris alba NL: Drieteenstrandloper | April 27, 2012 on Sanibel Island, FL |
 | Dunlin Calidris alpina NL: Bonte Strandloper | May 28, 2013 at Schneider Road Pond in Washtenaw County, MI |
 | Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla NL: Kleinste Strandloper | August 10, 2013 at Pointe Mouillee State Game Area, MI |
 | Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus NL: Kleine Grijze Snip | April 27, 2012 on Sanibel Island, FL |
 | Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius NL: Amerikaanse Oeverloper | April 24, 2013 at Pease District Park in Austin, TX |
 | Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca NL: Grote Geelpootruiter | April 5, 2013 at La Chua Trail in Paynes Prairie Preserve SP, FL |
 | Willet Tringa semipalmata NL: Willet | April 27, 2012 on Sanibel Island, FL |
| Gulls, Terns and Skimmers - Meeuwen en Sternen - Laridae (Charadriiformes) | ||
 | Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla NL: Lachmeeuw | April 28, 2012 on Sanibel Island, FL |
 | Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis NL: Ringsnavelmeeuw | January 28, 2012 at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor, MI |
 | Herring Gull Larus argentatus NL: Zilvermeeuw | Long ago in the Netherlands Sometimes split into two species: American and European Herring Gull; I've seen both |
 | Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus NL: Kleine Mantelmeeuw | February 2, 2014 on Sanibel Island, FL |
 | Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri NL: Forsters Stern | April 19, 2012 in St. Clair, MI |
 | Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus NL: Koningsstern | April 27, 2013 at Malaquite Beach on North Padre Island, TX |
 | Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis NL: Grote Stern | April 27, 2013 at Malaquite Beach on North Padre Island, TX |
 | Black Skimmer Rynchops niger NL: Amerikaanse Schaarbek | February 3, 2014 on Sanibel Island, FL |
| Pigeons and Doves - Duiven - Columbidae (Columbiformes) | ||
 | Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina NL: Musduif | April 28, 2012 in "Ding" Darling NP on Sanibel Island, FL |
 | Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura NL: Treurduif | February 12, 2011 at Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor, MI |
| Kingfishers - IJsvogels - Alcedinidae (Coraciiformes) | ||
 | Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon NL: Bandijsvogel | April 14, 2013 at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor, MI |
| Woodpeckers - Spechten - Picidae (Piciformes) | ||
 | Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus NL: Roodbuikspecht | February 12, 2011 at Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor, MI |
 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius NL: Geelbuiksapspecht | April 14, 2012 at County Farm Park in Ann Arbor, MI |
 | Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus NL: Noord-Amerikaanse Helmspecht | April 8, 2013 at La Chua Trail in Paynes Prairie Preserve SP, FL |
| Tyrant Flycatchers - Tirannen - Tyrannidae (Passeriformes) | ||
 | Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus NL: Koningstiran | April 7, 2013 near Watermelon Pond, Alachua County, FL |
| Vireos - Vireo's - Vireonidae (Passeriformes) | ||
 | White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus NL: Witoogvireo | April 7, 2013 at La Chua Trail in Paynes Prairie Preserve SP, FL |
| Crows, Jays and Magpies - Kraaiachtigen - Corvidae (Passeriformes) | ||
 | Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata NL: Blauwe Gaai | Winter 2011 in Ann Arbor, MI |
 | American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos NL: Amerikaanse Kraai | April 23, 2011 at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor, MI |
 | Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus NL: Viskraai | February 3, 2014 on Sanibel Island, FL |
| Chickadees and Tits - Mezen - Paridae (Passeriformes) | ||
 | Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis NL: Carolinamees | April 5, 2013 at Lake Wauberg in Paynes Prairie Preserve SP, FL |
 | Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor NL: Tweekleurige Mees | Winter 2011 in Ann Arbor, MI |
| Wrens - Winterkoningen - Troglodytidae (Passeriformes) | ||
 | Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus NL: Carolinawinterkoning | April 3, 2013 at McCarty Woods, Gainesville, FL |
| Gnatcatchers - Muggenvangers - Polioptilidae (Passeriformes) | ||
 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea NL: Blauwgrijze Muggenvanger | April 8, 2013 at La Chua Trail in Paynes Prairie Preserve SP, FL |
| Thrushes and Allies - Lijsters - Turdidae (Passeriformes) | ||
 | Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis NL: Roodkeelsialia | January 30, 2011 at Pinckney State Recreation Area, MI |
| Mockingbirds and Thrashers - Spotlijsters - Mimidae (Passeriformes) | ||
 | Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis NL: Katvogel | May 9, 2012 near Furstenburg Park in Ann Arbor, MI |
 | Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum NL: Rosse Spotlijster | April 8, 2013 at La Chua Trail in Paynes Prairie Preserve SP, FL |
 | Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos NL: Spotlijster | June 15, 2012 in Nashville, TN |
| Starlings - Spreeuwen - Sturnidae (Passeriformes) | ||
 | European Starling Sturnus vulgaris NL: Spreeuw | Long ago in the Netherlands Also known as common starling |
| Waxwings - Pestvogels - Bombycillidae (Passeriformes) | ||
 | Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum NL: Cederpestvogel | April 4, 2013 at Reitz Union on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, FL |
| New World Warblers - Amerikaanse Zangers - Parulidae (Passeriformes) | ||
| Northern Parula Setophaga americana NL: Brilparulazanger | April 7, 2013 at San Felasco Hammock Preserve SP, FL |
 | Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum NL: Palmzanger | April 5, 2013 at La Chua Trail in Paynes Prairie Preserve SP, FL |
 | Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus NL: Dennenzanger | February 4, 2014 on Sanibel Island, FL |
 | Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata NL: Geelstuitzanger | April 7, 2012 at Pinckney State Recreation Area, MI |
| Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor NL: Prairiezanger | April 8, 2013 at La Chua Trail in Paynes Prairie Preserve SP, FL |
| Buntings and New World Sparrows - Gorzen - Emberizidae (Passeriformes) | ||
 | White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys NL: Witkruingors | May 3, 2012 at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor, MI |
 | Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus NL: Avondgors | April 7, 2013 at La Chua Trail in Paynes Prairie Preserve SP, FL |
 | Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus NL: Roodflanktowie | April 7, 2013 at La Chua Trail in Paynes Prairie Preserve SP, FL Also known as rufous-sided towhee |
| Cardinals and Allies - Kardinaalachtigen - Cardinalidae (Passeriformes) | ||
 | Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis NL: Rode Kardinaal | February 12, 2011 at Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor, MI |
| Troupials and Allies - Troepialen - Icteridae (Passeriformes) | ||
 | Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus NL: Epauletspreeuw | April 10, 2011 at Pointe Mouillee State Game Area, MI |
 | Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula NL: Glanstroepiaal | April 23, 2011 at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor, MI |
 | Boat-tailed Grackle Quiscalus major NL: Bootstaarttroepiaal | April 27, 2012 on Sanibel Island, FL |
| Siskins, Crossbills and Allies - Vinkachtigen - Fringillidae (Passeriformes) | ||
 | American Goldfinch Spinus tristis NL: Goudsijs | September 24, 2012 at Pointe Mouillee State Game Area, MI |