Fort Tilden
New York · Northeast
About This Location
Fort Tilden is a productive birding destination in New York, with 283 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Killdeer, Ring-billed Gull, and American Herring Gull among many others. Spring and fall migration bring waves of warblers and shorebirds through the area.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
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
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Killdeer
Laughing Gull
American Herring Gull
Osprey
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Northern Yellow Warbler
Ruddy Turnstone
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Gray Catbird
Song Sparrow
Birding Tips
- 1
Listen for vocalizations to locate canopy-dwelling warblers and vireos.
- 2
Check forest edges and clearings for flycatchers and thrushes.
- 3
Visit during mid-May for peak warbler migration.
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