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
Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinus
Merlin
Falco columbarius
Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
American Black Duck
Rock Pigeon
Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night Heron
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Wood Duck
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Kingbird
Blue Jay
Northern Mockingbird
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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