U.S. Virgin Islands · Saint Croix
West End Salt Pond – north end
67 species and 1,388 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February and May, with up to 26 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
Great EgretArdea alba
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
Royal TernThalasseus maximus
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Frederiksted Pier2 km51 species
- UVI Wetlands16 km77 species
- Buccaneer Golf Course23 km71 species
- Southgate Pond25 km109 species
- Great Pond25 km106 species
- Virgin Islands NP – Salt Pond71 km77 species
All 67 species recorded here
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at West End Salt Pond – north end?
February and May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 26 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at West End Salt Pond – north end?
67 species, from 1,388 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at West End Salt Pond – north end in November?
The most recorded in November: Black-necked Stilt, Spotted Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Brown Pelican and Little Blue Heron.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.