Canarsie Beach Park
New York · Northeast
About This Location
Canarsie Beach Park is a productive birding destination in New York, with 217 species recorded on eBird. This coastal and urban park habitat attracts Canada Goose, Mallard, and Greater Scaup 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
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Short-billed Dowitcher (griseus)
Limnodromus griseus
Nelson's Sparrow
Ammospiza nelsoni
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Merlin
Falco columbarius
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Forster's Tern
Common Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night Heron
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Monk Parakeet
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Barn Swallow
Cedar Waxwing
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
American Redstart
Northern Yellow Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Canada Goose
Chimney Swift
American Herring Gull
Birding Tips
- 1
Check rocky shorelines and jetties at low tide for shorebirds.
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Scan offshore waters with a spotting scope for seabirds and waterfowl.
- 3
Visit during mid-May for peak warbler migration.
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