The Dunlin stands out among the myriad of avian species, as it is not known to visit the Caribbean on its migration journeys. Instead, it will travel as far south as Mexico or the southern shorelines of the United States, but it has hardly been encountered as far south as Bonaire.
While birding recently in the southern salt ponds, a splash of color caught my eye. Tucked amongst the familiar Black-necked Stilts, a large shorebird sported an unmistakable feature – a shockingly pink bill with a black, elongated tip. This wasn’t
It was with a mixture of disbelief, delight, and awe, with a huge smile crossing my face, that I first set eyes on (the first observation of) a White-tailed-Kite, here on Bonaire.
This past week found two exceptionally rare bird sightings on Bonaire: A Wattled Jacana, only the second sighting in history, and the first Blue-and-white Swallow, a new bird for
With the spring migration season well underway, birders on Bonaire are seeing some great sightings, such as a Northern Parula and even a Scarlet Tanager in bright red breeding plumage! But a bird
Last Saturday, October Global Big Day, four of Bonaire’s most intrepid birders took to the roads, beaches, marshes, salt ponds, salinas, and fields, in order to catalog exactly what avian
