Birds of Harbour Island, Bahamas
![Pink Sands Beach, Harbour Island, Bahamas](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5050/5279465868_e92cf0059b.jpg)
One doesn't go to Harbour Island in the Bahamas for birding. We went to avoid the cold, celebrate a birthday, walk along a stunning pink sand beach, listen to the gently rolling waves, and gaze into the turquoise ocean under a blue sky. However, just before we left, we discovered that our destination, the Pink Sands Hotel, is a bird sanctuary recognized by the Audubon Society. The hotel actually doesn't market itself as a birder's choice, does not go out of its way to attract birds, and no staff seemed overly knowledgeable about the birds. However, there are a good number of trees on the landscaped grounds, and we saw many warblers. The quantity wasn't great, but there were a wide variety of bird species. We even saw a Cape May warbler, a bird that has eluded us in Cape May.
![Prairie Warbler](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5282/5270341779_b644853cfb.jpg)
![Prairie Warbler](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5241/5272825137_9736bf3266.jpg)
Prairie Warbler
![Cape May Warbler](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5287/5270339099_d65e2b0ebd.jpg)
Cape May Warbler
![Yellow throated Warbler](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5050/5270339557_e7fe0bb7b3.jpg)
Yellow throated Warbler
![Northern Parula](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5243/5270951468_4143acbdc3.jpg)
![Northern Parula](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5209/5270951068_d619b3ceb1.jpg)
Northern Parula
![Palm Warbler](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5126/5270947786_9cc3af4488.jpg)
Palm Warbler
![American Redstart](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5246/5273330548_da559948ce.jpg)
American Redstart (Female)
![Ovenbird](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5250/5271142950_654c786c07.jpg)
Ovenbird
![Bahama Woodstar](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5245/5279433646_0cfb879f3e.jpg)
Bahama Woodstar
![Female Painted Bunting](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5005/5266906359_c6c9d8a049.jpg)
Female Painted Bunting
We also saw a black and white warbler, a black throated blue warbler, a yellow rumped warbler, some catbirds and a few tropical mockingbirds but didn't photograph them all.
Labels: Bahama Woodstar, Cape May Warbler, Caribbean, Harbour Island Birding, Northern Parula, Ovenbird, Painted Bunting, Palm Warbler, Prairie Warbler
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