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
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Canada Warbler
Cardellina canadensis
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruddy Turnstone
Laughing Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Osprey
Broad-winged Hawk
Northern Flicker
Willow Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
Fish Crow
Bank Swallow
Tree Swallow
Purple Martin
Barn Swallow
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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