Fire Island - Watch Hill
New York · Northeast
About This Location
Fire Island - Watch Hill is a productive birding destination in New York, with 222 species recorded on eBird. This coastal habitat attracts a wide variety of species 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
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
American Coot
Fulica americana
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Chuck-will's-widow
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Eastern Kingbird
Marsh Wren
Brown Thrasher
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Gadwall
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
American Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Willet
Ruddy Turnstone
Least Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Laughing Gull
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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