Fall is the migratory season, and many birds are en-route to NYC's parks, playgrounds, backyards, and shorelines. Check out the links below and consider joining one of the many bird-watching groups that enjoy listening and learning about these beautiful creatures.

Birding in the Bronx

Birding in Manhattan

Birding in Queens

Birding in Staten Island

Birding in Brooklyn

Birding in Westchester

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

All About Birds

eBird.org

Audubon Society

Bronx River Alliance

Crotona Park

New York Botanic Garden (Helen’s Garden for the Senses)

NYBG's Home Gardening Center’s, Helen’s Garden for the Senses, includes braille signage.

Pelham Bay Park (Sensory Garden)

Located in Pelham Bay Park's Playground for All Children, the Sensory Garden includes colorful new foliage and flowers, offering playful light and shadow effects, sounds, touchable textures, and fragrances showcasing native biodiversity."

Brooklyn Botanic Garden (Fragrance Garden)

Created in 1955, BBG's Fragrance Garden "was the first garden in the country designed to accommodate people with visual impairments, though its multi-sensory approach appeals to all visitors, particularly children."

Brooklyn Bridge Park 

Shirley Chisholm State Park

 Greenbelt Nature Center

Central Park

NYC Highline (Insect Brochure)

The Battery

Harbor Parks (Governor's Island, Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty)

NYC Parks Accessibility website

History of Accessibility in NYC Parks