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From Central Park to Jamaica Bay, New York Birds that migrate through or nest in New York Hundreds of bird species are at risk. City boasts some of the very best birding in City—as well as those that spend the winter or In New York City and nationwide, birds face the United States. Over 300 species have been live here year round—find food and safety in multiple threats: ongoing habitat loss, a parks, natural areas, and the remaining natural warming climate, and collisions with glass recorded in the five boroughs. that kill 90,000 birds a year in the City alone. shorelines and islands around the harbor. A third of the more than 300 species that The City owes its rich birdlife to a lucky spend all or part of the year in New York City confluence of location and habitat. Situated at Many of these prime birding spots are just a areBIRDS species of conservation NEED concern. a pivotal point in the Atlantic Flyway, it is a subway ride away. You can even see birds from major migratory stopover. Also, many species elevated trains. This guide will get you started The City’s last wild places are a lifeline for birds.YOUR New York City is aHE major stopoverLP on breed in the five boroughs. birding on the MTA. BEST BIRDING BETS the Atlantic Flyway. To survive, migrating

©Francois Portmann WINTER SUMMER birds—and species that live here year Waterfowl at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Migrating shorebirds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife round—need the forests, grasslands, wetlands, Pelham Bay Park, Staten Island Ferry, and the Refuge. Nesting wading birds on NYC and natural shorelines that remain throughout the five boroughs. lakes in Prospect, Central, and Van Cortlandt Audubon Summer Ecocruises with NY Water Parks. Waterbirds such as ducks, geese, loons, Taxi (www.nywatertaxi.com for details). Join NYC Audubon in protecting birds. The and sandpipers on NYC Audubon’s Winter Fledgling red-tailed hawks and peregrine only citywide organization dedicated to birds Ecocruises with NY Water Taxi falcons throughout the City. and their habitat, we monitor bird popula- tions, restore natural areas, bring the joy of FOR THE BIRDS (www.nywatertaxi.com for details). nature to New Yorkers, and lead the effort to protect the City’s last wild places. Find out what you can do at www.nycaudubon.org.

NYC AUDUBON 71 West 23rd Street, Suite 1523 New York, NY 10010 BIRDING BY THE CLOCK such as Central Park, it is best to bird FOR MORE INFORMATION 212-691-7483 Early morning and late afternoon to with at least one other person. UÊÊ 9 ÊÕ`ÕL½ÃÊiÊ}Õ`iÊÌÊ www.nycaudubon.org dusk are the best times to look for birding in New York City: songbirds, particularly in spring Watch for speeding cyclists. When www.nycaudubon.org/go-birding when the birds are actively singing. walking along multi-use trails, be Larger birds such as shorebirds, alert for cyclists. Don’t stop on UÊÊThe New York City Audubon Society wading birds, and raptors are often bicycle paths to look at birds. Guide to Finding Birds in the active throughout the day. Metropolitan Area, by Marcia T. SPRING FALL Avoid poison ivy and prepare for Fowle and Paul Kerlinger Migrating songbirds in Central Park, BIRD SAFELY! insects. Long pants are recom- Migrating songbirds and hawks in Central Bird with a friend. Many birding mended. In the summer, expect UÊÊField Guide to the Natural World Prospect Park, Van Cortlandt Park and Park, Prospect Park, Van Cortlandt Park, spots in City parks are lightly mosquitos near ponds, marshes, and of New York City, by Leslie Day other City parks. Migrating shorebirds and and other City parks. Migrating songbirds at visited. Even in the busiest places, sheltered areas.

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S IDGE E R I RD Fordham Rd R T Free out-of-system E R S Bus or AIRTRAIN INWOOD J U Fordham W O Westchester Sq 215 St B D M E subway transfer Plandome Fordham Rd HI H P visit www.mta.info HILL PARK BRONX Bronx Park V C K g to airport either north, paralleling West Drive to Oak Bridge, or south D T A East Tremont Av 1 R FORDHAM E T T W (excluding single-ride AM 4 N S Y DH West FarmsZOO Sq P Amtrak O E OR East LA M 6 Police TY HTS BR F E W Y n ticket) Inwood UNIVERSI U IN TR 183 St E Tremont Av 2 5 E PW via Bow Bridge, to The Ramble. 207 St C S University EX Full time service 207 St Y 182–183 Sts R RD Zerega Av o M 4 THROGS A 1 U O Heights e B D A W 180 ST T ST 6 Part time service t NECK D O 12 r M60 BIRDS TO SEE: Upland birds, grassland birds, wading birds, A o L Terminal Burnside Av N LA O - Castle Hill Av BRIDGE A R N ER GRAND CONCOURSE E 180 St WR Z N

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T K l r S 6 175 St A t 9 ST 16 E U D T V e e R LV E SOUNDVIEW O construction. Overhead directional signs on platforms show weekend, evening, and late night service. D AMSTERDAM AV B M A R 167 161 St St S Whitlock Av N m 167 St thisR midtown park is an oasis for migrating birds among E Yankee Stadium4 U A 6 TH B D V R WASHINGTON Simpson St P Visit mta.info for detailed guides to subway service: click on Maps, then “Individual Subway Line O A N HEIGHTS 168 St R U R 2 5 S Manhattan’s skyscrapers. U U U O Maps,” “Service Guide,” or “Late Night Service Map.” For construction-related service changes, click i A C 1 W N Amtrak A C v V S H on “Planned Service Changes” in the top menu bar. A Little F I B R e Melrose T T L BIRDING Great I Intervale Av R E V WHERE TO GO: The herbaceous borders and the southeast

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6 Av Y 4 JeffersonL St DeKalb Av J Z U Nassau Av L A R e J 18 St U R U G Halsey St OZONE U Q r L Aqueduct U Q WYCKOFF AV L PARK 8 Av U N Norwood Av 1 L 14 St–UnionU N Sq Graham L Grant Av Racetrack 9,000 acres of open bay, salt marsh, mudflats, ponds, and L 14 St 14 ST L L 3 Av L 1 AvL N 7 ST LorimerL St Grand St Myrtle Av Z rush hrs, J other times 3 L 2 AV 1 AV Wyckoff Avs A A W BU Morgan Av 14 St A SH MontroseL Av T Q3 E W WILSON AV Knickerbocker Av U S Cleveland St 14 St 14 St V I L M Wilson Av upland fields and woods. With over 300 species recorded, it S C N Aqueduct K U U A O T A C E U U U V M Chauncey St L T J 1 2 3 F M Astor Pl Metropolitan Av L S 9 St EAST E 8 ST U North Conduit Av B15 T F Euclid Av 7 8 St-NYU L BUSHWICK J otherZ rush times hours, F D G Van Siclen Av G A 6 Bushwick Av offers some of the best birding in North America. RE B VILLAGE U Z V U A Q10 E R Central Av N H U F O A A C W AT N R W BUSHWICK AV Aberdeen St U L BL IC P A Z rush hrs, Y H E D L U J T HUDSON RIVER PARK EE WASHINGTON Y M C A R R WILLIAMSBURG R KE V E Y V U C J other times E K R A V W T Head west on Noel Road to Cross Bay B WHERE TO GO: ST 4 SQUARE PARK E BroadwayA I A 5 ST T L L Shepherd Av RAIN JF T Alabama Av IN RT 8 E Junction AI NOHO E 4 ST R ITK W 4 St EAST Y AY P C S OADW Broadway M U M M BR Gates Av J Christopher St T RIVER LorimerU StFlushingJ Av Howard Beach Boulevard, then walk north about one mile (or take the Q53 Wash Sq J Z rush hours, Halsey St G AUBUCUDUEUFUM PARK Myrtle Av KosciuszkoJ other St times J Van Siclen Av JFK Airport U M LOWER JFK Christopher St 1 BLEECKER ST Bleecker St J J Liberty U F E U Atlantic Av C A S EAST SIDE G Sheridan Sq 6 RID M INTERNATIONAL bus) to the Visitor Center. A short trail to the east goes through I U D B U X Av HOUSTON ST B’way–LafayetteB 2 AvSt F RG Z L AIRPORT 4 T U GREENWICH SB East NYV HOWARD BEACH H M U Z U M A EAST IA Rockaway N C New Lots Av VILLAGE U Z LL M J A I U A NEW the North and South Gardens, where you can see songbirds in Av S V W U I 1 V J Houston St A LLEN U M G N C N r YORK 3 Prince St D R I TH N ST U J O E PA TO 1 I Delancey St Marcy Av N R US C U F Woodmere HO N R Spring St A T E Van Siclen Av K Hewes St V Myrtle N AirTrain stops/ the spring and fall. Across the boulevard, follow the trail north to Spring St Essex St S Sutte 2/3 T Ralph Av A S S N 6 LITTLE ITALY Y V 3 terminal numbers U O T SOHO E Willoughby Avs C Av ST C E C FlushingBE Av T S D G N FO L RIN GRAND ST ELA R U L P T D D Pennsylvania Av S AV G F V AN Big John’s Pond for close-ups of wading birds from the viewing ST P L CANAL Nostrand Avs 3 E SI TUNNE Canal St Canal St YCanal St U Z Grand St N C HOLLAND W OCEAN HILL- N LE U U A J U V SY N Cedar- A C E B D A A Bedford Utica Av L A 1 W NAVY S BROWNSVILLE Livonia Av V V U U C G HI BEDFORD- A Junius St AN blind. Continue around East Pond to see shorebirds in May and TRIBECA D J N Q BoweryANAL ST East IN hurst YARD H N U IA A STUYVESANT C R US G 3 L O U U U C R Z 6 Broadway L T Franklin St CHINATOWN T G F O R E Classon Av H RS ST N AV B U Y F Rockaway Av mid-July to August. 1 6 A York St AV New Lots Av Lawrence W R W DGE B N BRI F FORT GREENE E Washington Avs G V C Chambers St E TTA TL 3 E MANHA R A L B15 JFK Airport S H Y Kingston IA Far Inwood T U M A C U N S BIRDS TO SEE: Shorebirds, waterfowl, wading birds, Chambers St F Throop Avs LIRR S Park Chambers St L T T O Rockaway T A S I Saratoga Av IV T U U T FORT GREENE Clinton C N C L 1 2 3 City U B V E Place J Z U G A G A High St 3 J S PARK R H E Nostrand Av E A A East 105 St BATTERY 2U3 Hall DUMBO U A T B V CROSS BAY BLVD Far Rockaway seabirds, marsh birds, upland birds, grassland birds, and A C Y V T Brooklyn Bridge E A PARK CITY BROOK DeKalb Av Fulton St U L LYN B S Y Nostrand Av R RIDGE A Franklin CAv Mott Av City Hall 4U5U6 T U U F Crown Hts Sutter Av–Rutland Rd World Trade B Q R G A H L C 3 raptors. U CROWN Utica Av Center Clinton C S ST HEIGHTS 3U4 Beach 25 St E Jay St WashingtonON Avs PATH WTC Site BROOKLYN LT B H Fulton St U E F 5 HEIGHTS G D 9/11 Memorial MetroTech AY Cortlandt St Court St F W U WTC U U U T U U U O K T S D A C J Z 4U5 S A C F R R I Canarsie JAMAICA E LV R Beach 36 St AGIRT B Cortlandt St R R PA C 6. PELHAM BAY PARK, BRONX U U U H D A 2 3 4 5 south- T Lafayette Av N Kingston Av Rockaway Pkwy BAY 1 R A H FINANCIAL U A TE V R bound O U 3 V WILDLIFE D DISTRICT Wall St S C S 3 L 15 A L T 2 E CANARSIE E S Nevins St Atlantic Av–Barclays Ctr R REFUGE 6 Pelham Bay Park U Wall St BROOKLYN EM N Beach 4 5 R SE N 5 U U U U U U U U U U 5 N U E BRIDGE Clark St U 2 3 4 5 B Q 2 3 4 5 LIRR AV Broad A 44 St 2 3 T U 4 Park U 4 Nostrand Av H Rector St Rector St A ST C PARK FranklinU 3 Av Y W U 3 P Channel H FLATBUSH AV Pl 3 O H R A 2 2 1 U C W Broad St Hoyt 7 AvU Q HR EAST A S Beach S A

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F I s PARK H NATIONAL u U R F O m HOOK U G U G 2 W Smith AV TH 7 Av S H d into the park at the bottom of the ramp. Just inside the park me 9 StsF U G F T RECREATION n r on F R Y A Newkirk Av a ly AREA– l N U 5 4 Av–9 St 4 s Parkside Av D 2 I JAMAICA BAY 3 D 15 St FLATBUSH AV is the Pelham Bay Nature Center. Walk southeast past the Beach 98 St V LIBERTY n U G Q L e PROSPECT AV F ISLAND U B t GOVERNORS A S a Prospect Av V t ISLAND A FLA H S R E TBUS C Aileen B. Ryan Recreational Complex to Huntington Woods H Flatbush Av A ID AV S Brooklyn College E K ChurchU Q Av U 5 Beach 105 St B 2 Prospect Park R B FLATLANDS Y A U A S A to see songbirds during spring and fall migration. Closer to P Beverley Rd H W V Fort Hamilton Q A Rockaway Park A 25 St K

FO 10 St. George Pkwy Beach 116 St C the water, marsh birds nest in an area of wet shrubland and R Cortelyou Rd O U U Q AUS R R F G B N E O T H ED GREEN-WOOD C 1 S R Tompkinsville H Y O T 5 Newkirk Plaza F D meadow. Along the waterfront, the southern end of the stone R WEST NEW W N U Q O A CEMETERY S A K E T B R L BRIGHTON V Y N P D D E

M Stapleton N O IS southbound A N SNUG HARBOR C CE A O L Avenue V V N PORT CULTURAL CENTER T D A wall makes a great blind for close-up views of wintering O A N A E IL U G Q AC RICHMOND N N D FLOYD H R RR M F A J ICHMOND TE SILVER P A MIDWOOD C Clifton 36 St A L K M BENNETT D V LAKE H W H V O V MARINERS S51 V PARK A U U A Y A FIELD C waterfowl. A T C T D N R V HARBOR S T EA A ROCKAWAY E R R L Church Av O I 39 ST E F B O N B PARK R Avenue W F A N CLOVE E FOX EST END LIN V O D E Q Y HILLS F C B M S BIRDS TO SEE: Upland birds, grassland birds, raptors, WESTERLEIGH LAKES N U R A T PARK A ROSEBANK 45 St L I R MARINE PARKWAY- V V G W AN MARINE ESSWAY VERR D E H H XPR AZAN SUNSET 9 Av R E O-NA R F T G D GIL HODGES CASTLETON D RRO ON I PARK N WS L waterfowl, wading birds, shorebirds, marsh birds, and D LA BRI PARK I H MEMORIAL STATEN CORNERS BLV S DGE Ditmas Av18 Av N ORY I JACOB VICT I E L Avenue S EN D I A BRIDGE T N Q G V TA F E RIIS S Grasmere Pkwy IN ISLAND 53 St BOROUGH K PARK seabirds

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MALL Avenue 1 Van Cortlandt Park-242nd St. F N Grant City N N E N Q N 8 Av N A W S51/81 L N 18 Av Kings Hwy y 20 Av a Y D U H Bay Ridge Av Pkwy F 62 St T N M lw Neck Rd New Dorp i R C U SHEEPSHEAD a R E D Q R C O BAY Over half of the park’s 1,146 acres offer good bird habitat, N d NEW H A n Fort Hamilton T Bay Pkwy Sheepshead Bay a W L U Q l DORP A D F New Utrecht Av E B Oakwood Heights Is V A BEACH O D Kings N S Avenue LA TOURETTE 77 St Hwy T V from deciduous forests, scrublands, and meadow to S57 n U 71 St X PARK e 8 F t R BAY RIDGE S a R BENSONHURST T T RICHMONDTOWN t D FRESH ARDEN V H Brighton Beach V S ERRAZANO-NAR ROWS L KILLS HEIGHTS A wetlands, brooks, and a manmade lake. The Southwest U B A B Q D Bay Terrace T V L R Avenue U Avenue T AR KIL D BRIGHTON THUR M GREAT BRIDGE P KILLS 86 ST 79 St 86 ST F 86 St N BEACH Y Great Kills PARK D A Zone, easiest to reach by subway, has prime birding north of R Neptune Av W S54 X7 X8 18 Av 86 St A D 25 Av F Ocean Pkwy K D N C D Q O Van Cortlandt Lake, around Tibbetts Brook and its wetlands. D Bay Ridge 20 Av R R 16 L L DYKER I 95 St Bay 50 St K Eltingville BEACH Bay Pkwy BREEZY R U R D POINT WHERE TO GO: Enter at West 242nd Street and follow the H PARK West 8 St T R Annadale A S55 NY Aquarium WOODROW U the path north of the Stadium toward the Golf House (open

ROSSVILLE D Coney Island F Q LV B Huguenot N LA Stillwell Av Y S55 X17 X19 H DUFUNUQ during the warm months, with restrooms). Take Putnam Trail CHARLESTON Prince's Bay 17 CONEY ISLAND S56 north, then follow the John Kieran Nature Trail along Van Pleasant Plains Cortlandt Lake to Tibbetts Brook. Cross and go north Nassau Richmond Valley S74/84 through freshwater wetlands, then take the first path on the TOTTENVILLE BEACH MORE EASY-TO-REACH SUBWAY BIRDING SPOTS Atlantic left across the wooden footbridge and loop back to the S74/84 Tottenville 18 S74/84 8. The New York Botanical Garden B D Bedford Park Blvd. 14. Flushing Meadows Park 7 Mets-Willets Point eastern edge of the Parade Ground. 9. Brooklyn Botanic Garden 2 3 Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum 4 5 Franklin Ave. 15. South Street Seaport (NYC Audubon Ecocruises) 2 3 4 5 A C J Z Fulton St. BIRDS TO SEE: Upland birds, grassland birds, wading birds, 1 0. Green-Wood Cemetery R 25th St. 16. Great Kills Park SIR Bay Terrace and waterfowl. 11. Riverside Park Bird Sanctuary 1 116th St.-Columbia University 17. Wolfe’s Pond Park SIR Huguenot or Prince’s Bay. Subway map ©Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Used with For more detailed information, go to 12. Inwood Hill Park A Dyckman St. 1 207th St. 18. Conference House Park SIR Tottenville permission. Map current as of October 2013. Subway service www.nycaudubon.org/go-birding changes frequently. Check www.mta.info or in-system maps. 13. Forest Park J Z 85th St.-Forest Pkwy. 19. Elevated 7 Line in Queens NEW YORK CITY IS NEW YORK CITY BY THE SEASON