Wolfe's Pond Park
New York · Northeast
About This Location
Wolfe's Pond Park is a productive birding destination in New York, with 273 species recorded on eBird. This lake and urban park habitat attracts American Black Duck, Sanderling, and Brant 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
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Gadwall x Mallard (hybrid)
Mareca strepera x Anas platyrhynchos
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
Laughing Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Least Tern
Forster's Tern
Common Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Fish Crow
Barn Swallow
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
House Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Canada Goose
Mourning Dove
American Oystercatcher
Killdeer
Semipalmated Sandpiper
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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