Miller Field
New York · Northeast
About This Location
Miller Field is a productive birding destination in New York, with 229 species recorded on eBird. This grassland 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
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
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
House Sparrow
Wild Turkey
Mourning Dove
Cooper's Hawk
Barn Swallow
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Black Vulture
Osprey
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
Rock Pigeon
Chimney Swift
American Oystercatcher
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Least Tern
Forster's Tern
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan fence posts and utility wires for perching raptors and kingbirds.
- 2
Walk field edges at dawn when sparrows and grassland species are most vocal.
- 3
Visit during mid-May for peak warbler migration.
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