Fort Totten Park
New York · Northeast
About This Location
Fort Totten Park is a productive birding destination in New York, with 209 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
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
Setophaga coronata
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Canada Warbler
Cardellina canadensis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Laughing Gull
American Herring Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Osprey
Downy Woodpecker
Monk Parakeet
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
White-breasted Nuthatch
European Starling
Gray Catbird
American Robin
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.
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