Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes)
New York · Northeast
About This Location
Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) is a productive birding destination in New York, with 202 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
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
American Herring Gull
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Fish Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
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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