A new, updated edition of a beloved guide helps birders spot and identify the hundreds of species that inhabit America’s largest metropolitan area.   Over five hundred species of birds can be seen in New York City’s five boroughs and on Long Island, one of the most densely populated and urbanized regions in North America, which also happens to be situated directly on the Atlantic Flyway. In this fragmented environment where resources are scarce, birds congregate in small spaces—Central Park alone attracts over 225 species of birds (not to mention birders from around the world who flock to the park during spring and fall migration). Beyond Central Park, the five boroughs and Long Island boast numerous wildlife refuges of extraordinary scenic beauty where resident and migratory birds inhabit forests, wetlands, grasslands, and beaches. These places present a unique opportunity to see a wide array of songbirds, endangered nesting shorebirds, raptors, and an unprecedented number and variety of waterfowl.   The fully updated edition of this easy-to-use guide provides year-round information for both popular birding sites as well as those off the beaten path. Precise directions to the best viewing locations within the region’s diverse habitats enable birdwatchers to explore urban and wild birding hot spots. Including the latest information on the seasonal status and distribution of more than four hundred species, and featuring thirty-nine maps and over fifty photographs, this full-color guide offers information essential to locals and visitors alike. This is the go-to book for both longtime birders and those exploring the area for the first time.

Table of Contents:
The Bronx Key Sites Pelham Bay Park New York Botanical Garden Van Cortlandt Park Other Places to Find Birds in the Bronx Woodlawn Cemetery* Wave Hill* Riverdale Park / Raoul Wallenberg Forest Preserve Spuyten Duyvil Shorefront Park Crotona Park Ferry Point Park North Brother and South Brother Islands Brooklyn Key Sites Prospect Park Brooklyn Botanic Garden Green-Wood Cemetery Brooklyn Bridge Park Shirley Chisholm State Park Coastal Brooklyn Winter Waterfowl Viewing Brooklyn Bridge Park* Bush Terminal Piers Park* Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4 Owls Head Park and American Veterans Memorial Pier Gravesend Bay* Calvert Vaux Park* Coney Island Creek* Coney Island Creek Park Coney Island Pier (Pat Auletta Steeplechase Pier) Plumb Beach* Floyd Bennett Field Dead Horse Bay and Dead Horse Point Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park Canarsie Pier* Canarsie Park Fresh Creek Nature Preserve Hendrix Creek* and Betts Creek (also known as Old Mill Creek or Spring Creek) Other Places to Find Birds in Brooklyn Bush Terminal Piers Park* Owls Head Park and American Veterans Memorial Pier Calvert Vaux Park* Plumb Beach* Four Sparrow Marsh Manhattan Key Sites Central Park Inwood Hill Park Fort Tryon Park Sherman Creek and Swindler Cove Randall’s Island Governors Island The Battery Other Places to Find Birds in Manhattan Bryant Park* Madison Square Park Union Square Park Washington Square Park Morningside Park Riverside Park and “the Drip” Hudson River Greenway Biking The High Line Carl Schurz Park and the East River Peter Detmold Park Nassau County Key Sites Jones Beach State Park John F. Kennedy Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary and Tobay Beach Point Lookout Nickerson Beach Cow Meadow Park and Preserve Marine Nature Study Area, also known as Oceanside Hempstead Lake State Park Peter J. Schmitt Massapequa Preserve and Tackapausha Museum and Preserve South Shore Winter Freshwater Birding Grant Park* Lofts Pond Park Milburn Pond Cow Meadow Park and Preserve* Cammanns Pond Park* Mill Pond Park and Twin Lakes Preserve, including Wantagh Pond and Seaman Pond Peter J. Schmitt Massapequa Preserve and Tackapausha Museum and Preserve The North Shore Muttontown Preserve Sands Point Preserve Other Places to Find Birds on Nassau County’s North Shore Whitney Pond Park Leeds Pond Preserve Hempstead Harbor Shoreline Trail William Cullen Bryant Preserve Garvies Point Preserve Welwyn Preserve Stehli Beach Preserve and Charles E. Ransom Beach Centre Island Beach* Bailey Arboretum Shu Swamp (Charles T. Church Nature Sanctuary)* Upper and Lower Francis Ponds Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park Mill Pond in Oyster Bay Sagamore Hill Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center St. John’s Pond Preserve Uplands Farm Sanctuary Queens Key Sites Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Big Egg Marsh (Broad Channel American Park) and Sunset Cove Park Jacob Riis Park and Fort Tilden Breezy Point Forest Park Queens Botanical Garden Alley Pond Park and Oakland Lake Other Places to Find Birds in Queens Fort Totten and Little Bay Parks Hermon A. MacNeil Park World’s Fair Marina* Kissena Park and Corridor Flushing Meadows Corona Park Willow Lake Highland Park and Ridgewood Reservoir Cemetery of the Evergreens Baisley Pond Park* Idlewild, Brookville, and North Woodmere Parks Springfield Park Edgemere Landfill (Rockaway Community Park) Rockaway Beach Endangered Species Nesting Area * Staten Island Key Sites Clove Lakes Park High Rock Park and Conservation Center and Paulo’s Peak (formerly Moses Mountain) Miller Field, Midland Beach, and South Beach Great Kills Park Blue Heron Park Preserve Wolfe’s Pond Park and Acme Pond Lemon Creek Park Mount Loretto Unique Area and North Mount Loretto State Forest Long Pond Park Conference House Park Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve Willowbrook Park Goethals Pond Complex, including Bridge Creek, Old Place Creek Park, and Goethals Pond Snug Harbor and Allison Pond Park Other Places to Find Birds on Staten Island Silver Lake Park Fort Wadsworth* Reed’s Basket Willow Swamp* LaTourette Park Paulo’s Peak (formerly Moses Mountain) Moravian Cemetery Oakwood Beach* King Fisher Park Brookfield Park Freshkills Park* and William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge Tottenville Train Station In Case You Were Wondering Mariner’s Marsh Park Harbor Herons Complex—Shooters and Prall’s Islands Staten Island Ferry Suffolk County Western Suffolk Robert Moses State Park (Key Site) Captree State Park and Gilgo Beach Sunken Forest at Sailors Haven and Watch Hill Smith Point County Park Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge Terrell River County Park Quogue Wildlife Refuge Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve (Key Site) Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge Tung Ting Pond and Mill Pond Sunken Meadow State Park (Key Site) Blydenburgh Park David Weld Sanctuary Connetquot River State Park (Key Site) Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park Heckscher State Park Central Suffolk County, including the Grasslands Wading River Marsh Preserve* Wildwood State Park Hulse Landing Road* EPCAL (Key Site) Calverton Ponds Preserve* and Preston’s Pond* “The Buffalo Farm” Golden Triangle Sod Farms in Riverhead* The South Fork and Shelter Island Shinnecock Bay and Inlet (Key Site) Dune Road (Key Site) Cupsogue Beach County Park (Key Site) Mecox Bay* Sagaponack (or Sagg) Pond Smith Corner Preserve (Sagg Bridge) Poxabogue County Park and Sagg Swamp Preserve Shorts Pond Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge Lovelady Park Mashomack Preserve on Shelter Island (Key Site) The North Fork Orient Point County Park (Key Site) Plum Island Orient Beach State Park* Truman’s Beach Orient Harbor Ruth Oliva Preserve at Dam Pond Inlet Pond County Park Moore’s Woods Arshamomaque Preserve Arshamomaque Pond Preserve (Paul Stoutenburgh Preserve)* Cedar Beach County Park Goldsmith’s Inlet Park* Nassau Point of Little Hog Neck Downs Farm Preserve Marratooka Lake Park (Marratooka Pond) Husing Pond Preserve Laurel Lake Montauk Peninsula Montauk Point State Park and Camp Hero State Park (Key Site) Shadmoor State Park and Ditch Plains Hither Hills State Park Hook Pond*