Octoraro Reservoir
Pennsylvania · Northeast
About This Location
Octoraro Reservoir is a productive birding destination in Pennsylvania, with 224 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Canada Goose, Wood Duck, 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
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Osprey (American)
Pandion haliaetus
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Great Blue Heron
Eastern Kingbird
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Purple Martin
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Gray Catbird
Wood Thrush
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Northern Parula
Blackpoll Warbler
Pine Warbler
Northern Cardinal
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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