Its skeletal collection is 5 th largest, containing more than 11,000 disarticulated skeletons and a small number of cleared and stained specimens. An average of 3,800 specimens a year are catalogued. The collection contains 50 holotypes and 844 paratypes representing 171 taxa. An additional 16 taxa are in the process of being described. The collection, although relatively small, has been valuable to Florida ornithology and contains many important specimens.
Artists also use specimens from the collection occasionally.