Check out some of these (most links below leave DEC website): Some people like to use a checklist/life list of common species they might find around their home so they can keep track of what they have observed.

You don't need a lot to get started birding-just a good pair of binoculars, a desire to be outdoors, and a destination.

NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.National Park Service - Gateway National Recreation Area.The New York State Birding Trail is made possible by a joint effort of many partners (links leave the DEC website), including: The Google Map can also be accessed via the Google Maps website (leaves DEC website). To find birding locations near you, please use the map below or this list of locations, which contains links to site pages for more information, to find a location near you. The trail is not a physically connected or built trail, but a network of promoted birding locations that can be accessed by car or public transportation and providing an inclusive experience for all. The trail provides information on places anyone can go to find birds amid beautiful settings. Jacksonville is the only other participating Florida city besides Miami.The New York State Birding Trail highlights world-class birding opportunities across the state. cities with five others operating statewide or regional programs. Millions of migrating birds that make their way to South Florida in spring and fall face this threat as our high-rises get taller and brighter, which is why the Tropical Audubon Society has joined Audubon’s national Lights Out program.

alone, making it one of the greatest human-caused threats to birds, according to the American Bird Conservancy. Now they are tired and looking for a place to rest so they see the reflection of trees in the windows and crash into them … If the buildings are dark, they fly right past them,” said Brian Rapoza of Miami’s Tropical Audubon Society.Ĭollisions with glass windows, walls and other structures kill up to a billion birds a year in the U.S. “Thousands of migrating birds (would) be seen swarming around the World Trade Center, for example. This black-and white warbler collided with a building in downtown Miami July 29, 2021.

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