Seneca Lake State Park
New York · Northeast
About This Location
Seneca Lake State Park is a productive birding destination in New York, with 232 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Canada Goose, Mute Swan, and Tundra Swan 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
Sedge Wren
Cistothorus stellaris
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Common Tern (hirundo/tibetana)
Sterna hirundo
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Mallard
Common Merganser
Spotted Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
Great Blue Heron
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Fish Crow
Tufted Titmouse
Tree Swallow
European Starling
Brown Thrasher
American Robin
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Common Grackle
Northern Yellow Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
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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