Silver Lake Park/Nature Center
Pennsylvania · Northeast
About This Location
Silver Lake Park/Nature Center is a productive birding destination in Pennsylvania, with 204 species recorded on eBird. This lake and urban park habitat attracts Canada Goose, Wood Duck, and Gadwall 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
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Least Bittern
Botaurus exilis
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Downy Woodpecker
Willow Flycatcher
Red-eyed Vireo
Tufted Titmouse
Tree Swallow
Northern House Wren
Gray Catbird
American Robin
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Yellow Warbler
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Canada Goose
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
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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