Bird Key is a barrier island in Sarasota Bay, south of the John Ringling Causeway, between mainland

Sarasota Sarasota () is a city in Sarasota County, Florida, Sarasota County on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The area is renowned for its cultural and environmental amenities, beaches, resorts, and the Sarasota School of Architecture. The c ...

and 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 John Ringling North (August 14, 1903 – June 4, 1985) was the president and director of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus from 1937 to 1943 and again from 1947 to 1967. Life and career North was born on August 14, 1903 in Baraboo ...

, nephew of circus magnate John Ringling. Created by dredge and fill in the late 1950s, it is approximately of one of the most prestigious residential areas on Florida's West Coast.

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{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Sarasota County, Florida Islands of Sarasota County, Florida Islands of Florida Unincorporated communities in Florida