Bird AlbumNorthern Mariana Islands · Saipan
Airport catchment pond
45 species and 847 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–December, with up to 19 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Atlantic White TernGygis alba
Micronesian StarlingAplonis opaca
Philippine Collared DoveStreptopelia dusumieri
Bridled White-eyeZosterops conspicillatus
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Mariana KingfisherTodiramphus albicilla
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Northern PintailAnas acuta
Yellow BitternBotaurus sinensis
Black NoddyAnous minutus
Australian Rufous FantailRhipidura rufifrons
Orange-cheeked WaxbillEstrilda melpoda
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva19 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 45 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- American Memorial Park10 km54 species
- Puerto Rico mudflats10 km47 species
- Landfill Wetland18 km44 species
- WW II Memorials19 km20 species
All 45 species recorded here
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Philippine Collared Dove Streptopelia dusumieri
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- Atlantic White Tern Gygis alba
- Bridled White-eye Zosterops conspicillatus
- Micronesian Starling Aplonis opaca
- Mariana Kingfisher Todiramphus albicilla
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Australian Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Micronesian Myzomela Myzomela rubratra
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- White-throated Ground Dove Pampusana xanthonura
- Saipan Reed Warbler Acrocephalus hiwae
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Mariana Fruit Dove Ptilinopus roseicapilla
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Golden White-eye Cleptornis marchei
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Airport catchment pond?
November–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 19 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Airport catchment pond?
45 species, from 847 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Airport catchment pond in November?
The most recorded in November: Whiskered Tern, Atlantic White Tern, Micronesian Starling, Philippine Collared Dove and Bridled White-eye.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.