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Booby Pond Nature Reserve

Little Cayman
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Type: Nature/ Wildlife Areas
Activities: Birdwatching
Description: Home to one of the hemisphere's largest breeding populations of red-footed boobies and a large colony of swooping frigate birds.
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East Hampton, New York
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8 reviews 8 reviews
5 attraction reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 March 2013

The area is odorous. The building was closed so we did not have the opportunity to go inside. We had to look for the Boobys...they must have been fishing that day...We rode our bicycles, courtesy of Southern Cross Club.

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Clayville, Rhode Island
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 February 2013

Go to the Little Cayman Trust Building and a volunteer will come out and assist by pointing out all the different birds and species, habits, etc. Great exhibit inside the building also. Check it out!

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Toronto
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2013

A truly lovely variety of birds. For some reason however, the birds were very wild and the slightest movement would scare them away. I mention this because I only had a 70mm lens and had to really sit quiet to get close enough. There are bird hides, but they are hidden :-) and were hard to find. The one on... More

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Skipton, United Kingdom
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7 attraction reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 December 2012

This is a great place to watch birds, particularly the Red Footed Boobies and Frigate Birds that breed here. Evenings here afford magnificant photo opportunities as the waters are still and highly reflective. The National Trust Centre provides good information on the island and goods are sold that raise funds for the project. However, they did not have a bird... More

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Port Republic
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 November 2012

Unique because of the Booby and Frigate population being the largest in the Western Hemisphere and are readily available for viewing from the trust House on Booby Pond.

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Washington, Illinois
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105 helpful votes 105 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 July 2012

We stayed at the Club Condos and in between dives visited the reserve. You will need along lens, say 400 to see the birds, but alot here

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London, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 June 2012

I eventually tracked down these elusive birds and it was worth it. Lots of wading birds and little chicks too.

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Toronto, Canada
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2012

In late March the island is bit dry, and the lake low and somewhat smelly. I'm not a big "birder" but it was still neat to see.

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NM
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14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 February 2012

Birds visible from a great distance. Strong smell of brine.

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Boulder, CO, USA
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8 attraction reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
43 helpful votes 43 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2012

We walked down from LCBR one afternoon in March 2009 to check the Reserve out. Nice center, with information about the history of the area and about the birds. Nice decks to look out over the water. We were able to take it in quickly and head back to the resort.

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