Belmont Lake State Park
New York · Northeast
About This Location
Belmont Lake State Park is a productive birding destination in New York, with 201 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Canada Goose, Mute Swan, and Gadwall 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
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Setophaga caerulescens
American Pipit
Anthus rubescens
American Coot
Fulica americana
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
European Starling
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Chipping Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Cardinal
Canada Goose
Mallard
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Kingbird
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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