Living Large in the Urban Archipelago

Wading Birds

of New York City

New York City has nearly 520 miles of coastline, including both freshwater swamps and brackish estuaries. Take a look below at some of the birds that stalk the water’s edge

Great Blue

Heron

Little Blue

Heron

Green Heron

black-crowned

Night Heron

Yellow-Crown

Night Heron

Great

Egret

SNowy

Egret