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Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond

Located in the New York State, USA area, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Mute Swan, Semipalmated Plover, Short-billed Dowitcher in the area.

286
All-Time Species
57
Sightings (14 days)
New York
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United States
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Aug 30, 2026
2
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Aug 30, 2026
3
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
Aug 30, 2026
15
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
Aug 30, 2026
2
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Aug 30, 2026
5
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
Aug 30, 2026
1
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Aug 30, 2026
3
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
Aug 30, 2026
5
Common TernSterna hirundo
Aug 30, 2026
5
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Aug 30, 2026
5
Great EgretArdea alba
Aug 30, 2026
1
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Aug 30, 2026
1
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
Aug 30, 2026
1
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Aug 30, 2026
40
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Aug 30, 2026
10
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Aug 30, 2026
2
GadwallMareca strepera
Aug 30, 2026
80
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Aug 30, 2026
170
American Black DuckAnas rubripes
Aug 30, 2026
14
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Aug 30, 2026
1
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Aug 30, 2026
2
SoraPorzana carolina
Aug 30, 2026
1
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Aug 30, 2026
3
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
Aug 30, 2026
8
Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
Aug 30, 2026
50
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
Aug 30, 2026
2
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
Aug 30, 2026
1
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Aug 30, 2026
1
Forster's TernSterna forsteri
Aug 30, 2026
20
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Aug 30, 2026
2
Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
Aug 30, 2026
1
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Aug 30, 2026
4
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Aug 30, 2026
7
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Aug 30, 2026
1
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Aug 30, 2026
2
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
Aug 30, 2026
1
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Aug 30, 2026
110
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
Aug 30, 2026
1
American RobinTurdus migratorius
Aug 30, 2026
1
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
Aug 30, 2026
3
American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
Aug 30, 2026
2
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Aug 30, 2026
1
Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
Aug 30, 2026
1
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Aug 30, 2026
30
Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
Aug 30, 2026
4
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
Aug 30, 2026
4
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
Aug 30, 2026
3
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva
Aug 30, 2026
1
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
Aug 30, 2026
1
Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla
Aug 29, 2026
1
Aug 29, 2026
1
American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
Aug 29, 2026
1
Aug 29, 2026
7
BuffleheadBucephala albeola
Aug 17, 2026
1
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
Aug 17, 2026
1
Least TernSternula antillarum
Aug 17, 2026
1
Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
Aug 17, 2026
1

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