Lake Ontelaunee
Pennsylvania · Northeast
About This Location
Lake Ontelaunee is a productive birding destination in Pennsylvania, with 269 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Ring-billed Gull, Turkey Vulture, and Red-bellied Woodpecker 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
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica
Brewster's Warbler (hybrid)
Vermivora chrysoptera x cyanoptera (F1 hybrid)
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Spotted Sandpiper
Great Blue Heron
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Blue Jay
Tufted Titmouse
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Gray Catbird
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Song Sparrow
Brown-headed Cowbird
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan the water surface methodically for diving ducks, loons, and grebes.
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Check the shoreline and mudflats for shorebirds and wading birds.
- 3
Visit during mid-May for peak warbler migration.
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