Prospect Park - Prospect Lake
New York · Northeast
About This Location
Prospect Park - Prospect Lake is a productive birding destination in New York, with 245 species recorded on eBird. This lake and urban park habitat attracts Snow Goose, Mallard, 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
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
Setophaga coronata
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Canada Warbler
Cardellina canadensis
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Double-crested Cormorant
Green Heron
Great Blue Heron
Cooper's Hawk
Eastern Kingbird
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing
American Goldfinch
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
Black-and-white Warbler
Rock Pigeon
Great Egret
Osprey
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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