U.S. Virgin Islands · Saint Croix
Frederiksted Pier
51 species and 1,439 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–May, with up to 19 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Royal TernThalasseus maximus
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
SanderlingCalidris alba
Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Pearly-eyed ThrasherMargarops fuscatus
Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- West End Salt Pond – north end2 km67 species
- UVI Wetlands16 km77 species
- Buccaneer Golf Course22 km71 species
- Southgate Pond24 km109 species
- Great Pond24 km106 species
- Virgin Islands NP – Salt Pond69 km77 species
All 51 species recorded here
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Frederiksted Pier?
March–May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 19 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Frederiksted Pier?
51 species, from 1,439 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Frederiksted Pier in November?
The most recorded in November: Royal Tern, Brown Pelican, Ruddy Turnstone, Magnificent Frigatebird 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.