One of our critical functions is environmental monitoring and protection. The Sebastian Inlet District routinely works with marine scientists to conduct biological monitoring of the critically important habitats surrounding the inlet that support a broad range of different species. This page is dedicated to the marine life and wildlife that inlet supports.
Birds of Sebastian Inlet
Sebastian Inlet is a Great Florida Birding Trail site, so keep a camera or a pair of binoculars handy. Birders have listed more than 190 bird species, according to our partners at Sebastian Inlet State Park. A bird list and map is available at the ranger station. All photos taken at Sebastian Inlet by District staff.
Black skimmer (Rynchops niger)
Black skimmer (Rynchops niger)
Brown pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)
Common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Great egret (Ardea alba)
Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Little blue heron (Egretta caerulea)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis)
Royal Tern in winter plumage (Thalasseus maximus)
Royal Tern in winter plumage (Thalasseus maximus)
Sanderling (Calidris Alba)
Snowy egret (Egretta thula)
White ibis (juvenile) (Eudocimus albus)
Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
Willet (Tringa semipalmata) in flight
Wood stork (Mycteria americana)
Our Living World
Our newest addition, a burgeoning photo carousel of the plants, animals and marine life that call Sebastian Inlet home.
Beach sunflower (Helianthus debilis)
Bottle-nose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Brahiminy blind snake (Indotyphlops braminus)
Cannonball jellyfish (Stomolophus meleagris)
Green sea turtle swims east through Sebastian Inlet to the Atlantic Ocean
Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii)
Manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
Mangrove skipper on sea grape
Mixed seagrasses ( Halodule wrightii) and Johnson's seagrass (Halophila johnsonii)
Orange-ridged sea star (Echinaster spinulosus)
Pelicans gathered on an oyster reef on the flood shoal side of Sebastian Inlet.
Pistol shrimp (Alpheus)
Portuguese Man-O-Wars on the beach south of the inlet.
Luidia senegalensis, the nine-armed sea star, is commonly found on the flood shoal side of Sebastian Inlet
Sebastian Inlet District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Sebastian Inlet District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Sebastian Inlet District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Sebastian Inlet District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.