Thank You for Visiting Canoe Escape on the Web! The Wilderness Park along the Hillsborough River is known for its wildlife observation. We hope you will enjoy spotting and watching the many species that call the Hillsborough River home. Almost always seen _____ great blue heron _____ anhinga _____ white ibis _____ osprey _____ red-shouldered hawk _____ black vulture _____ turkey vulture _____ alligator _____ Florida red-bellied turtle _____ peninsula cooter Often seen _____ limpkin _____ black-crowned night heron _____ green-backed heron _____ tricolored heron _____ pileated woodpecker _____ cardinal _____ belted kingfisher _____ great egret _____ snowy egret _____ barred owl _____ eastern phoebe _____ tufted titmouse _____ red-winged blackbird _____ double-breasted cormorant _____ wild hogs _____ deer _____ gray squirrel Occasionally or at certain times of year seen _____ roseatte spoonbill _____ wood stork _____ pied-billed grebe _____ prothonotary warbler _____ blue-gray gnatcatcher _____ American robin _____ wild turkey _____ great horned owl _____ yellow-crowned night heron _____ bald eagle _____ river otter _____ raccoon _____ wood duck _____ Florida banded water snake (non-poisonous) _____ brown water snake (non-poisonous)