Bird AlbumU.S. Virgin Islands · Saint John
Virgin Islands NP – Francis Bay Trail
101 species and 6,889 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–January and March–April, with up to 51 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
Pearly-eyed ThrasherMargarops fuscatus
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
Scaly-naped PigeonPatagioenas squamosa
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
Northern ParulaSetophaga americana39 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 101 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Francis Bay0 km86 species
- Francis Bay Salt Pond0 km93 species
- Cruz Bay7 km97 species
- Salt Pond Trail, St. John7 km79 species
- Frank Pond7 km70 species
- Virgin Islands NP – Salt Pond8 km77 species
All 101 species recorded here
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Puerto Rican Flycatcher Myiarchus antillarum
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
- Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
- Adelaide's Warbler Setophaga adelaidae
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Virgin Islands NP – Francis Bay Trail?
December–January and March–April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 51 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Virgin Islands NP – Francis Bay Trail?
101 species, from 6,889 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Virgin Islands NP – Francis Bay Trail in November?
The most recorded in November: White-cheeked Pintail, Pearly-eyed Thrasher, Spotted Sandpiper, Brown Booby 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.