Corey’s Queens Life List

The first time I birded in Queens was 28 September 2005, when I had been birding for about four months.  On that day I saw 23 species at Alley Pond Park.  I moved to Queens on 01 March 2008 by which point I had seen 168 species in Queens.  By 01 March 2009, my tally was up to 223 species, and I broke 250 on 13 May 2010.  My 300th species in Queens was a Western Kingbird on 27 September 2013.

I have been playing what is to me the fun game of guessing what are likely to be the next birds to be added to my Queens list.  Here is the first time I triedhere is how I did with those guesses along with my next predictions, here is my third attempthere is the fourth, the fifth, the sixth,  the seventh, and here is my most recent.

Queens offers truly great birding, with hotspots like Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Alley Pond Park, and Forest Park complemented by coastal sites like Fort Tilden and Breezy Point, to say nothing about some less-birded parks like Flushing Meadows-Corona Park and Kissena Park.  At any season one can easily rack up a nice species list, but fall and spring are, of course, the best.

Links in the list below are to posts featuring images of the bird in question, taken in Queens.

  1. Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 31 Jul 2010
  2. Snow Goose Chen caerulescens: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 29 Oct 2006
  3. Ross’s Goose Chen rossii: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 20 Mar 2011
  4. Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons: Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, 21 Feb 2016
  5. Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus: Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, 31 Dec 2008
  6. Brant Branta bernicla: Fort Totten Park, 19 Nov 2005
  7. Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii: Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, 14 Nov 2009
  8. Canada GooseBranta canadensis: Alley Pond Park, 28 Sep 2005
  9. Mute Swan Cygnus olor: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  10. Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 10 Nov 2006
  11. Wood Duck Aix sponsa: Alley Pond Park, 04 Mar 2006
  12. Blue-winged Teal Anas discors: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 17 Sep 2006
  13. Northern ShovelerAnas clypeata: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 10 Sep 2006
  14. Gadwall Anas strepera: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 10 Sep 2006
  15. Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 05 Nov 2011
  16. American Wigeon Anas americana: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 10 Sep 2006
  17. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos: Alley Pond Park, 28 Sep 2005
  18. American Black Duck Anas rubripes: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  19. Northern Pintail Anas acuta: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Oct 2006
  20. Green-winged Teal Anas crecca: Alley Pond Park, 22 Feb 2006
  21. Canvasback Aythya valisineria: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 15 Mar 2008
  22. Redhead Aythya americana: Baisley Pond Park, 01 Mar 2011
  23. Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 29 Oct 2006
  24. Greater Scaup Aythya marila: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 31 Mar 2007
  25. Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 31 Mar 2007
  26. King Eider Somateria spectabilis: Fort Tilden, 23 Dec 2010
  27. Common Eider Somateria mollisima: Breezy Point, 16 Nov 2010
  28. Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus: Fort Tilden, 01 Jan 2012
  29. Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata: Breezy Point Tip, 01 Nov 2009
  30. White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca: Breezy Point Tip, 13 May 2010
  31. Black Scoter Melanitta nigra: Fort Tilden, 27 Dec 2009
  32. Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis: Rockaway Beach, 18 Jan 2009
  33. Bufflehead Bucephala albeola: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 29 Oct 2006
  34. Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula: Rockaway Beach, 18 Jan 2009
  35. Barrow’s Goldeneye Bucephala islandica: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 24 Jan 2010
  36. Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 29 Oct 2006
  37. Common Merganser Mergus merganser: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 31 Mar 2007
  38. Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator: Little Neck Bay, 21 Apr 2007
  39. Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 10 Sep 200
  40. Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus: Kissena Park, 10 May 2008
  41. Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 15 Jul 2006
  42. Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 29 Oct 2006
  43. Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 23 Mar 2010
  44. Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 09 Sep 2007
  45. Rock Pigeon Columba livia: Alley Pond Park, 28 Sep 2005
  46. White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica: Fort Tilden, 15 Nov 2014
  47. Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura: Alley Pond Park, 28 Sep 2005
  48. Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 03 Jun 2007
  49. Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus: Forest Park, 09 Aug 2008
  50. Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor: Forest Hills, 22 May 2009
  51. Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica: Forest Park, 02 May 2008
  52. Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 10 May 2008
  53. Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 14 Jul 2007
  54. Virginia Rail Rallus limicola: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 13 May 2010
  55. Sora Porzana carolina: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 26 Aug 2007
  56. Common Gallinule Gallinula chloropus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Sep 2010
  57. American Coot Fulica americana: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Oct 2006
  58. Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 01 Jul 2021
  59. Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis: Breezy Point Tip, 17 Jul 2021
  60. Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 29 Jun 2008
  61. American Avocet Recurvirostra americana: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 22 Sep 2007
  62. American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 27 Aug 2006
  63. Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 27 Aug 2006
  64. American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Sep 2007
  65. Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus: Alley Pond Park, 26 Aug 2006
  66. Piping Plover Charadrius melodus: Breezy Point Tip, 13 May 2010
  67. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus: Alley Pond Park, 28 Sep 2005
  68. Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda: Edgemere Landfill, 23 Jun 2013
  69. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus: Rockaway Beach, 14 May 2015
  70. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 16 May 2015
  71. Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Sep 2007
  72. Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 06 Aug 2010
  73. Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 27 Aug 2006
  74. Red Knot Calidris canutus: Big Egg Marsh, 31 May 2009
  75. Ruff Philomachus pugnax: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2012
  76. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 03 Aug 2008
  77. Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 17 Sep 2006
  78. Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 28 Jul 2007
  79. Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 03 Aug 2008
  80. Sanderling Calidris alba: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 27 Aug 2006
  81. Dunlin Calidris alpina: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 09 Nov 2008
  82. Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima: Rockaway Beach, 01 Dec 2007
  83. Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris bairdii: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 27 Aug 2006
  84. Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla: Alley Pond Park, 15 Jul 2006
  85. White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 27 Aug 2006
  86. Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 06 Sep 2014
  87. Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 05 Aug 2007
  88. Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla: Alley Pond Park, 15 Jul 2006
  89. Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 10 Sep 2006
  90. Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 27 Aug 2006
  91. Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 05 Aug 2007
  92. American Woodcock Scolopax minor: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 29 Apr 2009
  93. Wilson’s Snipe Gallinago delicata: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 27 Aug 2006
  94. Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 27 Aug 2006
  95. Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Sep 2007
  96. Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 27 Aug 2006
  97. Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 17 Sep 2006
  98. Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca: Alley Pond Park, 28 Sep 2005
  99. Willet Tringa semipalmata: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 03 Jun 2007
  100. Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  101. Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus: Breezy Point, 13 May 2012
  102. Razorbill Alca torda: Off the coast, 27 Mar 2011
  103. Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla: Fort Tilden, 21 Nov 2009
  104. Bonaparte’s Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia: Alley Pond Park, 26 Aug 2006
  105. Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus: Fort Tilden, 01 Mar 2011
  106. Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus: Breezy Point Tip, 13 May 2010
  107. Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla: Alley Pond Park, 28 Sep 2005
  108. Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis: Alley Pond Park, 28 Sep 2005
  109. Herring Gull Larus argentatus: Alley Pond Park, 28 Sep 2005
  110. Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides: Breezy Point Tip, 01 Mar 2011
  111. Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus: Fort Tilden, 01 Dec 2007
  112. Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus: Off the coast, 27 Mar 2011
  113. Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus: Alley Pond Park, 28 Sep 2005
  114. Sooty/Bridled Tern Onychoprion fuscatus/anaethetus: Jacob Riis Park, 04 August 2020
  115. Least Tern Sternula antillarum: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  116. Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 03 Jun 2007
  117. Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 05 Aug 2007
  118. Black Tern Chlidonias niger: Jacob Riis Park, 13 May 2010
  119. Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii: Breezy Point Tip, 13 May 2010
  120. Common Tern Sterna hirundo: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  121. Forster’s Tern Sterna forsteri: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  122. Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus: Fort Tilden, 17 Oct 2010
  123. Black Skimmer Rynchops niger: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  124. Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 31 Mar 2007
  125. Common Loon Gavia immer: Fort Tilden, 17 Nov 2007
  126. Wilson’s Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus: Breezy Point Tip, 15 Jul 2012
  127. Cory’s Shearwater Calonectris diomidea: Off the Rockaways, 06 Oct 2013
  128. Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis: off the Rockaways, 12 July 2020
  129. Sooty Shearwater Ardenna griseus: Fort Tilden, 13 May 2017
  130. Brown Booby Sula leucogaster: Fort Tilden, 29 Aug 2014
  131. Northern Gannet Morus bassanus: Rockaway Beach, 26 Oct 2008
  132. Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus: Alley Pond Park, 28 Sep 2005
  133. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 24 Jan 2010
  134. American White Pelican Pelicanus erythrorhynchos: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 15 Jul 2010
  135. Brown Pelican Pelicanus occidentalis: Fort Tilden, 13 Oct 2019
  136. American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus: Big Egg Marsh, 19 Oct 2009
  137. Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 29 Jun 2008
  138. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias: Alley Pond Park, 28 Sep 2005
  139. Great Egret Ardea alba: Alley Pond Park, 28 Sep 2005
  140. Snowy EgretEgretta thula: Alley Pond Park, 28 Sep 2005
  141. Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  142. Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  143. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 15 Jul 2006
  144. Green Heron Butorides virescens: Alley Pond Park, 15 Jul 2006
  145. Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  146. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  147. Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  148. White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 13 May 2010
  149. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus: Forest Hills, 13 Mar 2020
  150. Turkey Vulture Catharus aura: Forest Hills, 26 Mar 2011
  151. Osprey Pandion haliaetus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  152. Golden Eagle – Aquila chrysaetos: Edgemere Landfill, Queens, NY, 19 Oct 2014
  153. Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 10 Sep 2006
  154. Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus:Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 08 Oct 2006
  155. Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 26 Aug 2007
  156. Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis: Fort Tilden, 12 Nov 2018
  157. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Sep 2007
  158. Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus: Forest Park, 07 Mar 2009
  159. Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus: Fort Tilden, 20 Sep 2010
  160. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis: Alley Pond Park, 20 Nov 2005
  161. Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus: Edgemere Landfill, 20 Oct 2013
  162. Barn Owl Tyto alba: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 01 Jun 2008
  163. Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio: Cunningham Park, 15 Dec 2014
  164. Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus: Alley Pond Park, 05 Apr 2008
  165. Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus: Breezy Point, 04 Feb 2012
  166. Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia: Big Egg Marsh, 16 May 2019
  167. Long-eared Owl Asio otus: Forest Park, 25 Mar 2013
  168. Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 01 Mar 2011
  169. Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus: Forest Park, 22 Nov 2008
  170. Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon: Alley Pond Park, 20 Nov 2005
  171. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius: Forest Park, 15 Mar 2008
  172. Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus: St. John’s Cemetery, 10 Mar 2012
  173. Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus: Alley Pond Park, 21 Apr 2007
  174. Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens: Alley Pond Park, 20 Nov 2005
  175. Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus: Forest Park, 11 Mar 2008
  176. Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus: Alley Pond Park, 28 Sep 2005
  177. American Kestrel Falco sparverius: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Oct 2006
  178. Merlin Falco columbarius: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 10 Sep 2006
  179. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus: Alley Pond Park, 28 Sep 2005
  180. Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus: Kissena Park, 05 Apr 2009
  181. Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi: Forest Park, 22 Aug 2008
  182. Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 17 Sep 2006
  183. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris: backyard in Kew Gardens, 22 May 2008
  184. Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 01 Jun 2008
  185. Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum: Kissena Park, 30 May 2019
  186. Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  187. Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus: Forest Park, 08 May 2008
  188. Pacific-slope Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis: Kissena Park, 02 Nov 2020
  189. Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe: Alley Pond Park, 28 Sep 2005
  190. Say’s PhoebeSayornis saya: Edgemere Landfill, 05 Oct 2014
  191. Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 17 Nov 2007
  192. Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 15 Jul 2006
  193. Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalus: Edgemere Preserve, 27 Sep 2013
  194. Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  195. White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 10 Sep 2006
  196. Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons: Forest Park, 11 May 2008
  197. Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius: Forest Park, 20 Apr 2008
  198. Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus: Forest Park, 04 May 2008
  199. Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus: Forest Park, 24 May 2009
  200. Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 17 Sep 2006
  201. Northern Shrike Lanius borealis: Fort Tilden, 11 Nov 2018
  202. Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata: Alley Pond Park, 28 Sep 2005
  203. American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  204. Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  205. Common Raven Corvus corax: Forest Park, 21 May 2009
  206. Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus: Forest Park, 19 Nov 2005
  207. Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor: Forest Park, 19 Nov 2005
  208. Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris: Fort Tilden, 30 October 2010
  209. Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis: Alley Pond Park, 21 Apr 2007
  210. Purple Martin Progne subis: Fort Tilden, 26 May 2012
  211. Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  212. Bank Swallow Riparia riparia: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 10 May 2008
  213. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica: Alley Pond Park, 15 Jul 2006
  214. Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota: Flushing Meadows Park, 12 May 2010
  215. Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva: Fort Tilden, 30 October 2010
  216. Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Oct 2006
  217. Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Oct 2006
  218. Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 26 Aug 2007
  219. White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis: Forest Park, 19 Nov 2005
  220. Brown Creeper Certhia americana: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Oct 2006
  221. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea: Big Egg Marsh, 05 Apr 2008
  222. House Wren Troglodytes aedon: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  223. Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes: Forest Park, 19 Nov 2005
  224. Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis: Kissena Park, 11 May 2020
  225. Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris: Alley Pond Park, 28 Sep 2005
  226. Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus: Alley Pond Park, 20 Nov 2005
  227. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris: Fort Totten Park, 19 Nov 2005
  228. Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis: Alley Pond Park, 28 Sep 2005
  229. Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 17 May 2019
  230. Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  231. Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos: Alley Pond Park, 22 Feb 2006
  232. Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis: Fort Tilden, 30 October 2010
  233. Veery Catharus fuscescens: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 17 Sep 2006
  234. Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus: Forest Park, 26 May 2008
  235. Bicknell’s Thrush Catharus bicknelli: Forest Park, 13 May 2010
  236. Swainson’s Thrush Catharus ustulatus: Forest Park, 10 May 2008
  237. Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Oct 2006
  238. Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina: Fort Totten Park, 17 Sep 2006
  239. American Robin Turdus migratorius: Alley Pond Park, 20 Nov 2005
  240. Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum: Alley Pond Park, 20 Nov 2005
  241. House Sparrow Passer domesticus: Fort Totten Park, 19 Nov 2005
  242. American Pipit Anthus rubescens: Fort Tilden, 17 Oct 2010
  243. Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus: Rockaway Peninsula, 03 Nov 2012
  244. House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  245. Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus: Kissena Park, 10 May 2008
  246. Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 15 Mar 2008
  247. Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra: Fort Tilden, 30 October 2010
  248. White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera: St. John’s Cemetery, 06 Nov 2012
  249. Pine Siskin Spinus pinus: Forest Park, 08 May 2008
  250. American Goldfinch Spinus tristis: Forest Park, 19 Nov 2005
  251. Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus: Breezy Point, 17 Feb 2014
  252. Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 06 Feb 2011
  253. Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savvanarum: Edgemere Landfill, 21 May 2011
  254. Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 15 Jul 2006
  255. Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallisa: Kissena Corridor Park, 25 Sep 2011
  256. Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 10 May 2008
  257. Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus: Edgemere Landfill, 26 Aug 2011
  258. American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 15 Mar 2008
  259. Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca: Alley Pond Park, 20 Nov 2005
  260. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 29 Oct 2006
  261. White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 08 Oct 2006
  262. White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis: Alley Pond Park, 28 Sep 2005
  263. Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus: Kissena Park, 11 Oct 2009
  264. Le Conte’s Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii: Edgemere Landfill, 15 Dec 2012
  265. Seaside Sparrow Ammodramus maritimus: Big Egg Marsh, 06 Oct 2007
  266. Nelson’s Sparrow Ammodramus nelsoni: Big Egg Marsh, 06 Oct 2007
  267. Saltmarsh Sparrow Ammodramus caudacutus: Big Egg Marsh, 19 Oct 2009
  268. Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 10 Nov 2006
  269. Henslow’s Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii: Jacob Riis Park, 23 Nov 2014
  270. Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia: Alley Pond Park, 20 Nov 2005
  271. Lincoln’s Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 10 Nov 2006
  272. Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 10 Nov 2006
  273. Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  274. Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens: Fort Tilden, 17 Oct 2010
  275. Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus: Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, 17 September 2020
  276. Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 10 May 2008
  277. Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna: Kissena Park, 11 Oct 2009
  278. Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius: Alley Pond Park, 20 May 2009
  279. Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 27 Aug 2006
  280. Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus: Alley Pond Park, 28 Sep 2005
  281. Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  282. Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus: Forest Park, 22 Mar 2008
  283. Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 10 Nov 2006
  284. Boat-tailed Grackle Quiscalus major: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  285. Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 27 Aug 2006
  286. Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum: Forest Park, 04 May 2008
  287. Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 26 Aug 2007
  288. Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 27 Aug 2006
  289. Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera: Forest Park, 01 Sep 2009
  290. Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus: Forest Park, 02 May 2008
  291. Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 03 Jun 2007
  292. Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  293. Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina: Forest Park, 21 May 2008
  294. Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata: Forest Park, 14 Dec 2009
  295. Nashville Warbler Leothlypis ruficapilla: Alley Pond Park, 06 May 2008
  296. Virginia’s Warbler Leiothlypis virginae: Alley Pond Park, 11 Nov 2012
  297. Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agiles: Kissena Corridor Park, 25 Sep 2011
  298. Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia: Forest Park, 31 May 2008
  299. Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosus: Forest Park, 10 May 2008
  300. Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  301. Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina: Forest Park, 30 Apr 2008
  302. American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 10 Sep 2006
  303. Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina: Forest Park, 11 May 2008
  304. Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea: Forest Park, 28 Apr 2009
  305. Northern Parula Setophaga americana: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 17 Sep 2006
  306. Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 10 Sep 2006
  307. Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea: Forest Park, 15 May 2008
  308. Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 26 Aug 2007
  309. Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Jul 2006
  310. Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica: Forest Park, 04 May 2008
  311. Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata: Forest Park, 10 May 2008
  312. Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens: Fort Totten Park, 17 Sep 2006
  313. Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum: Alley Pond Park, 21 Apr 2007
  314. Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus: Forest Park, 03 Apr 2008
  315. Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 02 Oct 2006
  316. Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica: Alley Pond Park, 05 Apr 2012
  317. Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor: Forest Park, 04 May 2008
  318. Black-throated Gray Warbler Setophaga nigrescens: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 04 Sep 2020
  319. Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 17 Sep 2006
  320. Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis: Forest Park, 15 May 2008
  321. Wilson’s Warbler Cardellina pusilla: Forest Park, 19 May 2008
  322. Summer Tanager Piranga rubra: Forest Park, 02 May 2009
  323. Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea: Forest Park, 04 May 2008
  324. Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana: Alley Pond Environmental Center, 25 Nov 2017
  325. Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis: Alley Pond Park, 28 Sep 2005
  326. Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus: Alley Pond Park, 06 May 2008
  327. Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea: Forest Park, 16 May 2010
  328. Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea: Alley Pond Park, 10 May 2008
  329. Painted Bunting Passerina ciris: Alley Pond Park, 26 Nov 2012
  330. Dickcissel Spiza americana: Fort Tilden, 15 Sep 2007

I have also seen some birds that are not “countable” as they were either releases or escapes.

 

  1. Black Swan Cygnus atratus: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 22 Aug 2009
  2. Northern Bobwhite Colinus virgianus: Alley Pond Park, 19 Sep 2015
  3. Mitred Parakeet Aratinga mitrata: Hillcrest, 16 Apr 2011
  4. Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus: Flushing Airport, 13 Aug 2011
  5. Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild: Forest Hills, 19 April 2020
  6. European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis: Kissena Park, 30 Nov 2013
  7. Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina: Kissena Corridor Park, 30 Nov 2013