River Road marshes and RR tracks
New York · Northeast
Moderate
April-May, September-October
About This Location
River Road marshes and RR tracks is a productive birding destination in New York, with 217 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian habitat attracts a wide variety of species 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
Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
Nelson's Sparrow
Ammospiza nelsoni
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Bicknell's Thrush
Catharus bicknelli
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Gadwall
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Clapper Rail
Spotted Sandpiper
Willet
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Osprey
Northern Flicker
Willow Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Birding Tips
- 1
Walk along the water slowly, scanning overhanging branches for kingfishers and warblers.
- 2
Check sandbars and gravel bars for shorebirds and terns.
- 3
Visit during mid-May for peak warbler migration.
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