New York State, USA
Central Park in spring is one of the most celebrated urban birding spots in the world. The Adirondacks host breeding Bicknell's Thrush, while Jamaica Bay offers year-round shorebirds minutes from Manhattan.
Recorded Species
480
Hotspots
60
Overview
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Hotspot Map
60 mapped locations · click a pin to exploreTop Hotspots
Bashakill State WMA
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Braddock Bay Park--Hawk Watch
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Braddock Bay--East Spit
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Braddock Bay--West Spit
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Breezy Point Tip
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Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)
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Caumsett SP
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Cedar Beach, general area
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Central Park
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Coney Island Creek Park
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Conference House Park
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Croton Point Park
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Cupsogue Beach County Park
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Derby Hill Hawk Watch--North Lookout
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Edgemere Drive (1710)
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Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary & Rye Playland (incl. Playland Lake)
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Fair Haven Beach SP
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Fishers Island
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Floyd Bennett Field
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Fort Tilden
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Governors Island (N.Y. County)
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Great Kills Park
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Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn
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Hamlin Beach SP
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Hamlin Beach SP--Parking Lot No. 4 (Primary Lakewatch site)
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Heckscher SP, East Islip
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Hog Hole (Allan H. Treman State Marine Park)
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Inwood Hill Park
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Jacob Riis Park
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Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
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Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond
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Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond
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JFK Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary
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Jones Beach SP
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Jones Beach SP--Coast Guard Station
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Jones Beach SP--West End
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Marshlands Conservancy
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Mecox Inlet
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Montauk Point
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Montauk Point SP
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Montezuma NWR (general area)
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Montezuma NWR--Visitor Center area
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Montezuma NWR--Wildlife Drive
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Mt. Loretto Unique Area
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Myers Point
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Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area
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Pelham Bay Park
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Piermont Pier
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Plumb Beach
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Prospect Park
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Prospect Point
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Robert Moses SP
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Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park
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Sandy Pond Outlet
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Smith Point County Park
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Stewart Park
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Sunken Meadow SP
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Tifft Nature Preserve
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Wallkill River NWR--Liberty Marsh & Liberty Loop Trail (NY)
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Wolfe's Pond Park
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"Central Park in May is one of the world's most astonishing urban birding locations — 100+ species in a single morning during peak warbler migration."
Species Guide
🐦 Birds of New York State, USA
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