Bird AlbumCayman Islands · Bodden Town
Governor Michael Gore Bird Sanctuary
117 species and 6,369 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–April, with up to 56 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Greater Antillean GrackleQuiscalus niger
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Green HeronButorides virescens
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
West Indian Whistling DuckDendrocygna arborea
White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
West Indian WoodpeckerMelanerpes superciliaris31 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 117 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Patricks Island Roost and Dykes1 km148 species
- Agriculture Grounds, Grand Cayman3 km117 species
- Agriculture Grounds3 km136 species
- Otto Watler's Lake3 km142 species
- Central Mangrove Dykes3 km128 species
- Meagre Bay Pond IBA – Pad8 km134 species
All 117 species recorded here
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea
- Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- Yucatan Vireo Vireo magister
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Vitelline Warbler Setophaga vitellina
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Purple Martin Progne subis
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Caribbean Dove Leptotila jamaicensis
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
- Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Western Spindalis Spindalis zena
- Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
- White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Yellow-crowned Amazon Amazona ochrocephala
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
- Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Dickcissel Spiza americana
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Governor Michael Gore Bird Sanctuary?
March–April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 56 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Governor Michael Gore Bird Sanctuary?
117 species, from 6,369 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Governor Michael Gore Bird Sanctuary in November?
The most recorded in November: Mangrove Warbler, Bananaquit, Smooth-billed Ani, Common Gallinule and Greater Antillean 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.