U.S. Virgin Islands · Saint John
Virgin Islands NP – Salt Pond
77 species and 1,177 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: June, with up to 28 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minor
Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
Lesser Antillean BullfinchLoxigilla noctis
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Caribbean ElaeniaElaenia martinica
MerlinFalco columbarius
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
Spotted SandpiperActitis maculariusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Salt Pond Trail, St. John0 km79 species
- Francis Bay Salt Pond8 km93 species
- Virgin Islands NP – Francis Bay Trail8 km101 species
- Francis Bay8 km86 species
- Norman Island10 km49 species
- Cruz Bay10 km97 species
All 77 species recorded here
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Puerto Rican Flycatcher Myiarchus antillarum
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Sargasso Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Virgin Islands NP – Salt Pond?
June. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 28 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Virgin Islands NP – Salt Pond?
77 species, from 1,177 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Virgin Islands NP – Salt Pond in November?
The most recorded in November: Greater Yellowlegs, Mangrove Cuckoo, Grey Kingbird, White-cheeked Pintail and Lesser Antillean Bullfinch.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.