Guana River Wildlife Management Area
This site is an excellent birding destination; 220 species have been recorded. It offers 15 miles of hiking trails through flatwoods, oak hammocks, scrub, freshwater wetlands and brackish marshes. A viewing tower on Capo Creek provides good vantage to scan for wintering ducks, for which the area is known. Nelson’s and Saltmarsh Sparrows are also present in winter and can be found in the marsh by the Capo Creek tower. In late summer, Roseate Spoonbills and Wood Storks can be located in the Big and Little Savannah impoundments (be sure to check the interpretive overlook at Big Savannah Pond). Watch for songbirds such as Eastern Kingbird, Red-eyed Vireo, and Wood Thrush in the hammocks during spring and fall migration; up to 30 species of wood-warbler have been recorded at the WMA including Cerulean, Bay-breasted and Nashville. From the bird blind at Diego Pond, look for ducks, shorebirds and wading birds as they feed on crabs, fish and invertebrates in the brackish water.
Site Information
This Site is Free to Enter
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Managing Agency
FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Operational Hours: See regulations summary.
Size: 8,882 acres
