Massapequa Preserve
New York · Northeast
About This Location
Massapequa Preserve is a productive birding destination in New York, with 217 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Canada Goose, Mute Swan, and Mallard among many others. Spring and fall migration bring waves of warblers and shorebirds through the area.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Setophaga caerulescens
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
American Pipit
Anthus rubescens
American Coot
Fulica americana
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Laughing Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Gray Catbird
American Robin
House Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Northern Yellow Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Mourning Dove
Great Blue Heron
Osprey
Downy Woodpecker
Great Crested 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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