Site Report: Cay Caulker
Yucatan Vireo (Vireo magister)
West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus)
Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina) - 1st Winter
bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
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Yucatan Vireo (Vireo magister)
West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus)
Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina) - 1st Winter
bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
A cay is a flat narrow sand bar island which describes Cay Caulker perfectly. This is a good base for snorkeling and scuba trips due to the easy access, clear water, and protected reefs.
Visits
- 2009-01-22: We took a ferry from Belize City to the cay so that Barbara could snorkel in blue water. It is very organized on the cay, and we easily found various snorkeling tours. Some of the reefs in the area have been protected from fishing for over 20 years, and the snorkeling was excellent. We did a night snorkeling trip and another trip to Hol Tun Marine Reserve.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (18 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(18 records)
Class: Birds
(16 records)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Osprey
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(1 record)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl)
- Order: Pelicans
(6 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Family: Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
- Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
- Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
- Order: Perching Birds
(3 records)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Family: Vireos
- Yucatan Vireo (Vireo magister)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(4 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
- Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)
- Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
- Family: Plovers
- Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- Order: Vultures
(1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Class: Mammals
(2 records)
- Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean
(1 record)
- Family: Delphinidae
- Bottlenosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
- Order: Sirenia
(1 record)
- Family: Trichechidae
- West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus)