Core Creek Park
Pennsylvania · Northeast
Easy
April-May, September-October
About This Location
Core Creek Park is a productive birding destination in Pennsylvania, with 233 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian and urban park habitat attracts Canada Goose, Mallard, and Common Merganser 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
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Cooper's Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Acadian Flycatcher
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tufted Titmouse
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Gray Catbird
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush
American Robin
House Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Birding Tips
- 1
Walk along the water slowly, scanning overhanging branches for kingfishers and warblers.
- 2
Check sandbars and gravel bars for shorebirds and terns.
- 3
Visit during mid-May for peak warbler migration.
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