Jamaica · Saint James Parish
Montego Bay Sewage Ponds
128 species and 6,826 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March, with up to 66 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
American CootFulica americana
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Great EgretArdea alba
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Greater Antillean GrackleQuiscalus niger42 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 128 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Rocklands Bird Sanctuary3 km130 species
- Font Hill Nature Preserve46 km171 species
- Stewart Town51 km96 species
- Marshalls Pen60 km111 species
All 128 species recorded here
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Antillean Palm Swift Tachornis phoenicobia
- Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
- Olive-throated Parakeet Eupsittula nana
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
- Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Sad Flycatcher Myiarchus barbirostris
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus
- Jamaican Mango Anthracothorax mango
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Caribbean Dove Leptotila jamaicensis
- Jamaican Woodpecker Melanerpes radiolatus
- Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Red-billed Streamertail Trochilus polytmus
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Green-rumped Parrotlet Forpus passerinus
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Orangequit Euneornis campestris
- Jamaican Oriole Icterus leucopteryx
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
- American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Jamaican Euphonia Euphonia jamaica
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo Coccyzus pluvialis
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Yellow-shouldered Grassquit Loxipasser anoxanthus
- Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
- Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
- Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
- Rufous-tailed Flycatcher Myiarchus validus
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Jamaican Vireo Vireo modestus
- Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
- Jamaican Owl Asio grammicus
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
- Stolid Flycatcher Myiarchus stolidus
- White-chinned Thrush Turdus aurantius
- White-eyed Thrush Turdus jamaicensis
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Jamaican Crow Corvus jamaicensis
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Arrowhead Warbler Setophaga pharetra
- Jamaican Tody Todus todus
- Jamaican Elaenia Myiopagis cotta
- Greater Antillean Bullfinch Melopyrrha violacea
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- American Black Swift Cypseloides niger
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Montego Bay Sewage Ponds?
March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 66 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Montego Bay Sewage Ponds?
128 species, from 6,826 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Montego Bay Sewage Ponds in November?
The most recorded in November: Black-necked Stilt, Blue-winged Teal, American Coot, Northern Shoveler and Common Gallinule.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.