Mount Loretto Unique Area
New York · Northeast
About This Location
Mount Loretto Unique Area is a productive birding destination in New York, with 265 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Brant, Canada Goose, 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
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Laughing Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Green Heron
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Bank Swallow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
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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