Beaver Lake Nature Center
New York · Northeast
About This Location
Beaver Lake Nature Center is a productive birding destination in New York, with 212 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Mourning Dove, Barred Owl, and Red-bellied 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
Sedge Wren
Cistothorus stellaris
Redhead
Aythya americana
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Bald Eagle
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Gray Catbird
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
American Goldfinch
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Northern Yellow Warbler
Northern Cardinal
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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