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Fort Pulaski National Monument
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Savannah Sparrow

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Savannah Sparrow

Fort Pulaski National Monument supports many species of birds. While visiting, you may catch a glimpse of one of the many protected species that have been identified at the park, including: American oystercatcher, bald eagle, gull-billed tern, least tern, and woodstork.

Large populations of both resident and migratory birds are present. The park provides nesting habitat for the painted bunting, a species of special concern due to loss of neotropical wintering grounds. A glimpse of this colorful and secretive bird is a treat you will not soon forget.

Other bird species found on Cockspur Island include:

Pelican, Comorants, Heron, Egret, Ibis

  • Brown Pelican
  • Double-creasted Cormorant
  • Great Blue Heron
  • Great Egret
  • Snowy Egret
  • Little Blue Heron
  • Cattle Egret
  • Great-backed Heron
  • White Ibis
  • Geese
  • Ducks
  • Vultures
  • Hawks
  • Eagles
  • Falcons

Geese, Vultures, Hawks, Eagles Falcons

  • Lesser Scaup
  • Hooded Merganser
  • Turkey Vulture
  • Osprey
  • American Kestrel
  • Doves
  • Owles
  • Swifts
  • Hummingbirds
  • Kingfishers
  • Woodpeckers

Doves, Owls, Swifts, Hummingbirds,Woodpeckers

  • Rock Dove
  • Mourning Dove
  • Chimmey Swift
  • Belted Kingfisher
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
  • Nothern Flicker
  • Common Barn Owl
  • Ruby-throated Hummingbird
  • Buntings
  • Sparrows
  • Blackbirds
  • Orioles
  • Finches 

Buntings, Sparrows, Blackbirds, Orioles, Finches

  • Nothern Cardinal
  • Painted Bunting
  • Savannah Sparrow
  • Swamp Sparrow
  • Song Sparrow
  • White-throated Sparrow
  • Red-winged Blackbird
  • Boat-tailed Grackle
  • Brown-headed Cowbird
  • Orchard
  • Oriole American
  • Goldfinch Starlings
  • Vireos
  • Wood Wabblers

Starlings, Vieros, Wood Warblers

  • American Robin
  • Gray Catbird
  • Nothern Mockingbird
  • Cedar Waxwing
  • European Starling
  • White-eyed Vireo
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler
  • Pine Warbler
  • Praire Warbler
  • American Redstart Rails
  • Gulls
  • Shorebirds

Rails, Gulls, Shorebirds

  • Northern Bobwhite
  • Clapper Rail
  • Black-belled Plover
  • Semipalmated Plover
  • Killdeer
  • Willet
  • Red Knot Dunlin
  • Dowitcher
  • Common Snipe
  • Laughing Gull
  • Ring-billed Gull
  • Herring Gull
  • Royal Tern
  • Common Tern
  • Foster's Tern

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Demilune to the rear of Fort Pulaski

Did You Know?
The demilune, a triangular piece of land designed to protect the rear of Fort Pulaski, illustrates modifications made during the 1870s for the future installation of 25 ton guns. Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia

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Last Updated: September 10, 2006 at 13:33 MST