Birding by Subway in NYC
From Central Park to Jamaica Bay, New York City offers some of the world's best birding.
NYC Bird Alliance’s Birding by Subway brochure provides a quick guide to 30 birding hotspots that straphangers can access across the City's five boroughs. See where the NYC Subway will take you!
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Tap a pin to see location details, transit directions, and birding notes:
Birding by Subway Brochure, updated in 2026
VIEW BIRDING BY SUBWAY PDF
View NYC Bird Alliance's Birding by Subway guide PDF to get started birding all across the City's five boroughs at birding hotspots easily accessible by public transportation.
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Let's Go Birding Together outing in Central Park. Photo: NYC Bird Alliance
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Magnolia Warbler. Photo: Lloyd Spitalnik
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Great Egrets. Photo: NYC Bird Alliance
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