Fort Desoto Site Guide

FORT DESOTO / SARASOTA SITE GUIDE

Fort DeSoto is about the only bird photography hotspot that I know of that has the potential to offer great opportunities to every day of the year.   The big attractions here are shorebirds, all the large wading birds (including Roseate Spoonbill at various seasons), many species of terns, and gulls.  In the spring photograph the breeding behaviors of Royal & Sandwich Terns and Laughing Gull.  Flight photography can be good when feeding sprees occur just off of the beach.  These feature terns and gulls and Brown Pelican. Spring and fall migration can be excellent for all manner of warblers, vireos, gnatcatchers, tanagers, grosbeaks, and orioles in some of the wooded areas.  There are several good locations within an hour of DeSoto that can also offer some great opportunities; Sarasota and the Skyway Bridge Piers are also covered in this Site Guide. By purchasing the guide you will know exactly where to be on what tide and what wind.  Why waste  your time searching for the birds when you can just show up and act like a DeSoto veteran?

Important note: In March of 2022, an updated map and a North Beach Mini-Guide were added to the sending document. 

Another note: Included with this guide will be this new guide: https://birdsasart-shop.com/the-2023-fort-desoto-new-cut-current-conditions-e-guide/