NYC Audubon

Places to Bird

The following is taken from the New York City Audubon Society Guide to Finding Birds in the Metropolitan Area.

Name	Location	Nesting	Spring	Fall	Winter

Alley Pond Park	Queens	Medium	Medium	High	Medium
Arlington Marsh	Staten Island	Medium	Medium	High	Low
Breezy Point	Queens	Low	Medium	High	Medium
Brooklyn Botanical Garden	Brooklyn	None	Medium	Medium	None
Central Park	Manhattan	Low	High	High	Low
Clove Lakes Park	Staten Island	None	Medium	Medium	None
Conference House Park	Staten Island	Low	Medium	High	Low
Dead Horse Bay	Brooklyn	None	Medium	Medium	Medium
Floyd Bennett Field	Brooklyn	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium
Fort Tilden	Queens	Low	Medium	High	Medium
Forest Park	Queens	None	Medium	Medium	None
Goethals Pond	Staten Island	Medium	Medium	Medium	None
Great Kills Park	Staten Island	Low	Medium	Medium	Medium
Green-Wood Cemetery	Brooklyn	Low	Medium	Medium	Low
Inwood Hill Park	Manhattan	Low	Medium	Medium	Low
Jacob Riis Park	Queens	Low	Medium	High	Medium
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	Queens	High	High	High	High
Long Pong Park	Staten Island
Mariners Marsh Preserve	Staten Island	Medium	Medium	High	Low
Mount Loretto Nature Preserve	Staten Island	Medium	Medium	Medium	Low
New York Botanical Garden	The Bronx	Low	Medium	Medium	Low
Pelham Bay Park	The Bronx	Medium	Medium	High	High
Point Lookout	Nassau County	None	Low	Medium	Medium
Prospect Park	Brooklyn	Medium	High	High	Medium
Riverdale Park	The Bronx	Low	Medium	Medium	Low
Riverside Park	Manhattan	None	Medium	Medium	Low
Saw Mill Creek Park	Staten Island	High	Medium	Medium	Low
Spuyuten Duyvil Shorefront Park	The Bronx	Low	Medium	Medium	Low
Van Cortlandt Park	The Bronx	Medium	Medium	Medium	Low
Wave Hill	The Bronx	Low	Medium	Medium	Low
Wolfe's Pong Park	Staten Island	None	.Low	Medium	Low

You may also want to consult the American Birding Association's Principles of Birding Ethics before heading out into the field.

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