Table 9. Birds that use seagrass flats in south Florida 

 (data provided by James A. Kushlan, Evergaldes National Park), 



Common name 



Species name 



Preferred 

 feeding tide 



Waders-primary 

 Great blue heron 

 Great white heron 

 Great egret 

 Reddish egret 



VJaders-secondary 

 Louisiana heron 

 Little blue heron 

 Roseate spoonbill 

 Willet 



Ardoa herodias Low 



A^. herodias Low 



Casnerodius albus Low 



Eqretta rufescens Low 



£. tricolor Low 



£. caerulea Low 



Aj a i a ajaja Low 



Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Low 



Swimmers 

 Double-crested 



cormorant 

 White pel ican 



(winter only) 

 Crested grebe 



(winter) 

 Red-breasted merganser 



(winter) 



Flyers-plungers 

 Osprey 

 Bald eagle 

 Brown pel ican 



Phalacrocorax auritus 



Pelecanus erythrorhynchos 



Mergus serrator 



Pandion hali actus 

 Haliaeetus leucocephalus 

 Pelecanus occidental is 



High 

 High 



Hioh 

 High 

 High 



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