Read Rising's Commentary on the Lakewatch. Best Birding In fall and winter, Hamlin Beach State Park is best known for migrating waterfowl and gulls. However, passerine birding in the campgrounds is not to be ignored. Jaegers, rare inland, are regularly recorded here every fall. The November loon flight can be spectacular.
Winter holds moving waterfowl and winter finches are possible.
Spring waterfowl are not as intense as fall but is still worthwhile. Summer is for the recreationists. Also a variety of shorebirds, including Ruddy Turnstones and Sanderlings, or perhaps Purple Sandpipers on the stone jetties in November. Little Gulls or other rare gulls are also a possibility, as are Snowy Owls. In the spring and fall, it can be quite cold in the morning along the beach.