# Bird Key

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{{about||the island in the city of Miami|Bird Key (Miami)}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2018}}
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|official_name            = Bird Key, Florida
|other_name               = Bird Island
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|subdivision_name1        = [Florida](/source/Florida)
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|subdivision_name2        = [Sarasota](/source/Sarasota_County%2C_Florida)
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|postal_code              = 34236
|area_code                = [941](/source/Area_code_941)
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'''Bird Key''' is a barrier island in Sarasota Bay, south of the [John Ringling Causeway](/source/John_Ringling_Causeway), between mainland [Sarasota](/source/Sarasota%2C_Florida) and [St. Armands Key](/source/St._Armands_Key). Originally a small barrier island connected to the Ringling Causeway by a tree lined causeway of its own, it was the home of [John Ringling North](/source/John_Ringling_North), nephew of circus magnate [John Ringling](/source/John_Ringling). Created by dredge and fill in the late 1950s, it is approximately {{convert|250|acre|km2}} of one of the most prestigious residential areas on Florida's West Coast.

==References==
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{{Sarasota County, Florida}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Sarasota County, Florida
Category:Islands of Sarasota County, Florida
Category:Islands of Florida
Category:Unincorporated communities in Florida

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