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
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
Northern Bobwhite x Scaled Quail (hybrid)
Colinus virginianus x Callipepla squamata
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Brown-headed Cowbird
Fish Crow
Pine Warbler
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Black Scoter
Red-breasted Merganser
American Oystercatcher
Greater Yellowlegs
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Osprey
Eastern Phoebe
American Crow
Common Raven
Northern Mockingbird
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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