How to Apply
Please read all Wings Over Florida rules carefully before submitting your application!
1) Read the Official Rules
- All birds must be within the state of Florida when identified.
- All birds listed must be alive, wild and unrestrained when identified (birds at the zoo do not count, nor do escaped captive birds).
- No nonnative species, including escapees from captivity, are countable toward Wings Over Florida certificates.
- All birds must be identified by sight or sound by the person submitting the application.
- Only one individual may be listed on each certificate awarded.
2) Complete the Forms
Order or print and fill out an application and checklist.
3) Submit Your Application
Send your application and checklist to:
Wings Over Florida Program
P.O. Box 6181
Tallahassee, FL 32314-6181
Telephone: 850-488-9453
Fax: 850-488-3940
Andy.Wraithmell@MyFWC.com *
Please note. . .
All certificates received by the Commission go through a review process to ensure count totals are correct and the rules of the program have been followed. If enough rare birds have been listed to affect an applicant's certificate level, checklists may be returned to the applicant so they may check their list for errors before a certificate is awarded.
For a list of species countable towards Wings Over Florida certificates, refer to the official checklist.
* Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.
