Ridley Creek State Park
Pennsylvania · Northeast
About This Location
Ridley Creek State Park is a productive birding destination in Pennsylvania, with 205 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian habitat attracts Red-bellied Woodpecker, Blue Jay, and Carolina Chickadee 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
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Least Bittern
Botaurus exilis
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Chimney Swift
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Gray Catbird
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
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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