Wolfe's Pond Park
New York · Northeast
Easy
April-May, September-October
About This Location
Wolfe's Pond Park is a productive birding destination in New York, with 273 species recorded on eBird. This lake and urban park habitat attracts American Black Duck, Sanderling, and Brant among many others. Spring and fall migration bring waves of warblers and shorebirds through the area.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Bohemian Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulus
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
American Black Duck
Sanderling
Brant
Canada Goose
Gadwall
Mallard
Lesser Scaup
Surf Scoter
Black Scoter
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
Mourning Dove
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Horned Grebe
Common Loon
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan the water surface methodically for diving ducks, loons, and grebes.
- 2
Check the shoreline and mudflats for shorebirds and wading birds.
- 3
Visit during mid-May for peak warbler migration.
Amenities
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