BIRDWATCHING
Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, along with the Phinizy Swamp Wildlife Management Area, has been designated an "Important Bird Area" by the Audubon Society. This designation was the result of years of careful bird censuses by both state and wildlife departments and local Audubon members documenting the high diversity of birds in this area. On any given day at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, birders are sure to catch glimpses of an astonishing array of song birds, wading birds, birds of prey, waterfowl, and many other types of birds -- making the Nature Park the perfect place for birding enthusiasts to wander! The Nature Park also offers occasional bird walks so novice birders can join the fun. Click "calendar" to see when the next bird walk is being held.

Click here for a list of birds at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park. A checklist is available at the Nature Park.

PLANTWATCHING
Botanical diversity at the Nature Park rivals that of our bird diversity! The Nature Park encompasses a wide variety of habitats, ensuring sightings of everything from stately cypress and oaks, to colorful wildflowers, to epiphytes, to our many wetland species. We are in the first stages of assessing and recording the plant diversity at the Nature Park, so the list below is currently under revision. If you have any additions or corrections to the list (particularly in the non-vascular category), we would be happy to hear from you!

Click here for a list of plants at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park.

OTHER SPECIES
Birds and plants are certainly not the only wildlife the Nature Park has to offer, although they are the species you are most likely to see! There are elusive invertebrates, fish, reptiles and amphibians, and mammals that provide fascinating encounters for the patient (and quiet) visitor. Our current list contains only those species that Nature Park staff and volunteers have positively confirmed over the last few years, and no fish are included (yet). As with our plant species list, this is an incomplete census that will be revised.

Click here for a list of invertebrates at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park.

Click here for a list of reptiles and amphibians at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park.

Click here for a list of mammals at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park.