Bird AlbumDominica · Saint Joseph Parish
Sunset Bay
52 species and 383 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–March, with up to 17 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Purple-throated CaribEulampis jugularis
Lesser Antillean BullfinchLoxigilla noctis
Antillean Crested HummingbirdOrthorhyncus cristatus
Green-throated CaribEulampis holosericeus
Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Royal TernThalasseus maximus
Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
Caribbean ElaeniaElaenia martinica
Lesser Antillean SaltatorSaltator albicollisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Macoucheri – cricket pitch3 km54 species
- Lower Colihaut4 km48 species
- Layou River – river mouth7 km87 species
- Syndicate Trail7 km72 species
- Morne Diablotin NP – Morne Diablotin trail8 km62 species
- Morne Diablotin NP – Syndicate Nature Trail9 km69 species
All 52 species recorded here
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
- Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
- Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Lesser Antillean Saltator Saltator albicollis
- Western Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Scaly-breasted Thrasher Allenia fusca
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
- Plumbeous Warbler Setophaga plumbea
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Red-necked Amazon Amazona arausiaca
- Lesser Antillean Pewee Contopus latirostris
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Lesser Antillean Flycatcher Myiarchus oberi
- Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Blue-headed Hummingbird Riccordia bicolor
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Sunset Bay?
February–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 17 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Sunset Bay?
52 species, from 383 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Sunset Bay in November?
The most recorded in November: Bananaquit, Purple-throated Carib, Lesser Antillean Bullfinch, Antillean Crested Hummingbird and Green-throated Carib.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.