Bird AlbumTurks & Caicos Islands
Wheeland Ponds
96 species and 1,904 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September–November, with up to 38 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Thick-billed VireoVireo crassirostris
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto37 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 96 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Wheeland Pond0 km65 species
- North Point Preserve5 km72 species
- Turtle Cove8 km64 species
- Provo Golf Course, Provo, TCI14 km106 species
- Provo Golf Course Ponds14 km110 species
- Little Water Cay15 km76 species
All 96 species recorded here
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Bahama Woodstar Nesophlox evelynae
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
- Cuban Crow Corvus nasicus
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Bahama Mockingbird Mimus gundlachii
- Purple Martin Progne subis
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Wheeland Ponds?
September–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 38 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Wheeland Ponds?
96 species, from 1,904 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Wheeland Ponds in November?
The most recorded in November: Black-necked Stilt, Ruddy Turnstone, White-cheeked Pintail, Killdeer and Spotted Sandpiper.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.