By Michael Ryan On February 3rd, literally a couple of days after a Hooded Merganser was spotted at the Cooling Pond on the Frigate Bay Golf Course, a golfer sent me a fuzzy picture of two large ducks on the number 1 hole. They certainly looked interesting, so after work that afternoon, I headed to the golf course and started […]
ST.KITTS BULLFINCH GRANTED FULL SPECIE STATUS—Although extinct for almost 100 years!!!
First endemic bird ever, for St. Kitts. June 26, 2021 By Michael Ryan St. Kitts had no endemic birds that were unique to us, and only found on the island, —until now —sort of!! A few days ago, The American Ornithological Society (AOS) changed the status of the bird referred to as the St. Kitts Bullfinch to a full bird […]
RARE BIRD SPOTTED — JUNE 2021!!
By Michael Ryan June 16, 2021 A recent report from the Northern end of the island indicated there was a strange bird flying around Bell Tate beach. Percy Hanley heard about it and on Sunday, June 6th, travelled to the area to see if he could spot it. Sure enough, there was a bird flying around. After a careful study, […]
THIRD NEW BIRD FOR ST.KITTS IN 2017
By Michael Ryan — October 8, 2017. On Sunday morning, October 1st, I was playing a round of golf at the Royal St. Kitts Golf Course at Frigate Bay. On the 14th hole there were a few waders on the fairway, which I hardly gave a glance, until one of them caught my eye. Initially, I thought it was a […]