Day 3: From Wilson's Plovers to sea turtles!
Wednesday 4 January 2017
80 °F
Today (Monday, January 2) was another fun-filled day on the beautiful tropical island of Providenciales in the Caribbean.
Some morning birding in Northwest Point National Park yielded great birds!
AMERICAN KESTRELS:
SANDERLINGS:
This WILSON'S PLOVER, spotted by my dad, was a life bird for both of us!
OSPREYS:
RUDDY TURNSTONE:
ROYAL TERN:
Crab in a tide pool:
The actual Northwest Point of the island is stunning, with the sea crashing into a ledge of rocks with many beautiful tide pools:
BLACK-FACED GRASSQUIT:
SMOOTH-BILLED ANI, a common inhabitant of the island:
Then, in the afternoon, my family and I went snorkeling! It was AWESOME, some of the best Caribbean snorkeling I have ever done. Some highlights included seeing 2 sea turtles, a huge sting ray, grouper fish, angelfish, and many amazing coral formations.
I also saw a few birds in the afternoon, including these BANANAQUITS:
And this COMMON GROUND-DOVE:
The day came to an end with an evening spotting of this hunting YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON right outside our front door!
It was a fantastic day! Bird-of-the-day goes to my life-bird Wilson's Plover with runners-up to the Osprey & Yellow-crowned Night-Heron. Honorable mention to the two sea turtles. 
Happy birding!
Henry
World Life List: 929 Species (1 life bird today: Wilson's Plover)
List from today:
Brown Pelican
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Osprey
American Kestrel
Wilson's Plover***
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Royal Tern
Common Ground-Dove
Dove Sp.
Barn Swallow
Northern Mockingbird
Mimid Sp.
Thick-billed Vireo
Northern Parula
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Bananaquit
Black-faced Grassquit
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