Category Archives: Stuyvesant Cove

Stuyvesant Cove is located on the East River between 20th and 24th Streets in Manhattan.

American Black Duck

American Black Duck on Snow

American Black Duck on Snow

American Black Duck

American Black Ducks look like female Mallards except with an olive-yellow bill. Look for American Black Ducks in both fresh and saltwater in eastern North America. This American Black Duck was photographed at Stuyvesant Cove which is a small park area on the East River in lower Manhattan.

Gadwall

Gadwall

Gadwall

Gadwall

Gadwall Duck Male photographed at Stuyvesant Cove which is on the East River in lower Manhattan. Gadwall’s mainly eat Aquatic vegetation. As a result, Gadwalls are often found feeding far from the shoreline, in deeper water than most other dabbling ducks.

Juvenile Double-crested Cormorant on Piling in East River

Double-crested Cormorant Juvenile on Piling
The picture of this Juvenile Double-crested Cormorant was taken at the Stuyvesant Cove Park on the East River in Manhattan. I enjoy going to this little park on the river to photograph because it has many pilings that are the remnants of an old factory where the cormorants love to perch and preen.

Ring-billed Gull in Flight Closeup

Ring-billed Gull in Flight

Ring-billed Gull in Flight


This interesting closeup of this Ring-billed Gull was taken at Stuyvesant Cove on the East River in Manhattan. Ring-billed Gulls in many cases will winter at the same location every year and there are many Ring-billed Gulls that visit Stuyvesant Cove during the winter. It has become one of my favorite locations to photograph Gulls and this year cormorants.

Female House Sparrow

Female House Sparrow

Female House Sparrow


The picture of this female House Sparrow with lots of personality was taken at Stuyvesant Cove which is on the East River in Manhattan between 18th Street and 23rd Street. It was taken on a cold day when there was a wonderful fog encompassing the East River and Stuyvesant Cove.