Great Kills Park
New York · Northeast
About This Location
Great Kills Park is a productive birding destination in New York, with 274 species recorded on eBird. This 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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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Short-billed Dowitcher (griseus)
Limnodromus griseus
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Sora
Porzana carolina
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
American Oystercatcher
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Spotted Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Laughing Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Glossy Ibis
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Little Blue Heron
Snowy Egret
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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