Great Kills Park - Crookes Point
New York · Northeast
Easy
April-May, September-October
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
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
Iceland Gull (kumlieni)
Larus glaucoides
Iceland Gull (kumlieni)
Larus glaucoides
Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
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.
Amenities
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