Hempstead Lake State Park
New York · Northeast
About This Location
Hempstead Lake State Park is a productive birding destination in New York, with 234 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Mallard, Ring-necked Duck, and Common Merganser 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
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Swainson's Thrush (Olive-backed)
Catharus ustulatus
Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Laughing Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Forster's Tern
Osprey
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
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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