Regional Bird Records

Barbados

Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
‘Eurasian’ Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus phaeopus): 1st spring record
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea): 1st spring record
Gulls part 1
Gulls part 2
Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus): 1st for Barbados and West Indies
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus): 3rd for Barbados
Alpine Swift (Apus melba): 1st for Barbados
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca)
Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorus): 1st for Barbados
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus):6th for Barbados
Giant Cowbird (Scaphidura oryzivora): 1st for Barbados and West Indies

Curacao

Mystery shorebird

Dominica

Cory’s Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea)
Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus): 1st for Dominica
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons): 2nd for Dominica

Guadeloupe

Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus): 1st for Guadeloupe and New World
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Corn Crake (Crex crex): 1st for Guadeloupe and West Indies
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus): 2nd for Guadeloupe
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola): 1st for Guadeloupe
Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea): 1st for Guadeloupe
Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri): 2nd for Guadeloupe
Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana): 1st for Guadeloupe
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor): 1st for Guadeloupe
Bare-eyed Thrush (Turdus nudigenis)
Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum): 1st for Guadeloupe
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis): 2nd for Guadeloupe

Marie Galante

Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina)

St. Martin

Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata): 2nd for St. Martin
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis): 2nd for St. Martin
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator): 1st for St. Martin
Sora (Porzana carolina): 3rd for St. Martin
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax): 1st for St. Martin
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus): 1st for St. Martin
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto): 1st for St. Martin
Chuck-will’s-widow (Caprimulgus carolinensis)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
Louisiana Waterthrush (Seiurus motacilla): 2nd for St. Martin
Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus): 1st for St. Martin
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea): 1st for St. Martin

St. Lucia

White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica): 1st for St. Lucia

St. Vincent & the Grenadines

Striated Heron (Butorides striatus): 1st for St. Vincent and West Indies (specimen)

Trinidad & Tobago

Cory’s Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea): dead on beach in Trinidad
White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus): 2nd for T&T in Little Tobago
Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra): St. Giles Islands
Stripe-backed Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis): Trinidad
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea): 3rd for T&T and 5th for South America in Trinidad
Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi): immature in Trinidad
Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea): 1st for T&T and 2nd for South America in Trinidad
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta): Trinidad and Tobago
Western Reef-Heron (Egretta gularis): 1st and 2nd for T&T and South America in Tobago
Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber): nesting in Trinidad
Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia): 1st for T&T and New World in Tobago
Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja): Trinidad
Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria): 1st for T&T in Tobago
Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)
Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari): 1st for T&T in Trinidad
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber): 4th for T&T in Trinidad
White-faced Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna viduata): 1st juveniles for T&T in Trinidad
Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos): 3rd and 4th for T&T in Trinidad
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata): Trinidad
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta): 1st for T&T in Trinidad
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris): 4th for Tobago
Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis): Trinidad
Crane Hawk (Geranospiza caerulescens): 1st for T&T in Trinidad
White-tailed Hawk (Buteo albicaudatus): Trinidad
Rufous Crab-Hawk (Buteogallus aequinoctialis): Trinidad
Black Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus tyrannus): Trinidad
Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima): Tobago
Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus): 1st for T&T, 2nd for South America in Trinidad
Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis): Trinidad
Trinidad Piping-Guan (Pipile pipile): Trinidad
Yellow-breasted Crake (Porzana flaviventer): 1st for Tobago; Trinidad
Paint-billed Crake (Neocrex erythrops): 2nd for T&T in Trinidad
Double-striped Thick-knee (Burhinus bistriatus): 1st for Tobago
Pied Lapwing (Hoploxypterus cayanus): 1st for T&T in Trinidad
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) in Trinidad
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola): 1st for T&T and South America in Tobago
Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda): Trinidad
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa): 1st for T&T and South America in Trinidad
Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica): Trinidad
Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa): Trinidad
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis): Tobago
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax): Trinidad and Tobago
Wilson’s Phalarope (Steganopus tricolor): 2nd for Trinidad, 3rd for T&T
Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus): Trinidad
Franklin’s Gull (Larus pipixcan): 2nd and 3rd for T&T in Trinidad
Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus): Tobago
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis): Trinidad
Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus): 1st for T&T in Trinidad
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus): Trinidad
Sabine’s Gull (Xema sabini): 2nd for T&T and Atlantic Coast of South America in Trinidad
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto): 1st for T&T in Trinidad
Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus): Trinidad
Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao): Trinidad
Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor): 5th and additional for Tobago
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus): 2nd for T&T in Trinidad
Striped Owl (Asio clamator): Tobago
Gray-throated Leaftosser (Sclerurus albigularis): ‘rediscovered’ for Tobago
Straight-billed Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus picus): 2nd for Bocas Islands
Variegated Flycatcher (Empidonomus varius): Trinidad
Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis): 2nd for Trinidad
White-winged Swallow (Tachycineta albiventer): 1st for Tobago
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota): Trinidad
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica): Trinidad
Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina): 2nd for Trinidad; Tobago
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea): 1st for Bocas Islands
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus): Trinidad
Red-breasted Blackbird (Sturnella militaris): Tobago
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus): 1st for Trinidad

US Virgin Islands

Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus): 1st breeding for St. John; St. Thomas
Striated Heron (Butorides striatus): 1st for VI and Greater Antilles, 2nd for West Indies, at St. John
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax): St. Thomas and St. John
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber): reintroduced flock at Anegada
West Indian Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna arborea): 1st for St. Croix since 1941
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes): 1st for VI at St. Thomas
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata): 2nd for St. Thomas
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca): St. Thomas
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris): St. Thomas
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis): St. Croix
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator): 1st for VI at St. John
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis): St. Croix
Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica): 2nd for St. Thomas
White-winged Tern (Chlidonia leucopterus): 1st for VI at St. Croix
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto): 1st for VI at St. Thomas
White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica): St. Thomas (1st breeding) and St. John
Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia): St. Thomas
Yellow-throated Warbler (Dendroica dominica): St. Thomas
Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea): 1st for St. Thomas, 4th for VI
Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis): 2nd for VI, between Virgin Gorda and St. Croix
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea): St. Thomas
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis): 1st confirmed for St. Thomas