Types of Wood Warblers seen on Long Island:
Those colorful, fast, high in the trees birds that migrate across Long Island in the spring. Some stay and nest, most move on.
Types of Raptors found on Long Island:
Hawks
Owls
Falcons
Eagles/Osprey/Harrier
Types of wading birds found on Long Island:
Herons
Egrets
Night Herons
Rails
Ibis
Bittern
Types of shorebirds found on Long Island:
Sandpipers
Plovers
Yellowlegs/Dowitchers
Oystercatcher
Avocet/Whimbrel
There are 3 types of Ducks
(all found on Long Island):
Puddle/Dabbling Ducks
Diving Ducks
Sea Ducks
Also Loons & Grebes
BIRD IDENTIFICATION TIPS
Birds on these pages are grouped by category, and identification is made simple by use of snapshot photographs. Find the bird by photo first, then click for more information on each.
GENERAL ID TIPS:
Links to Bird
Identification Sites
Bird Songs
Field Marks:
Look and remember!
Color
Size
Wing Bars
Bill size & shape
Chest streaking
Eye ring/stripes
Head markings
Tail
Behavior:
Feeding Behavior
Ground Feeder
Insect catching?
Any tail bobbing/wagging?
Appear shy/bold?
Slow/Fast moving?
Notice Habitat:
Fields?
Woods?
Marsh?
High in trees?
low in shrubs?
