DISCOVER THE BIRDS OF THE

BahamasYou’ve heard of our white sand beaches. Our turquoise ocean waters. But what about our spectacular birds found nowhere else in the world? The Bahamas is a sublime spot for birdwatching the whole family will love.

Beauty on a wing. The vibrant birds of The Bahamas will delight you. Search for over 300 species - including 6 species found only here - in landscapes of jaw-dropping natural beauty.

Ocean adventures. Take a break from watching our colorful winged residents to watch our colorful aquatic ones. Grab a mask and explore coral reefs in some of the clearest waters in the world. Or use a rod and fly to find silvery bonefish in the turquoise blue.

A chance to chill. After your outdoor exploration it’s time to put your feet up and relax. And there’s no better place to sip some sunshine and let the worries of the world fall away. Pack a beach umbrella and find your slice of heaven.

Fun for the whole brood. Your choice for travel needs to bring smiles to the entire family. Luckily there’s something for everyone in The Bahamas Bring your brood to explore our islands and you won’t disappoint.

Maximize your birding experience with an Audubon- trained guide. Want to see more of The Bahamas’ famed birds? Embark on your adventure with a local bird guide. Trained by Bahamas National Trust & Audubon experts, our bird guides have intimate knowledge of local birds and the best locations for spotting them. Hiring a guide also helps strengthen the local eco-economy, improving livelihoods while providing incentives for communities to protect important Cuban Emerald bird habitat. 3, 5, 6, 8 TO BOOK A LOCAL BIRD GUIDE, VISIT: (see reverse for details) www.bahamas.com/things-do/birding-guides 1. Joulter Cays Bahama Racers. Entrance close to 20-minute hike from 15 minutes Cuban Pewee; Thick Billed Vireo; Mangrove & coppice-covered Cays Staffard Creek lodge area. Birds: south of Stanyard Creek. Good Bananaquit; Bahama Mockingbird; & creeks connected by miles of Bahama Woodstar, Great Lizard place to catch the elusive Least Bahama Woodstar; Western Spindalis; 1 sand flats. Weather dependent, Cuckoo, Bahama Yellowthroat; Western Grebe. Birds: Bahama Yellowthroat; Mangrove Cuckoo; Clapper Rail; Yellow day boat expedition from Lowe Spindalis; Bahama Oriole; Greater Least Grebe; Bahama Pintail; Bellied Sapsucker. Sound. Birds: Piping Plover*; Wilson Antillean Bullfinch; Key West Quail Bananaquit; Red-legged Thrush; Blue- 2 Plover; Semi-palmated Plover; Red Dove, Chuck-wills-widow. gray Gnatcatcher; Painted Bunting. 11. Nell Pond Hiking Trail breasted Merganser*; Red Knot*; Nice easy trail including coppice & 3 Sandwich Terns, Reddish Egrets. 5. Owen’s Town 8. Blue Holes National Park, wetlands leading to Nell Land blue Unique oolitic sand, sharks, rays & Matrix of freshwater wetlands, tidal South Road hole. Entrance in Cargill Creek. 4 marine life. creeks, mangroves & abandoned Mix of coppice, pine, wetlands Birds: Great Lizard Cuckoo; Bahama 5 agriculture. This abandoned & blue holes including birding Woodstar; Thick Billed Vireos; Black 2. Old Conch South Road logging settlement is located spotys Cuckoo’s Roost, Captain Whiskered Vireo; Greater Antillean Mangrove-lined trails out to south-west of San Andros Airport Bill’s coppice trails & Gaulin Pond. Bullfinch; Bananaquits; Yellow Crown 6 7 the wetlands of Conch Sound on the Queen’s Highway. Birds: Entrance is in Love Hill. Birds: Night Heron. including a blue hole just off Bahama Oriole; Bahama Yellowthroat; Western Spindalis, Bahama Woodstar; the shore. Ask local guide for Great Lizard Cuckoo; Greater Antillean Cuban Emerald; Great Lizard Cuckoo; 12. Salvador Flats directions. Birds: Clapper Rails, Night Hawk; Bahama Woodstar; Cuban White Crown Pigeon, Greater Antillean Tidal mangrove wetlands & sand 8 West Indian Osprey, Louisianna Water Emerald; Black faced grassquit; Thick Bullfinch; Red Legged Thrush; West flats, a favorite for shorebirds. Birds: Piping Plover; Roseate Spoonbill; 9 Thrush; White Ibis; Yellow Crown Night Billed Vireo; ; La Sagra’s Flycatcher; Indian Hairy Woodpecker. 10 Herons, Little Blue Herons. Loggerhead Kingbird. Willet; Lesser Yellow-legs; Bahama Andros Island 9. Crab Replenish Reserve & Swallows; American Kestrel; Reddish 3. Uncle Charlie’s Blue Hole 6. Maiden’s Hair Fern Young Sound Egret; White Ibis; Little Blue Heron; 11 Pine forest surrounding freshwater Coppice Road Low lying coppice forests, tidal Gray King Bird. blue hole. Located on the Queen’s This old growth coppice is one of mangrove wetlands & large Highway, 5 miles north of San the best places to see the Great sandflats. Entrance 5-minutes We recommend talking to a local 12 Andros Airport. Birds: Bahama Lizard Cuckoo & Key West Quail- south of Fresh Creek Airport. Birds: Oriole; Great Lizard Cuckoo; Black- dove. Entrance between Love Hill Piping Plovers; Spotted Sandpipers; guide before heading off to find faced Grassquit; Bahama Woodstar; & Fresh Creek. Birds: Great Lizard Black Bellied Plovers; Wilson’s these great birding spots. Cuban Emerald; Cuban Pewee; Greater Cuckoo; Key West quail-dove; Western Plover; Reddish Egrets; Short-billed Antillean Bullfinch; Western Spindalis; Spindalis; Black faced grassquit; Dowitchers; American Kestrel; Limpkin; La Sagra’s Flycatchers; Painted Bahama Woodstar; Cuban Emerald; American Redstart; Smooth-billed Ani. BIRD TRAILS OF THE Bunting. Bahama Yellowthroat; Black Whiskered Hotel Vireo; Thick Billed Vireo; Red legged 10. Man O’War Sound Road 4. Blue Holes National Park, Thrush. Lined with bird loving native Restaurant Bahamas North Road fruiting trees and shady tree Mixture of coppice, pine, wetlands 7. Rainbow Blue Hole Trail canopies transitioning to Photo viewpoint & blue holes. Look out for wild Coppice & pine habitat with mangrove and the seashore. Birds: hogs, land crabs & endemic wetlands & blue holes. This is a Gray Kingbird; La Sagra’s Flycatcher; Found only in The Bahamas Historical Site

Piping Plover 1, 9, 12

Painted Bunting 3, 7

White-crowned Pigeon 8 American Oystercatcher 1

Reddish Egret 1, 9, 12

Bahama Swallow 12 Bahama Woodstar 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11 Western Spindalis 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 Bahama Oriole 3, 4, 5 Red Legged Thrush 6, 7, 8

BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PHOTO CREDITS: Bahama Swallow. Photo: Walker Golder/Audubon Reddish Egret. Photo: Melissa Groo/Audubon Reddish Egret (front). Photo: Walker Golder/Audubon American Oystercatcher. Photo: Walker Golder/Audu- Red Legged Thrush. Photo: Walker Golder/Audubon Bahama Oriole. Photo: Walker Golder/Audubon bon Bahama Woodstar. Photo: Melissa Groo/Audubon White-crowned Pigeon. Photo: Lip Kee Yap/Flickr CC Piping Plover. Photo: Walker Golder/Audubon (BY-SA 2.0)