by Bonaire | May 25, 2020 | About Bonaire's Birds, Popular Posts
They do not sneak in, one by one or two by two, but they seem to arrive en masse! One day they are not here, and it seems that, overnight, the island is mobbed by the arriving gulls and terns. While North American
by Bonaire | Feb 5, 2020 | About Bonaire's Birds, Bird Conservation
Over 108 volunteers left their cozy beds in the wee hours of January 25, 2020, to help with the annual parrot count, conducted each year by Echo Conservation Centre to gauge the population of Bonaire’s Yellow-
by Bonaire | Oct 2, 2019 | About Bonaire's Birds, Noteworthy Bird Sightings, Shorebirds
Hudsonian Godwits undertake a long migration twice each year, from the sub-arctic all the way to the southern part of South America. Bonaire provides an excellent mid-way point for a
by Bonaire | Sep 8, 2019 | About Bonaire's Birds
Flamingos can be found at many locations around Bonaire, but dense concentrations occur at Pekelmeer in the south of Bonaire, Lac Bay, and also at Gotomeer, in the north of Bonaire. There are
by Bonaire | Aug 15, 2019 | About Bonaire's Birds, Popular Posts
Many visitors to Bonaire see a flash of green in their gardens or on the road while driving and assume they have successfully observed the Lora, as Bonaire’s Yellow-shouldered Amazon Parrot
by Bonaire | Aug 3, 2019 | About Bonaire's Birds, Noteworthy Bird Sightings
The Striated Heron is a rare visitor from South America, with only six prior recorded sightings on Bonaire in the last forty years. At first glance, this small heron might be confused with the