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Come to Hudson Crossing Park for a variety of bird sightings
Lindsey Duval, a volunteer/member of Southern Adirondack Audubon Society, shared a list of 54
sightings she and a fellow birder compiled.
She says "I start at the Lock, walk on the trail to the west of the playground, end up at the tip by the dam, and come back around the other side of the playground, passing the bridge and the "A Shady Retreat" sign. I've been finding Hudson Crossing to be quite the spot for birding. The Island has even been a migration spot for the Rusty Blackbird, an uncommon species in this area!"
Lindsey adds: "There was also a likely Snow Goose flyover from the Hudson River earlier this spring, so it may be possible to find them in the water by the Island at some point."
She says "I start at the Lock, walk on the trail to the west of the playground, end up at the tip by the dam, and come back around the other side of the playground, passing the bridge and the "A Shady Retreat" sign. I've been finding Hudson Crossing to be quite the spot for birding. The Island has even been a migration spot for the Rusty Blackbird, an uncommon species in this area!"
Lindsey adds: "There was also a likely Snow Goose flyover from the Hudson River earlier this spring, so it may be possible to find them in the water by the Island at some point."
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Yellow-throated Vireo
Rusty Blackbird
These images are from
All About Birds web site.
Canada Goose
Mallard
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Double-crested Cormorant (they love the old bridge supports!)
Turkey Vulture
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker (spotted by the closed-off bridge)
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
Mallard
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Double-crested Cormorant (they love the old bridge supports!)
Turkey Vulture
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker (spotted by the closed-off bridge)
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
Yellow-throated Vireo (a harder-to-find
species of vireo; was in the trees at the tip
of the Island by the dam)
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (a harder-to-find swallow species; there are many in the summer, and they love flying in the Lock)
Tree Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Eastern Bluebird (spotted a pair using the newer box by the parking lot!)
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (a harder-to-find swallow species; there are many in the summer, and they love flying in the Lock)
Tree Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Eastern Bluebird (spotted a pair using the newer box by the parking lot!)
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
American Redstart
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird (the most uncommon species found at Hudson Crossing; they are found by the port-a-potty on the Island during migration)
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Cedar Waxwing
American Redstart
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird (the most uncommon species found at Hudson Crossing; they are found by the port-a-potty on the Island during migration)
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Here is the list of sitings made at and around Hudson Crossing Park.