Seaside Park
Connecticut · Northeast
About This Location
Seaside Park is a productive birding destination in Connecticut, with 218 species recorded on eBird. This urban park habitat attracts American Wigeon, American Black Duck, and Hooded Merganser 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
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Short-billed Dowitcher (hendersoni)
Limnodromus griseus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mourning Dove
Spotted Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Great Egret
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Northern Mockingbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Song Sparrow
Prairie Warbler
American Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Common Tern
Birding Tips
- 1
Visit at dawn for peak songbird activity before crowds arrive.
- 2
Check flowering trees and berry-producing shrubs for seasonal migrants.
- 3
Visit during mid-May for peak warbler migration.
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