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Birding Guide
Birding Guide for New York
Mountains, forests, lakes, coasts, and parks
Birding highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for birds in New York. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
1,333
Species
136
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Birds across New York
This guide focuses on birdlife within New York's wider region guide, helping families explore common sightings, shoreline birds, forest species, and the places where birding is easier to begin.
Latest Sightings
Recent bird sightings in New York
A recent look at bird sightings across New York.
Jun 7, 2026
Treadwell Farm Historic Districti
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Jun 7, 2026
Treadwell Farm Historic Districti
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Jun 7, 2026
Treadwell Farm Historic Districti
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License: CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
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Jun 7, 2026
Treadwell Farm Historic Districti
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License: CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
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Jun 6, 2026
Sniffen Court Historic Districti
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Sightings Map
See where bird sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where bird sightings cluster across New York.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 birds to see in New York
These birds are snapped the most across this region.
House Sparrow
155 snaps
American Robin
140 snaps
Canada Goose
105 snaps
Duck
79 snaps
Red-tailed Hawk
71 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for birding in New York
These place guides connect well with the birds covered in this region.
Park127 sightings6 species
New York, US
John Jay Park
You might spot Flixweed, Common Mugwort, and Northern Seaside Goldenrod.
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Park137 sightings14 species
New York, US
Onondaga Lake Park
You might spot Ring-Billed Gull, Canada Goose, and Rough Cocklebur.
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Park115 sightings7 species
New York, US
Sara D. Roosevelt Park
You might spot House Sparrow, Paulownia, and Rock Pigeon.
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Park119 sightings10 species
New York, US
Highbridge Park
You might spot Eastern Red-Backed Salamander and Eastern Poison Ivy.
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Park111 sightings11 species
New York, US
Crotona Park
You might spot White Mulberry and Striped Greenhouse Slug.
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Park92 sightings10 species
New York, US
Aqueduct Walk
You might spot Tree-Of-Heaven, Spotted Lanternfly, and Rock Pigeon.
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Full Guide
Full New York birds list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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House Sparrow
American Robin
Canada Goose
Duck
Red-tailed Hawk
European Starling
Northern Cardinal
Mourning Dove
Ring-billed Gull
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Common Grackle
Gray Catbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Blue Jay
Song Sparrow
Rock Pigeon
Northern Mockingbird
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Cedar Waxwing
Brent Goose
Downy Woodpecker
Mute Swan
Baltimore Oriole
Cooper's Hawk
Wood Duck
American Goldfinch
Eastern Bluebird
Osprey
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Ruddy Turnstone
Black-crowned Night Heron
Common Gallinule
Double-crested Cormorant
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Tree Swallow
Eastern Towhee
Narragansett Turkey
Vulture
Black-capped Chickadee
Common Loon
Common Merganser
Common Yellowthroat
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Phoebe
Great Egret
Green Heron
Pigeon
American Kestrel
Blackpoll Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Killdeer
Laughing Gull
Northern Flicker
Pekin Duck
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Spotted Sandpiper
Tufted Titmouse
American Crow
American Redstart
Barred Owl
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Raven
House Finch
Muscovy Duck
Northern Pintail
Orchard Oriole
Sandhill Crane
Scarlet Tanager
Turkey
Belted Kingfisher
Black-bellied Plover
Bobolink
Common Tern
Dunlin
Eastern Screech-Owl
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Field Sparrow
Great Horned Owl
Hooded Merganser
Horned Lark
Indigo Bunting
Magnolia Warbler
Northern Harrier
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Northern Yellow Warbler
Piping Plover
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Snow Goose
Warbling Vireo
White-breasted Nuthatch
Wood Thrush
Acorn Woodpecker
American Bittern
American Black Duck
American Oystercatcher
Black Tern
Black Vulture
Black-and-white Warbler
Black-necked Stilt
Brown Thrasher
Bufflehead
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Common Goldeneye
Gadwall
Golden Eagle
Great Black-backed Gull
Greater Scaup
Hairy Woodpecker
Iceland Gull
Least Sandpiper
Least Tern
Long-eared Owl
Merlin
Mississippi Kite
Northern House Wren
Northern Shoveler
Peregrine Falcon
Pileated Woodpecker
Purple Martin
Red Knot
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-eyed Vireo
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-throated Loon
Ruffed Grouse
Snow Bunting
Swan Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Veery
White Ibis
Willet
Wilson's Snipe
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-rumped Warbler
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