Anastasia State Park, the beaches and the famous Alligator Farm are great locations to go birding while in St. Augustine, but they’re not the only places.
On our recent visit, I went to Eddie Vickers Park and Robert B. Hayling Freedom Park for the first time. Both are located on a small peninsula where the San Sebastian and Matanzas rivers converge.
I watched Roseate Spoonbills, Great Blue Herons and other shore birds fly by, but also got to photograph some little birds around the adjacent parks.
I’m definitely adding these two parks as places to go see birds the next time I visit St. Augustine.
Male Common Yellowthroat Warbler, St. Augustine, January 2026.Black-and-white Warbler, St. Augustine, January 2026.Black-and-white Warbler, St. Augustine, January 2026.Eastern Bluebird, St. Augustine, January 2026.Eastern Bluebird, St. Augustine, January 2026.Eastern Bluebird, St. Augustine, January 2026.Carolina Chickadee, St. Augustine, January 2026.Carolina Chickadee, St. Augustine, January 2026.Carolina Chickadee, St. Augustine, January 2026.Yellow-rumped Warbler, St. Augustine, January 2026.Yellow-rumped Warbler, St. Augustine, January 2026.Shrimp boat sailing seemingly sailing on a sea of grass, St. Augustine, January 2026.Great Blue Heron, St. Augustine, January 2026.Sunset at Dr. Robert B. Hayling Freedom Park, Yellow-rumped Warbler, St. Augustine, January 2026.
My most recent trip to the Orlando Wetlands on Sunday, August 6, started by spotting a group of 16 (!) baby Black-bellied Whistling Ducks and ended with photographs of an elusive Belted Kingfisher.
