Yes. No account, no email, no ads. Pick a place and download the PDF.

Where does the bird data come from?

Public, license-clean records from GBIF, the IOC World Bird List, USGS, and iNaturalist.

Does it work outside the US?

Yes. Every US state, plus countries, continents, and a global list — anywhere with bird occurrence records.

A birding tradition: count how many species you can see in one place over a calendar year. The same approach works for a Big Day, Big Week, or Big Month.

Can I customize my checklist?

Yes. Filter by season, common vs rare, and family before you download.

Big Year Bird Checklist for New York

A free printable New York bird checklist. Pick your goal, get the PDF.

New York's checklist spans the Atlantic coast, the Adirondacks, and the Great Lakes plain. Few states pack such varied habitat into one big year.

The tool builds you a printable checklist of every bird realistically possible in New York, grouped by family, with seasonal markers and a space to log the date you spot each one. It's drawn from public, license-clean records — not a generic national list, but the species that actually occur where you're birding.

Pick New York (or any area inside it), choose your goal — Big Day, Big Month, Big Year, or a life list — and download the PDF. Free, no account, no email. Print it, fold it in a field guide, and start checking birds off.

What you'll find on a New York checklist

A New York checklist mixes widespread residents with the specialties that make the state worth a big year. A few you'll want to target:

Spruce Grouse — Adirondack-bog resident.
Bicknell's Thrush — High-peak summer specialty.
Black-backed Woodpecker — Boreal-bog specialist.
Boreal Chickadee — Adirondack spruce.
Saltmarsh Sparrow — Long Island tidal-marsh nester.
Piping Plover — Beach-nesting shorebird.
Sedge Wren — Scarce wet-meadow nester.
Mourning Warbler — Clearcut-regrowth skulker.
Henslow's Sparrow — Grassland skulker.
Red-necked Grebe — Great Lakes winter.
Evening Grosbeak — Irruptive northern finch.
Eastern Bluebird — State bird, open-country.

Your generated PDF includes every realistic species for the exact area you pick, with seasonal markers and a space to log each sighting.

This is a preview. For your full printable list:

Build a complete, customizable New York checklist — filter by season, by how common a bird is, and by family, then download the PDF.

What kind of list do you need?

Birders use “Big” challenges to make birding count. Pick the timeframe you're working with — we'll tune the list for it.

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Chasing a New York big year? You're going to like the apparel, prints, and stickers we've designed around these birds.

Spruce Grouse, Bicknell's Thrush, Black-backed Woodpecker, Boreal Chickadee — all illustrated and designed by Jaymi at Better With Birds. Made-to-order, never mass-printed.