Fish-Eating Birds of New York

Key piscivorous birds in New York:

• Osprey – Dives for fish along coasts and waterways.
• Bald Eagle – Fish primary diet; also scavenges.
• Great Blue Heron – Wetland stalker; eats fish, frogs, insects.
• Great Egret – White wetland hunter; similar diet.
• Green Heron – Small, stocky; fish, frogs, insects.
• Black-crowned Night-Heron – Nocturnal wetland feeder.
• Yellow-crowned Night-Heron – Similar habits.
• Least Bittern – Secretive, small heron.
• American Bittern – Medium, secretive marsh bird.