Calvert Vaux Park – Brooklyn, NYC
The Coney Island Creek that rests on Calvert Vaux Park is home to a variety of birds. For one is the Yellow-rumped Warbler. They are the most common kind of warbler.
Birds fly over rocks on the edge of Coney Island Creek.
There are also plenty of ducks that like to hang out along the creek.
At other times you can find egrets and swans too.
The egret is a native bird that feeds along the shoreline and in the shallows, stirring up mud with their feet to find fish and crabs. A century ago, egrets were an endangered species, nearly hunted into extinction for their feathers, which were used as hat decorations. They are now federally protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Another large bird on the creek is the Mute Swan, a non-native species. And word of caution, if you’re going to the park after dark, be sure to look out for bats!
The salt marsh on the creek provides a nursery habitat and feeding ground for birds.
