Jun 18, 2026
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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
1,502
Species
142
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
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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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Jun 6, 2026
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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
167 snaps
American Robin
158 snaps
Canada Goose
110 snaps
Duck
85 snaps
Red-tailed Hawk
76 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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Park44 sightings50 species
New York, US
Onondaga Lake Park
You might spot Bald Eagle, Common Reed, and Ring-Billed Gull.
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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
Blue Jay
Gray Catbird
Common Grackle
Red-winged Blackbird
Northern Mockingbird
Rock Pigeon
Song Sparrow
Mute Swan
Downy Woodpecker
White-throated Sparrow
Cedar Waxwing
Dark-eyed Junco
Baltimore Oriole
Wood Duck
Brent Goose
Double-crested Cormorant
Eastern Bluebird
Osprey
American Goldfinch
Black-crowned Night Heron
Cooper's Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Pigeon
Ruddy Turnstone
Tree Swallow
Common Gallinule
Great Egret
Narragansett Turkey
Northern Flicker
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Vulture
Black-capped Chickadee
Chipping Sparrow
Common Merganser
Common Yellowthroat
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Towhee
Green Heron
Killdeer
Common Loon
Eastern Phoebe
Tufted Titmouse
American Kestrel
Blackpoll Warbler
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
Laughing Gull
Pekin Duck
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Spotted Sandpiper
American Crow
American Redstart
Barred Owl
Common Raven
Common Tern
Field Sparrow
Muscovy Duck
Northern Pintail
Orchard Oriole
Sandhill Crane
Scarlet Tanager
Turkey
White-breasted Nuthatch
Barn Swallow
Belted Kingfisher
Black Vulture
Black-bellied Plover
Bobolink
Dunlin
Eastern Screech-Owl
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Great Horned Owl
Hooded Merganser
Horned Lark
Indigo Bunting
Magnolia Warbler
Northern Harrier
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Northern Yellow Warbler
Piping Plover
Red-shouldered Hawk
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Snow Goose
Veery
Warbling Vireo
Wood Thrush
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Acorn Woodpecker
American Bittern
American Black Duck
American Oystercatcher
American Woodcock
Barnacle Goose
Black Tern
Black-and-white Warbler
Black-necked Stilt
Brown Thrasher
Bufflehead
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Chimney Swift
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
Pine Grosbeak
Purple Martin
Red Knot
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-eyed Vireo
Red-throated Loon
Ruffed Grouse
Snow Bunting
Swan Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tufted Duck
White Ibis
Willet
Wilson's Snipe
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