Birding Locations in The Villages
Here are some of the most popular places to go birdwatching within The Villages.
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North (North of CR 466):
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Golf View Lake (behind Paradise Recreation Center 1409 Paradise Drive)
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Swartz Park (903 Aloha Way)
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Boone Park (839 Silver Oak Avenue)
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Paradise Lake (Paradise Drive next to the cart bridge)
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Silver Lake (Dustin Drive by Silver Lake Recreation Center)
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Lake Mira Mar (1200 Avenida Central)
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Lake Chula Vista (Avenida Central at Bernardo Boulevard)
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Laguna Madre (Morse Boulevard behind Freedom Pointe)
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Hacienda Hills Country Club (1200 North Morse Boulevard)
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Lago Santiago (Enrique Drive at El Santiago Recreation Center)
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Alhambra Pond (Botello Avenue off El Camino Real)
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Lopez Pond (Legacy Lane across from Briarwood Postal Station)
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Souillere Villas (16705 SE 74th Soulliere Avenue)
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Matthews Wildlife Preserve (Morse Boulevard south of San Marino Drive)
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Hope Lutheran Church (250 Avenida Los Angelos)
North Central (between CR 466 and CR 466A)
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Live Oaks Park (760 Mission Hills Trail)
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Sunset Park (Morse Boulevard bridge, on Multimodal Path)
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Wilkerson Park (Old Camp Road, across from Sonny’s in Sumter Landing)
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Bonnybrook Pond (685 Belvedere Boulevard)
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Lynnhaven Pool (2500 block of Churchill Downs, at Lynnhaven pool)
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Morven Ponds (Morven Parkway off Belvedere)
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Ashland Pond (735 Lynnhaven Lane, next to Ashland Neighborhood Pool)
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Black Lake Walking Path (Lake Miona Recreation Center, 1526 Buena Vista Boulevard)
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Sunset Pointe (1261 Sunset Pointe Boulevard, at Pelican Golf Course)
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Bacall Recreation Center (2041 Canal Street)
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Bonita Pond (2541 Canal Street): waterbirds
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Ardson Pond (2500 block of Ardson Avenue, off Odell Circle)
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Duval Neighborhood Pool (2606 Odell Circle)
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Seabreeze Recreation Center (2384 Buena Vista Boulevard)
South Central (between CR 466A and SR 44)
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Sharon Rose Wiechens Preserve (3514 Moyer Loop)
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Pinellas Plaza Pond (off Pinellas Place, behind Subway)
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Evans Prairie peninsula (between 2017 and 2025 Evans Prairie Trail)
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Charlotte Neighborhood Pool (2375 Charlotte Court)
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Gilchrist Pool (1520 Pinellas Place)
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Ridgewood Path (between 3328 and 3322 Ridgewood Path)
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Ichabod Way (between 3334 and 3326 Ichabod Way)
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Collier Pool (Hendry Drive, north of McLin Lane)
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Cosmos/Infinity Loop (Cosmos Way at Infinity Run; enter between 3864 and 3865 Infinity Run)
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Druid Street Overlook (1900 block of Druid Street)
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Lake Deaton Pool (3571 Warnock Road)
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Eisenhower Recreation Center (3560 Buena Vista Boulevard)
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Brownwood Ponds Overlook (behind Citizens Bank in Brownwood)
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Soaring Eagle Softball Fields (4309 Morse Boulevard)
South (south of SR 44)
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Chitty Chatty Preserve (4911 Chitty Chatty Run)
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Bradford Postal (5371 Dray Drive)
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St. Catherine Walking Path (5786 St. Catherine Circle)
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Hawkins Nature Trail (5600 block of Hawkins Drive)
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Aviary Recreation Center (5748 Morse Boulevard)
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Homestead Nature Trail (6241 Meggison Road)
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Mincey Loop (490 Gilson Loop)
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Richmond Trail (2956 Tharp Avenue)
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Lake Okahumpka Recreation Center (4505 Okahumpka Run)
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Water Lily Walking Path (4710 Marsh Bend Trail)
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DeLuna Walking Path (behind the pool at 4240 Marsh Bend Trail)
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Hogeye Preserve Pathway (at Cattail Recreation Center, 5219 Marsh Bend Trail)
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Fenney Nature Trail (3220 Fenney Way)
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Sugar Cane Postal Station (2636 Fenney Way)
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Riverbend Walking Trail (1833 Corbin Trail)
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