Little Estero Island CWA

CWA boundary:

Aerial image of Fort Myers Beach with the boundary of LIttle Estero Critical Wildlife Area outlined in red.

County: Lee

Total Area: 50 acres

Closure Dates: April 1 – August 31

Focal Species: Least tern, snowy plover, Wilson’s plover.

This CWA includes portions of the beach and dune system on Fort Myers Beach. Renowned ornithologist, Roger Tory Peterson, visited this site a few years before the CWA was established and declared it possibly the best place in the world to photograph shorebirds.