Bird Surveys
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In St. Thomas seven sites were surveyed and appear in the table below.
Table 2 summary and data links to full survey data on eBird for first survey on St. Thomas, March 2022
SITE |
NUMBER SPECIES (mean/survey) |
NUMBER INDIVIDULAS (mean/survey) |
LINK TO SURVEY DATA IN EBIRD |
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Magen's Bay (Main Ghut) |
6 |
8 |
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Mandahl Pond |
4 |
6 |
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Red Hook Salt Pond |
10 |
64 |
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Compass Point Salt Pond |
12 |
35 |
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Bolongo Bay Salt Pond |
5 |
6 |
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Perseverance Ponds |
12 |
92 |
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Brewer's Bay (Range Cay) |
9 |
13 |
On St. Croix SEA conducted bird surveys in wetlands between January 15, 2022 and April 30, 2022. 11 sites were surveyed: Southgate Pond, Great Pond, Coakley Pond, Granard Pond (freshwater), Fredensborg Pond (freshwater), Altona Lagoon, Krause Lagoon Remnant, Salt River, West End Salt Pond, Long Point, and the UVI Wetlands (AKA Billy French Ponds). Bird survey methodology followed the Caribbean Waterbird Census (CWC) Level 1 (Site Inventory) Area Search protocol. In this method, the observer moves around the site or search area identifying and counting all the birds in the area.
Table 3 summary data from wetland bird surveys on St. Croix, January – April 2022
SITE |
NUMBER SPECIES (mean/survey) |
NUMBER SPECIES (cumulative) |
NUMBER INDIVIDULAS (mean/survey) |
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Coakley Pond |
11 |
11 |
102 |
Salt River (East Bays/Pond) |
20 |
20 |
82 |
Altona Salt Flats |
18 |
24 |
118 |
Krause Lagoon Remnant |
21 |
28 |
69 |
Granard Pond |
0 |
06 |
0 |
Fredensborg Pond |
29 |
38 |
94 |
West End Salt Pond (SPNWR) |
23 |
29 |
247 |
Long Point |
8 |
9 |
19 |
UVI Wetlands |
15 |
15 |
87 |
Great Pond* |
32 |
38 |
115 |
Southgate Pond* |
11 |
15 |
55 |
Table 4 links to STX survey data on eBird
SITE |
LINK TO SURVEY DATA IN EBIRD |
LINK TO SURVEY DATA IN EBIRD |
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Coakley Pond |
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Salt River (East Bays/Pond) |
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Altona Salt Flats |
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Krause Lagoon Remnant |
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Granard Pond |
Pond was entirely dry, no birds observed at this site |
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Fredensborg Pond |
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West End Salt Pond (SPNWR) |
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Long Point |
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UVI Wetlands |
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*Great Pond and Southgate Pond Surveys were broken into
smaller units based on long term CWC monitoring areas |
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Great Pond* |
link - GP CWC extras |
link - GP CWC extras |
link - GP-1 |
link - GP-1 |
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link - Great Pond Bay East |
link - Great Pond Bay East |
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link - GP-2 |
link - GP-2 |
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link - GP-3 |
link - GP-3 |
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link - GP-4 |
link - GP-4 |
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link - GP-5 |
link - GP-5 |
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link - GP-6 |
link - GP-6 |
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link - Great Pond Bay West |
link - Great Pond Bay West |
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link - GP-7 |
link - GP-7 |
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link - GP-ESE |
link - GP-ESE |
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Southgate Pond* |
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Brian Daley, Ph.D., Senior Ecologist
Horsley Witten Group, Inc., Geographic Consulting
Nicole Angeli, Ph.D., Director of Fish and Wildlife
U.S. Virgin Islands Dept. of Planning and Natural Resources
Jennifer Valiulis, Director
St. Croix Environmental Association
Lisa Sorenson, Ph.D., Executive Director
Birds Caribbean