Southards Pond Park
New York · Northeast
About This Location
Southards Pond Park is a productive birding destination in New York, with 220 species recorded on eBird. This lake and urban park habitat attracts Canada Goose, Mute Swan, and Gadwall 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
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
American Pipit
Anthus rubescens
American Coot
Fulica americana
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Laughing Gull
Great Egret
Osprey
Blue Jay
American Robin
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Northern Cardinal
Gadwall
Chimney Swift
Spotted Sandpiper
American Herring Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Red-bellied Woodpecker
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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