Sint Maarten
Fresh Pond
58 species and 849 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March and November, with up to 22 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Great EgretArdea alba
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax22 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 58 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Bush road Fresh Pond0 km39 species
- Great Salt Pond1 km92 species
- Emilio Wilson Park1 km47 species
- Philipsburg1 km50 species
- Pond Island1 km47 species
- Little Bay Pond2 km74 species
All 58 species recorded here
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Sargasso Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Fresh Pond?
March and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 22 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Fresh Pond?
58 species, from 849 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Fresh Pond in November?
The most recorded in November: Brown Pelican, Pied-billed Grebe, Great Egret, Common Gallinule 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.