Great Kills Park - Crookes Point
New York · Northeast
About This Location
Great Kills Park - Crookes Point is a productive birding destination in New York, with 220 species recorded on eBird. This urban park habitat attracts Brant, Mute Swan, and Mallard 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
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Wild Turkey
Mourning Dove
Cooper's Hawk
Barn Swallow
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Black Vulture
Rock Pigeon
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Least Tern
Forster's Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Willow Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Blue Jay
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.
- 3
Visit during mid-May for peak warbler migration.
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