Bird AlbumAntigua & Barbuda · Saint John
McKinnon's Saltpond IBA
120 species and 7,879 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–April, with up to 59 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Great EgretArdea alba
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris
White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
Lesser Antillean BullfinchLoxigilla noctis
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca59 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 120 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- McKinnon's Saltpond IBA, point 11 km86 species
- St John3 km75 species
- Nevis Street Wetland3 km83 species
- Galley Bay5 km62 species
- Hanson's Bay-Flashes IBA6 km87 species
- Fitches Creek Swamp9 km74 species
All 120 species recorded here
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Lesser Antillean Flycatcher Myiarchus oberi
- Sora Porzana carolina
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Grassland Yellow Finch Sicalis luteola
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus
- Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus
- Scaly-breasted Thrasher Allenia fusca
- Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at McKinnon's Saltpond IBA?
November–April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 59 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at McKinnon's Saltpond IBA?
120 species, from 7,879 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at McKinnon's Saltpond IBA in November?
The most recorded in November: Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Grey Kingbird and Brown Pelican.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.