Bush Terminal Piers Park
New York · Northeast
About This Location
Bush Terminal Piers Park is a productive birding destination in New York, with 229 species recorded on eBird. This urban park habitat attracts Brant, Canada Goose, and Gadwall among many others. Spring and fall migration bring waves of warblers and shorebirds through the area.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
Willet (Western)
Tringa semipalmata
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Forster's Tern
Common Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Osprey
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Fish Crow
Barn Swallow
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Birding Tips
- 1
Visit at dawn for peak songbird activity before crowds arrive.
- 2
Check flowering trees and berry-producing shrubs for seasonal migrants.
- 3
Visit during mid-May for peak warbler migration.
Amenities
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