Sint Maarten
Fort Amsterdam
51 species and 778 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: July and December, with up to 20 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris
Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
American KestrelFalco sparverius
Great EgretArdea alba
Lesser Antillean BullfinchLoxigilla noctisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Little Bay Beach1 km49 species
- Little Bay Pond1 km74 species
- Point Blanche Port2 km71 species
- Philipsburg2 km50 species
- Great Bay Marina2 km47 species
- Bush road Fresh Pond2 km39 species
All 51 species recorded here
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Scaly-breasted Thrasher Allenia fusca
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Sargasso Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Brown-throated Parakeet Eupsittula pertinax
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Fort Amsterdam?
July and December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 20 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Fort Amsterdam?
51 species, from 778 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Fort Amsterdam in November?
The most recorded in November: Brown Pelican, Brown Booby, Bananaquit, Zenaida Dove and Carib Grackle.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.