Lido Beach Passive Nature Area
New York · Northeast
About This Location
Lido Beach Passive Nature Area is a productive birding destination in New York, with 238 species recorded on eBird. This coastal habitat attracts Brant, Canada Goose, and American Black Duck 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-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinus
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mourning Dove
Willet
Laughing Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Black Skimmer
Double-crested Cormorant
Osprey
American Robin
Red-winged Blackbird
American Oystercatcher
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Short-billed Dowitcher
Spotted Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Least Tern
Common Tern
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Birding Tips
- 1
Check rocky shorelines and jetties at low tide for shorebirds.
- 2
Scan offshore waters with a spotting scope for seabirds and waterfowl.
- 3
Visit during mid-May for peak warbler migration.
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