Fire Island - Lighthouse & Trails
New York · Northeast
About This Location
Fire Island - Lighthouse & Trails is a productive birding destination in New York, with 245 species recorded on eBird. This coastal habitat attracts Red-breasted Merganser, Mourning Dove, and American Robin 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
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
American Coot
Fulica americana
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
American Oystercatcher
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Laughing Gull
American Herring Gull
Least Tern
Common Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Osprey
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Canada Goose
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Ring-billed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Fish Crow
American Robin
Birding Tips
- 1
Check rocky shorelines and jetties at low tide for shorebirds.
- 2
Scan offshore waters with a spotting scope for seabirds and waterfowl.
- 3
Visit during mid-May for peak warbler migration.
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