Washington Square Park Wildlife Survey Program
We have been conducting a formal bird and wildlife survey in Washington Square Park under a permit from the NYC Parks Natural Resources Group since 2016. We submit an annual report of the previous year’s wildlife survey to the NYC Parks Natural Resources Group in the current calendar year. We also host intra-annual bird counts during fall & spring migration, the Christmas Bird Count, and the Great Backyard Bird Count.
7 species reported in the last 3 days.
Data from eBird · Photos from Wikimedia Commons.
Wildlife Surveys in Other Neighborhood Parks
Local Nature Lab has expanded the Wildlife Survey program to Tompkins Square Park, Corlears Hook Park, Stuyvesant Square Park, Tompkins Square Park, and Union Square Park.
Washington Square Park Micro Bird Hotspots
Check out the Washington Square Park Micro Hotspots Bird, using 8 years of data, below.
Wildlife & Phenology Reports
- The 2025 research permit report to NYC Parks Natural Resources Group includes information on wildlife surveys in Washington Square and Tompkins Square Parks and Corlears Hook Park, as well as phenology monitoring data recorded in Washington Square Park.
- 2024 was the eight year anniversary of the wildlife survey in Washington Square Park. The 2024 Washington Square Park Wildlife Survey and Phenology Report is now available.
- Read the 2023 WSP Wildlife & Phenology Research Permit Report. This is our final report based on a biweekly survey schedule.
- The 2021 WSP Wildlife & Phenology Report is here. Learn more about our Phenology Project.
- 2019 WSP Bird & Wildlife Research Permit Report
- 2018 WSP Bird & Wildlife Research Permit Report
- 2017 WSP Bird & Wildlife Research Permit Report
- 2016 WSP Bird & Wildlife Research Permit Report
Biodiversity Counts in Your Greenspace
Would you like to collaborate with us? Local Nature Lab partners with green spaces in NYC to monitor biodiversity. For example, we conducted a bird survey at the Naval Cemetery Landscape. Loyan Beausoleil investigated bird activity and species richness between June 2020 and May 2021.
Read the report tiny.cc/NCLBirdSurvey.