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Fall Birding on Long Island

Look for southbound songbirds, gathering shorebirds, raptors, and the first returning winter waterfowl.

Season: Fall
Fall Birding on Long Island
Photograph from the Long Island Birds collection.

Fall migration overlaps many bird families. Check woodland edges early in the day, scan the coast around favorable tides, and look overhead when winds encourage raptor movement.