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
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Veery
Catharus fuscescens
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Cape May Warbler
Setophaga tigrina
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Great Egret
Osprey
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Great Crested Flycatcher
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Purple Martin
Barn Swallow
White-breasted Nuthatch
Northern House Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
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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