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Jost Van Dyke – Great Harbor
61 species and 784 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April, with up to 24 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
Royal TernThalasseus maximus
Pearly-eyed ThrasherMargarops fuscatus
Scaly-naped PigeonPatagioenas squamosa
Lesser Antillean BullfinchLoxigilla noctis
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyonSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Virgin Islands NP – Francis Bay Trail9 km101 species
- Francis Bay9 km86 species
- Francis Bay Salt Pond9 km93 species
- Cane Garden Bay10 km66 species
- Sage Mountain NP11 km70 species
- Cruz Bay13 km97 species
All 61 species recorded here
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Puerto Rican Flycatcher Myiarchus antillarum
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Brown-throated Parakeet Eupsittula pertinax
- Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Jost Van Dyke – Great Harbor?
April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 24 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Jost Van Dyke – Great Harbor?
61 species, from 784 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Jost Van Dyke – Great Harbor in November?
The most recorded in November: Magnificent Frigatebird, Brown Pelican, Grey Kingbird, Zenaida Dove and Common Ground Dove.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.