Region 2 - Rochester and the Genesee Region
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Rochester and the Genesee Region
Kingbird Region is in western New York State. The major metropolitan area is Rochester, NY. Major water features area Lake Ontario, the Genesee River, and the westernmost Finger Lakes. The following Counties are in Region 2.
- Genesee County - eastern half
- Livingston County
- Monroe County
- Ontario County - western third
- Orleans County - eastern half
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County - eastern half
Best Birding Sites
- Major Sites
Seasonal Birding Guide
The Region 2 Seasonal Birding Guide describes the best places to bird in the Rochester and the Genesee Region over the course of a year.
Alphabetical Listing of WikiBird pages in Region 2
- 1000 Acre Swamp
- Bergen Swamp
- Braddock Bay
- Cobb's Hill Park
- Conesus Lake
- Doran Road
- Durand Eastman Park
- Ganondagon
- Hamlin Beach
- Irondequoit Bay
- Island Cottage
- Letchworth State Park
- Little Lakes
- Mendon Ponds Park
- Miscellaneous Rochester Lake Ontario birding sites
- Miscellaneous Livingston County birding sites
- Miscellaneous Monroe County birding sites
- Miscellaneous Rochester Area birding sites
- Miscellaneous Wyoming County birding sites
- Nations Road
- Norway Road
- Perinton Landfill
- Powder Mill Park
- Rattlesnake Hill
- Retsof
- Savannah Mucklands
- Silver Lake
- Sodus Bay
- Webster Park
- West Lakeshore
Alphabetical Listing of all Named Birding Sites in Region 2
A newbie birder (or new-to-the-area birder) may be able to find Braddock Bay on a map,
but can they find the Pear Orchard? The following is a list of all of the named birding
spots, trails, ponds, creeks, etc as they are referred to by the local birders.
- All Sites
- 100 Acre Pond (Mendon Ponds Park)
- 1000 Acre Swamp
- Add-En-On Kennels (Mendon Ponds Park)
- Allens Creek Storm Runoff Ponds (Miscellaneous Rochester site)
- Armitage Road (Montezuma NWR complex)
- Badgerow Park (Miscellaneous Lake Edge site)
- Banding stations (Braddock Bay Complex)
- Batavia Turf Farm (Batavia Wastewater Treatment Plant area)
- Bear Creek DEC Fishing Access (Sodus Bay)
- Beatty Point (Braddock Bay Complex)
- Bergen Swamp
- Berger Park (Braddock Bay complex)
- BirdSong Trail (Mendon Ponds Park)
- Black Creek Park (Miscellaneous Monroe County site)
- Blind Sodus Bay (Sodus Bay)
- Boxart Street (Miscellaneous Lake Edge site)
- Boyd Road (Nations Road site)
- Braddock Bay Bird Observatory (BBBO) (Braddock Bay complex)
- Braddock Bay
- Braddock Bay Raptor Research (BBRR) (Braddock Bay complex)
- Braddock Bay (Braddock Bay Complex)
- Buck Pond (Braddock Bay Complex)
- Buttonwood Creek (Braddock Bay complex)
- Caledonia Fish Hatchery (Miscellaneous Livingston County site)
- Canadice Lake ("Little Lakes" Area)
- Canaseraga State Forest (Rattlesnake Hill)
- Carlton Hill
- Carlton Hill Multiple Use Area (MUA)
- Carncross Road (Savannah Mucklands site)
- Cartwright's Pond (Letchworth State Park)
- Cavalry Lodge (Mendon Ponds Park)
- Charlotte Beach (Miscellaneous Lake Edge site)
- Charlotte Pier (Miscellaneous Lake Edge site)
- Chase Road (West Lakeshore)
- Chimney Bluffs (Sodus Bay)
- Church Road (West Lakeshore)
- Cobb's Hill Park
- Cobbs Hill Reservoir (Cobbs Hill Park)
- Conesus Inlet (Conesus Lake)
- Conesus Lake
- Conesus Swamp (Conesus Lake)
- Coykendall Road ("Little Lakes" Area)
- Crab Apple Orchard (Durand Eastman Park)
- Cranberry Pond (Braddock Bay Complex)
- Cummings Nature Center ("Little Lakes" Area)
- Curtis Road (West Lakeshore)
- Dannock Hill Road (Rattlesnake Hill)
- Deep Pond (Mendon Ponds Park)
- Detection Systems Pond (Perinton Landfill site)
- Devil's Bathtub (Mendon Ponds Park)
- Dewey-Latta Park (Miscellaneous Lake Edge site)
- Dishmill Creek (Letchworth State Park)
- Docksiders (Braddock Bay Complex)
- Doran Road
- Downtown Rochester (Miscellaneous Rochester site)
- Durand Eastman Park
- Durand Lake (Durand Eastman Park)
- Dygert Road (Letchworth State Park)
- East Bay (Sodus Bay)
- East Manitou Road (Braddock Bay complex)
- East Side overlook (Conesus Lake)
- East Side (Letchworth State Park)
- Eastman Lake (Durand Eastman Park)
- Ebert Road (Rattlesnake Hill)
- Ellison Park (Miscellaneous Monroe County site)
- Empire Blvd. (Irondequoit Bay area)
- Fifth Road Sanctuary (Sodus Bay area)
- Fire Station (Greece) (Miscellaneous Lake Edge site)
- Fisherman's parking lot (Braddock Bay complex)
- Frisbee Hill Road (Braddock Bay complex)
- Galen WMA (Montezuma NWR complex)
- Gannett Hill Park ("Little Lakes" Area)
- Ganondagon
- Genesee County Airport (Batavia Wastewater Treatment Plant area)
- Genesee Valley Park (Miscellaneous Rochester site)
- Geneseo Airfield (Nations Road site)
- George B. Taylor Wildlife Marsh ("Little Lakes" Area)
- George Badgerow Park (Miscellaneous Lake Edge site)
- Grand Canyon of the East
- Greenwell Farm (West Lakeshore)
- Groveland Flats (Miscellaneous Livingston County site)
- Gullick Road ("Little Lakes" Area)
- Hamlin Beach
- Hamlin Beach State Park
- Hamlin-Parma Townline Road (West Lakeshore)
- Harriet Hollister Spencer State Recreation Area ("Little Lakes" Area)
- Harriet Hollister ("Little Lakes" Area)
- Hemlock Lake inlet ("Little Lakes" Area)
- Hemlock Lake ("Little Lakes" Area)
- Hemlock Knoll (Bergen Swamp)
- Hessenthaler Rd (Bergen Swamp)
- High Acres Landfill (Perinton Landfill site)
- Highbanks Area (Letchworth State Park)
- Highbanks Road (Letchworth State Park)
- Highland Park (Miscellaneous Rochester site)
- Hincher Road (Braddock Bay Complex)
- Hogan Point Road (Braddock Bay Complex)
- Hogmire Road (Nations Road site)
- Hogsback (Letchworth State Park)
- Honeoye Lake inlet ("Little Lakes" Area)
- Honeoye Lake ("Little Lakes" Area)
- Hopkins Point (Mendon Ponds Park)
- Houston Road (Nations Road site)
- Huckleberry Swamp (Sodus Bay area)
- Inspiration Point (Letchworth State Park)
- Irondequoit Bay
- Irondequoit Bay inlet (Irondequoit Bay area)
- Irondequoit Bay Marine Park (Irondequoit Bay area)
- Irondequoit Bay outlet (Irondequoit Bay area)
- Irondequoit Bay Park East (Irondequoit Bay area)
- Irondequoit Bay Park West (Irondequoit Bay area)
- Irondequoit Creek (Irondequoit Bay area)
- Irondequoit Pier (Irondequoit Bay area)
- Irondequoit Pier (Miscellaneous Lake Edge site)
- Island Cottage
- Island Cottage Woods (Braddock Bay Complex)
- Jaycox Creek (Nations Road site)
- Ketchum Road (West Lakeshore)
- Klossner's Pond (Rattlesnake Hill)
- Lake Edwards (Perinton Landfill site)
- Lakeshore Blvd (Durand Eastman Park)
- Lakeshore Marshes East WMA (Sodus Bay)
- Lakeshore Road (Miscellaneous Monroe County site)
- Lakeville (Conesus Lake)
- Lamberton Conservatory (Miscellaneous Rochester site)
- Lasalle's Landing Park (Irondequoit Bay area)
- Letchworth State Park
- Lewis's Switch (Letchworth State Park)
- Lima Road Pond (Conesus Lake)
- Little Lakes
- Little Road (Nations Road site)
- Livingston County Park (Miscellaneous Livingston County site)
- Log Cabin Road (Durand Eastman Park)
- Lonely Barn (Nations Road site)
- Long Point Park (Conesus Lake area)
- Long Pond (Braddock Bay Complex)
- Lookout Shelter (Mendon Ponds Park)
- Lowden Point Road (Braddock Bay complex)
- Lower Falls trail (Letchworth State Park)
- Main Blind (Braddock Bay Complex)
- Manitou Beach Road (Braddock Bay complex)
- Marrowback Road ("Little Lakes" Area)
- Mary Jemison Trail (Letchworth State Park)
- Mendon Ponds Nature Center (Mendon Ponds Park)
- Mendon Ponds Park
- Mendon Roost (Mendon Ponds Park)
- Mike's Ditch (Hamlin Beach State Park)
- Miscellaneous Lake Edge birding sites
- Miscellaneous Livingston County birding sites
- Miscellaneous Monroe County birding sites
- Miscellaneous Rochester Area birding sites
- Miscellaneous Wyoming County birding sites
- Moul Road (West Lakeshore)
- Mount Morris Dam (Letchworth State Park)
- Mt Hope Cemetery (Miscellaneous Rochester site)
- Mucklands
- Nations Farm (Nations Road site)
- Nations Road
- Northern Montezuma Wetlands project (Montezuma NWR complex)
- Northern Montezuma Wetlands project (Savannah Mucklands site)
- Northhampton Park (Miscellaneous Monroe County site)
- Northrup Creek (Braddock Bay Complex)
- Norway Road
- Oak Openings (Miscellaneous Monroe County site)
- Oatka Creek Park (Miscellaneous Monroe County site)
- Oklahoma Beach (Irondequoit Bay area)
- Olga Fleisher Ornithological Foundation, Inc. (Sodus Bay)
- One Hundred Acre Pond (Mendon Ponds Park)
- Ontario Beach (Miscellaneous Lake Edge site)
- Ontario County Park ("Little Lakes" Area)
- Ossian State Forest (Rattlesnake Hill)
- Owl Woods (Braddock Bay Complex)
- Parade Grounds (Letchworth State Park)
- Parking Lot #4 (Hamlin Beach State Park)
- Payne Beach Road (Braddock Bay complex)
- Pear Orchard (Braddock Bay Complex)
- Perinton Landfill
- Perinton Ponds (Perinton Landfill site)
- Point Breeze (Hamlin Beach State Park)
- Port Bay (Sodus Bay)
- Portageville (Letchworth State Park)
- Potatoes Building (Savannah Mucklands site)
- Powder Mill Park
- Pultneyville (Sodus Bay)
- Quaker Pond - West Spit (Mendon Ponds Park)
- Quaker Pond (Mendon Ponds Park)
- Quaker Road (Lake Ontario Plains site)
- Rattlesnake Hill
- Rattlesnake Hill Wildlife Management Area
- Reed Road Swamp (Miscellaneous Monroe County site)
- Retsof
- Rigney's Bluff (Miscellaneous Lake Edge site)
- River Road (Letchworth State Park)
- Roemer Arboretum (Nations Road site)
- Roots Tavern Road (Nations Road site)
- Rose's Marsh (Braddock Bay complex)
- Round Pond (Mendon Ponds Park)
- Route 436 Marsh (Letchworth State Park)
- Russell Station (Miscellaneous Lake Edge site)
- Salmon Creek (Braddock Bay Complex)
- Sandy Bottoms Park ("Little Lakes" Area)
- Savannah Mucklands
- Seneca Park (Miscellaneous Rochester site)
- Sheldon Road (Mendon Ponds Park)
- ShoreAcres (Hamlin Beach State Park)
- Shute Road (Rattlesnake Hill)
- Silver Lake
- Silver Springs (Miscellaneous Wyoming County site)
- Slater Creek (Miscellaneous Lake Edge site)
- Sodus Bay
- Sodus Bluffs (Sodus Bay)
- Sodus Floating Bridge (Sodus Bay)
- Sodus Inlet (Sodus Bay)
- Sodus Point Lighthouse (Sodus Bay)
- Sodus Point State Park Beach (Sodus Bay)
- Sodus Point (Sodus Bay)
- Sonyea State Forest (Miscellaneous Livingston County site)
- South Avon Road (Nations Road site)
- Sparrow Area (Savannah Mucklands site)
- Spring Creek (Miscellaneous Livingston County site)
- Stid Hill Multiple Use Area ("Little Lakes" Area)
- Stid Hill WMA ("Little Lakes" Area)
- Sunshine Rotary Camp (Miscellaneous Monroe County site)
- Swamp Road
- Tadmore farm (Nations Road site)
- Taylor Marsh ("Little Lakes" Area)
- The Campgrounds (Hamlin Beach State Park)
- The East Spit (Braddock Bay Complex)
- The Hawk Watch (Braddock Bay Complex)
- The LakeWatch (Hamlin Beach State Park)
- The Owl Woods (Braddock Bay Complex)
- [[The West Spit] (Braddock Bay Complex)
- Thousand Acre Swamp
- Torpy Hill (Bergen Swamp)
- Troutburg (Hamlin Beach State Park)
- Turning Point Park (Miscellaneous Lake Edge site)
- Twin Cedars (Miscellaneous Livingston County site)
- Van Arsdale Pond (Miscellaneous Wyoming County site)
- Van Dyke Spyre Road (Savannah Mucklands site)
- Vitale Park (Conesus Lake area)
- Wakeman Road Pond (Perinton Landfill site)
- Washington Grove (Cobbs Hill Park)
- Webster Park
- Webster Park Campground (Webster Park)
- Webster Park Jetty (Tifft Nature Preserve)
- West Bloomfield (Doran Road site)
- West Esker (Mendon Ponds Park)
- West Lakeshore
- West Side Overlook (Conesus Lake area)
- West Side (Letchworth State Park)
- Willow Inn (Braddock Bay complex)
- Winton Plaza (Miscellaneous Rochester site)
- Woodchuck Hollow (Mendon Ponds Park)
- Yanty Creek Nature Trail (Hamlin Beach State Park)
- Zoo Road (Durand Eastman Park)
External Links
- Braddock Bay
- Cumming Nature Center - RMSC
- Galen Wildlife Management Area
- [Stid Hill W.M.A.]

