Bird AlbumU.S. Virgin Islands · Saint John
Francis Bay Salt Pond
93 species and 2,353 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–January and March, with up to 42 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Clapper RailRallus crepitans
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Great EgretArdea alba
Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
Scaly-naped PigeonPatagioenas squamosa
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla25 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 93 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Francis Bay0 km86 species
- Virgin Islands NP – Francis Bay Trail0 km101 species
- Cruz Bay7 km97 species
- Salt Pond Trail, St. John7 km79 species
- Frank Pond7 km70 species
- Virgin Islands NP – Salt Pond8 km77 species
All 93 species recorded here
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Sora Porzana carolina
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Puerto Rican Flycatcher Myiarchus antillarum
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
- Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Francis Bay Salt Pond?
December–January and March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 42 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Francis Bay Salt Pond?
93 species, from 2,353 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Francis Bay Salt Pond in November?
The most recorded in November: Spotted Sandpiper, Common Gallinule, Northern Waterthrush, White-cheeked Pintail and Grey Kingbird.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.