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
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Canada Warbler
Cardellina canadensis
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Gadwall
Mallard
American Black Duck
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Spotted Sandpiper
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Forster's Tern
Common Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Monk Parakeet
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Fish Crow
Birding Tips
- 1
Visit at dawn for peak songbird activity before crowds arrive.
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Check flowering trees and berry-producing shrubs for seasonal migrants.
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Visit during mid-May for peak warbler migration.
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