Bonaire
Hotspots

Photo Coutesy of the Tourism Corporation of Boniare

 

....The Birds of Bonaire - Bonaire is a favorite of birdwatchers. Over 170

species of birds can be seen on the island, many of them clustered around Goto Lake, Pekelmeer, Cai and Dos Pos.
....Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Bonaire. This pristine 13,500
acre natural park offers an excellent introduction to the landscape and vegetation of Bonaire.
....Bonaire Marine Park - The Bonaire Marine Park has two Ramsar 
(included in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance) sites, Lac Bay and Klein Bonaire.
....Bonaire - Directory of Wetlands of International Importance - 
includes information on all Bonaire's Ramsar designated sites, including:
• Het Pekelmeer
• Klein Bonaire Island and adjacent sea
• Het Gotomeer
• De Slagbaai
....Bonaire - Fauna & Flora
....Trip Report: Bonaire - by Wayne Fisher. In November 2003 we 
spent two weeks in the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao), primarily Bonaire. During the week on Bonaire we did some birding, though we spent more time trying to identify fish. We did one morning of a guided birding tour.
....Trip Report: Lesser Antilles and Orinoco Jungle River Cruise - 
January 5-13, 1996 - by Bill Murphy.  In 1995 the American Birding Association contacted me to offer me an opportunity to serve as their representative on a Clipper Cruise Line voyage through the southern Caribbean in January 1996. The tour itinerary included the Netherlands Antilles islands of Curacao and Bonaire, coastal Venezuela, Tobago, the Orinoco River, and Trinidad -- 1200 sea miles in all. 


"The large Washington-Slagbaii National park protects the wooded hills, lagoons, and cost of the northwest, and supports most of the best birds in the Netherland Antilles, including the rare Yellow-shouldered Parrot. The skulking Pearly-eyed Thrasher occurs in dense scrub, usually near water, amongst the fruit plantations around Fontein, in the north. Magnificent Frigatebirds occur at Kralendijk, along with herons and shorebirds at Lac Bay, in the southeast. Greater Flamingo breeds at the Flamingo sanctuary near the salt ponds in the south of the island." - from Where to Watch Birds in South America - by Nigel Wheatley.