Prickly Pear Salt Ponds

18° 30.4′ N · 64° 21.9′ W · approximate

Mangrove-fringed salt ponds in the middle of Prickly Pear, a bird sanctuary for waders and ducks; flamingos have been photographed here.

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Practical

Coordinate approximate (centre of the island's pond area). Species listed by the NPT: coots, black-necked stilts, blue-winged teal, common moorhens, gulls, ruddy ducks, white-cheeked pintails, Wilson's plovers and other shorebirds. A Wikimedia Commons photo shows pink flamingos on Prickly Pear. Walk quietly on the trails and do not wade into the ponds.

Best for

Birding walk off the boat

Nearby

Prickly Pear Island National Park0.2 NM away
Eustatia Sound Anchorage0.3 NM away
Prickly Pear Anchorage0.3 NM away
Saba Rock Mooring Field0.3 NM away
Sandbox Beach Bar (Prickly Pear)0.3 NM away
Vixen Point (Prickly Pear)0.3 NM away
Bitter End Mooring Field0.4 NM away
Eustatia Island0.4 NM away