Bird AlbumU.S. Virgin Islands · Saint John
Cruz Bay
97 species and 2,363 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March, with up to 37 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Pearly-eyed ThrasherMargarops fuscatus
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
Scaly-naped PigeonPatagioenas squamosa
Green-throated CaribEulampis holosericeus
White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
Antillean Crested HummingbirdOrthorhyncus cristatus
American KestrelFalco sparverius
Lesser Antillean BullfinchLoxigilla noctis
Royal TernThalasseus maximusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Frank Pond0 km70 species
- Francis Bay Salt Pond7 km93 species
- Francis Bay7 km86 species
- Virgin Islands NP – Francis Bay Trail7 km101 species
- Salt Pond Trail, St. John10 km79 species
- Virgin Islands NP – Salt Pond10 km77 species
All 97 species recorded here
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Brown-throated Parakeet Eupsittula pertinax
- Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
- Puerto Rican Flycatcher Myiarchus antillarum
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
- Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
- Sargasso Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Cruz Bay?
March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 37 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Cruz Bay?
97 species, from 2,363 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Cruz Bay in November?
The most recorded in November: Pearly-eyed Thrasher, Magnificent Frigatebird, Zenaida Dove, Brown Pelican and Brown Booby.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.