| Official Name: | Early Bird, Florida |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Florida#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Early Bird |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Florida |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Marion |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 75 |
| Coordinates: | 29.2158°N -82.3675°W |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 295250 |
Early Bird is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida, United States.
Early Bird was located along a now-abandoned 29miles branch of the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad, constructed in 1891.[1]
A phosphate mine was located in Early Bird, and other mines were located nearby.[2]
Early Bird had a post office in 1893.[3]
By 1915, the mine had been "long ago abandoned".[4]
In 1920, the Melton Timber Company operated a logging railroad and mill in Early Bird.[5]