Where to see a Brown-headed Cowbird in New York

The Brown-headed Cowbird is regularly recorded in the counties of 235 New York state parks (eBird historical checklists). The strongest bets:

  1. Montauk Point State Park
  2. Camp Hero State Park
  3. Hither Hills State Park
  4. Orient Beach State Park
  5. Connetquot River State Park Preserve
  6. Caleb Smith State Park Preserve
  7. Sunken Meadow State Park
  8. Heckscher State Park
  9. Robert Moses State Park
  10. Wildwood State Park
  11. Hallock State Park Preserve
  12. Bear Mountain State Park
  13. Harriman State Park
  14. Storm King State Park
  15. Sterling Forest State Park
  16. Rockefeller State Park Preserve
  17. Lake Taghkanic State Park
  18. Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park
  19. Taconic State Park
  20. John Boyd Thacher State Park
  21. Taughannock Falls State Park
  22. Robert H. Treman State Park
  23. Buttermilk Falls State Park
  24. Stony Brook State Park
  25. Niagara Falls State Park

These are county-level records โ€” the species is documented in the area around each park, which is a strong steer rather than a guarantee for the park itself.

Brown-headed Cowbird in other states โ†’ ยท All New York state parks โ†’