Alley Pond Park
New York · Northeast
About This Location
Alley Pond Park is a productive birding destination in New York, with 233 species recorded on eBird. This lake and urban park habitat attracts Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, and Hairy Woodpecker 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
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Mourning Warbler x Common Yellowthroat (hybrid)
Geothlypis philadelphia x trichas
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Bicknell's Thrush
Catharus bicknelli
Cape May Warbler
Setophaga tigrina
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Green Heron
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night Heron
Belted Kingfisher
Hairy Woodpecker
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
Tufted Titmouse
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
European Starling
Gray Catbird
American Robin
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.
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