Part of the Great Florida Birding Trail, Rotary Park has a rugged trail that is less than one mile long and passes through uplands & salt marshes. Possible wildlife sightings include gopher tortoises, exotic monitor lizards, snakes and a large variety of wading & migratory birds. At times, sections of this trail may be under water, particularly during the rainy season, so visitors should wear appropriate footwear.

The other trail at Rotary Park is known as Glover Bight. This is a boardwalk, so it is wheelchair accessible; it passes through mangrove wetlands and ends at Glover Bight. Glover Bight is a broad area of oyster bars & shallow flats that is a good area to view wading birds, especially during low tide. Both trails have observation towers that people can climb to get a bird’s eye view of the area. Come early and walk quietly for the best chance to see wildlife. Please keep in mind these are nature trails so no running, biking or dogs are permitted on the trails.

Rotary Bird Sightings
The following are a list of bird species that have been spotted at Rotary Park. If you would like to add your sightings to the list please e-mail the information to rotaryparkinfo@capecoral.net :

Common Moorhen
American Wigeon
Mottled Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal

Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Cattle Egret
Roseate Spoonbill
Double-crested Comorant
Anhinga
Little Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron
Tri-colored Heron
Wood Stork
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
White Ibis

Osprey
Red-shouldered Hawk
Bald Eagle
Turkey Vulture
Black Vulture

Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downey Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker

Common Ground-Dove
Mourning Dove

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Palm Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Northern Mockingbird
Gray Catbird
Common Grackle
Brown Thrasher
Purple Martin






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