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Birds of New York

The state's most-recorded birds, ranked from survey data, with when each is present through the year and a life list to keep.

  • Every species profiled with ID notes and habitat
  • A month-by-month presence chart for the whole year
  • Ranked by how consistently each turns up on survey routes
  • Backyard-feeder notes and where to look
  • A printable life list you can keep for years

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A look inside

What the New York pages actually look like

A page from Birds of New York: New York: How to read it
New York: How to read it
A page from Birds of New York: New York: When each species is present
New York: When each species is present
A page from Birds of New York: New York field checklist
New York field checklist

From the New York edition

Some of what is actually in it

The 24 species in the New York edition, in the order they are most consistently recorded. The first twelve:

  • American Robin
  • American Crow
  • Song Sparrow
  • Blue Jay
  • Chipping Sparrow
  • Red-eyed Vireo
  • Red-winged Blackbird
  • Black-capped Chickadee
  • Common Yellowthroat
  • American Goldfinch
  • Gray Catbird
  • Common Grackle

How the New York year breaks down

Counted, not claimed

Of the 24 species, 9 are with you all year in New York, 7 move only a short distance, and 8 leave the continent and come back.

New York's fullest month is May, when 24 of them are reliably about; the quietest is January with 9. The presence chart shows every month for every species.

In the box

Exactly what you receive

New York pages6 pages — every species profiled, with a month-by-month presence chart
FormatPDF, laid out for both Letter and A4
DeliveryAn instant download link, plus a link you can re-open for 72 hours
AccessYours to keep — no expiry, no account, no subscription
RefundsFull refund within 30 days, no questions

How it works

From checkout to the field

  1. Buy it

    Checkout takes a card and an email address — no account to create.

  2. Open it straight away

    The download link appears immediately and the New York files are yours to keep.

  3. Use it through the year

    Print the New York pages you want and take them outside; they are laid out with room to write on as the season moves.

Free and paid, side by side

The New York pages here stay free. Here is what the edition adds.

The free New York pagesBirds of New York
What it coversThe month New York is in, free and alwaysAll twelve New York months, planned before they arrive
The speciesAll 24 New York species, readable on screenThe same 24, as a printed presence chart and a life list you keep
Where you can read itOn a screen, wherever New York has signalOn paper, in the field, with no signal at all
PriceFree, and staying that way$9.99 once — no renewal, no account

Before you buy

Who this is for

Made for

  • Beginners who want to know which New York birds they are actually likely to see
  • Feeder watchers and walkers keeping a list
  • Anyone teaching a child to notice what is out there

Not for

  • Experienced birders after a full New York state checklist — this is the consistently-seen species, not every rarity

Everything here describes typical timing across New York, drawn from long-run records — weather, elevation and how close you are to water all move the real dates around. So the New York pages say "usually early May" and never "May 4th", which is not hedging but the most the data can honestly carry.

Where it comes from

Compiled from

USGS Breeding Bird Survey · State fish & wildlife agencies. How each of these is used in the New York edition, and which figures are measured rather than modeled, is set out in the methodology.

Questions

Before you decide

Is this specific to New York, or a national guide with the name swapped in?

It is built from New York's own data. The species list is the one recorded on New York survey routes, ranked by how consistently each turns up — 24 species in this edition.

Where does the New York species list come from?

It is drawn from the USGS Breeding Bird Survey routes that run through New York, ranked by how consistently each species is recorded.

How accurate is the timing for New York?

It describes typical timing across New York drawn from long-run records, and because weather, elevation and habitat move real New York dates around it says "usually early May" rather than "May 4th".

Is it worth paying when the New York pages here are free?

The free New York pages are the month you are in; this is the whole New York year, planned before it arrives and printable, so you are not holding a screen in the garden.

Will it work for my part of New York, or just the big cities?

It is written at state resolution — New York as a whole, with regional notes where New York genuinely differs end to end, and nothing behind it is recorded finely enough to honestly promise more than that.

What format is the New York edition, and can I print it?

A PDF laid out for both Letter and A4, one page per sheet — printing it is the point, since the New York pages are made to be carried outside.

What if the New York guide is not what I expected?

Email hello@birchcompass.com within 30 days for a full refund on the New York edition, and keep the files either way — asking for them back would be theatre.

Details

Format: PDF, laid out for Letter and A4. Delivery: an instant download link, plus a link you can re-open for 72 hours. Refunds: full refund within 30 days, no questions — email hello@birchcompass.com.

Prefer to read online first? The free New York birds reference covers the same ground on screen.

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