JFK Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary
New York · Northeast
About This Location
JFK Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary is a productive birding destination in New York, with 253 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Ruddy Duck and Northern Flicker 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
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Setophaga caerulescens
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
American Coot
Fulica americana
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Tree Swallow
Gray Catbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Yellow Warbler
Canada Goose
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Willet
Laughing Gull
American Herring Gull
Forster's Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Glossy Ibis
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Osprey
Willow Flycatcher
Birding Tips
- 1
Listen for vocalizations to locate canopy-dwelling warblers and vireos.
- 2
Check forest edges and clearings for flycatchers and thrushes.
- 3
Visit during mid-May for peak warbler migration.
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