Mansfield Lake/Airport Trail
Connecticut · Northeast
About This Location
Mansfield Lake/Airport Trail is a productive birding destination in Connecticut, with 209 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Red-shouldered Hawk, American Crow, and Brown Creeper among many others. Spring and fall migration bring waves of warblers and shorebirds through the area.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
American Black Duck
Hooded Merganser
Mourning Dove
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan the water surface methodically for diving ducks, loons, and grebes.
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Check the shoreline and mudflats for shorebirds and wading birds.
- 3
Visit during mid-May for peak warbler migration.
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