Passerines should be the main target for birders visiting PK Park, so productive visits should be timed early in the day. Spring and fall are the most exciting times to visit the park to encounter a diversity of migrants, especially warblers, vireos, flycatchers, and thrushes. The dense evergreen woods in the interior of the park can be especially attractive to thrushes like Wood Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, Veery, Hermit Thrush, and the occasional Gray-cheeked Thrush during migration. During fall, a few Virginia Creeper tangles within the park are a must. Tanagers, thrushes, and flycatchers congregate here in decent numbers. Summer can be a fairly understimulating time to visit Pendleton King Park, as its small size is not conducive to hosting very many breeding birds aside from the expected suite of resident species. Still, listen for singing Painted Buntings in late spring and early summer as you walk the perimeter. There is some brushy habitat present to support this species here. There is a small pond present on the property, Lake Elizabeth, that can attact some waders and shorebirds (like Spotted Sandpiper) in the latter parts of the summer. A water feature on the northern edge of the pond could be attractive to migrating passerines. Winter can be an exciting time to visit the park, as the spring-fed wetlands in the deep interior of the park are attractive to locally uncommon winter species like Rusty Blackbird and Purple Finch. Barred Owls can be particularly cooperative year round in the swamp.
Passerines should be the main target for birders visiting PK Park, so productive visits should be timed early in the day. Spring and fall are the most exciting times to visit the park to encounter a diversity of migrants, especially warblers, vireos, flycatchers, and thrushes. The dense evergreen woods in the interior of the park can be especially attractive to thrushes like Wood Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, Veery, Hermit Thrush, and the occasional Gray-cheeked Thrush during migration. During fall, a few Virginia Creeper tangles within the park are a must. Tanagers, thrushes, and flycatchers congregate here in decent numbers. Summer can be a fairly understimulating time to visit Pendleton King Park, as its small size is not conducive to hosting very many breeding birds aside from the expected suite of resident species. Still, listen for singing Painted Buntings in late spring and early summer as you walk the perimeter. There is some brushy habitat present to support this species here. There is a small pond present on the property, Lake Elizabeth, that can attact some waders and shorebirds (like Spotted Sandpiper) in the latter parts of the summer. A water feature on the northern edge of the pond could be attractive to migrating passerines. Winter can be an exciting time to visit the park, as the spring-fed wetlands in the deep interior of the park are attractive to locally uncommon winter species like Rusty Blackbird and Purple Finch. Barred Owls can be particularly cooperative year round in the swamp.
Passerines should be the main target for birders visiting PK Park, so productive visits should be timed early in the day. Spring and fall are the most exciting times to visit the park to encounter a diversity of migrants, especially warblers, vireos, flycatchers, and thrushes. The dense evergreen woods in the interior of the park can be especially attractive to thrushes like Wood Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, Veery, Hermit Thrush, and the occasional Gray-cheeked Thrush during migration. During fall, a few Virginia Creeper tangles within the park are a must. Tanagers, thrushes, and flycatchers congregate here in decent numbers. Summer can be a fairly understimulating time to visit Pendleton King Park, as its small size is not conducive to hosting very many breeding birds aside from the expected suite of resident species. There is a small pond present on the property, Lake Elizabeth, that can attact some waders and shorebirds (like Spotted Sandpiper) in the latter parts of the summer. A water feature on the northern edge of the pond could be attractive to migrating passerines. Winter can be an exciting time to visit the park, as the spring-fed wetlands in the deep interior of the park are attractive to locally uncommon winter species like Rusty Blackbird and Purple Finch. Barred Owls can be particularly cooperative year round in the swamp.
