Hook Pond
New York · Northeast
About This Location
Hook Pond is a productive birding destination in New York, with 201 species recorded on eBird. This lake 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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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
Merlin (Taiga)
Falco columbarius
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
American Pipit
Anthus rubescens
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Gray Catbird
Northern Cardinal
Black Scoter
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Least Tern
Common Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Osprey
American Crow
Bank Swallow
Northern Mockingbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
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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