Bahamas · Freeport and West Grand Bahama
Grand Bahama - Garden of the Groves
174 species and 30,137 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April and October, with up to 89 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephala
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
Western Red-legged ThrushTurdus plumbeus
Cuban EmeraldRiccordia ricordii
Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta variaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Reef Golf Course - Freeport9 km207 species
- Freeport Pine Ridge Landfill9 km148 species
- Garden of Grand Bahama Birders B&B10 km122 species
- Rand Nature Center10 km138 species
- The Emerald Golf Course14 km151 species
- Ruby Golf Course - Freeport14 km130 species
All 174 species recorded here
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Cuban Emerald Riccordia ricordii
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Western Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Greater Antillean Bullfinch Melopyrrha violacea
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Hairy Woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus
- Western Spindalis Spindalis zena
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
- Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
- Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
- Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
- White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
- Bahama Woodstar Nesophlox evelynae
- Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens
- Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
- Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Limpkin Aramus guarauna
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
- Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
- Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus
- Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
- Veery Catharus fuscescens
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Purple Martin Progne subis
- Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis
- Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
- Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
- Bahama Swallow Tachycineta cyaneoviridis
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
- Ringed Teal Callonetta leucophrys
- Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
- Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
- Bahama Warbler Setophaga flavescens
- Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
- Bahama Mockingbird Mimus gundlachii
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
- Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
- Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis
- Bahama Yellowthroat Geothlypis rostrata
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
- Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
- Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
- Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata
- Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
- Piping Plover Charadrius melodus
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
- Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans
- Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
- Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
- Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
- Olive-capped Warbler Setophaga pityophila
- Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Grand Bahama - Garden of the Groves?
April and October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 89 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Grand Bahama - Garden of the Groves?
174 species, from 30,137 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Grand Bahama - Garden of the Groves in November?
The most recorded in November: Eurasian Collared Dove, White-crowned Pigeon, Northern Mockingbird, Grey Catbird and American Redstart.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.