Not full on birding as with non-birding girlfriend. Most of the below species seen with a minimum of effort. No doubt more time in the field and some variation in habitats would have pushed trip list towards three figures.
Photos at: http://foto-xenus.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-york-nov-2009.html
Fort Tilden (5th Nov): Wood Duck, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Black Scoter, Double-crested Cormorant, Northern Harrier, Bonaparte's Gull, Laughing Gull, Tree Swallow
Jamaica Bay (2nd Nov): Snow Goose, American Wigeon, Black Duck, Green-winged Teal, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Hooded Merganser, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Great White Egret, Snowy Egret, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, American Coot, Great Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Laughing Gull, Northern Flicker, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Cedar Waxwing,
Marine Park (5th Nov): American Wigeon, Black Duck, Bufflehead, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, American Kestrel
Central Park (total of 4 visits): Bufflehead, Hooded Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe, Cooper's Hawk, American Kestrel, Great Horned Owl, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Black-capped Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Bluebird, Hermit Thrush, Cedar Waxwing, Chipping Sparrow, Scarlet Tanager
1. Snow Goose - small numbers at Jamaica Bay
2. Brent Goose - thousands of light-bellied in Jamaica Bay
3. Canada Goose - small numbers Jamaica Bay
4. Mute Swan - 2 Jamaica Bay
5. Wood Duck - drake circled Fort Tilden
6. Gadwall - small numbers Jamaica Bay and Central Park
7. American Wigeon - 20+ Jamaica Bay, 15+ Marine Park
8. Black Duck - small numbers Jamaica Bay, 2 Marine Park
9. Mallard - small numbers Jamaica Bay, Marine Park and Central Park
10. Shoveler - 50+ Central Park
11. Pintail - 1 Jamaica Bay
12. Green-winged Teal - 15+ Jamaica Bay
13. Scaup - flock of several hundred West Pond, Jamaica Bay
14. Lesser Scaup - small numbers with Scaup West Pond, Jamaica Bay
15. Eider - 10W past Fort Tilden over sea
16. Surf Scoter - drake close inshore off Fort Tilden
17. White-winged Scoter - 3 flew in and landed off Fort Tildedn
18. Black Scoter - several small groups moved past Fort Tilden
19. Long-tailed Duck - 1W past Fort Tilden
20. Bufflehead - 30+ Marine Park, small nos Jamaica Bay, up to 7 Central Park
21. Hooded Merganser - 2 Jamaica Bay, 1 Central Park
22. Red-breasted Merganser - 4 past Fort Tilden
23. Ruddy Duck - up to 250 Central Park, large nos also Jamaica Bay
24. Great Northern Diver - small nos off Fort Tilden
25. Pied-billed Grebe - 1 Central Pk
26. Double-crested Cormorant - small nos all sites except Central Park
27. Great Blue Heron - small nos Jamaica Bay and Marine Pk
28. Great White Egret - small nos Jamaica Bay
29. Snowy Egret - small nos Jamaica Bay
30. Osprey - 1 Jamaica Bay
31. Northern Harrier - 3 Jamaica Bay, 2W offshore past Fort Tilden
32. Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1 Jamaica Bay
33. Coopers Hawk - 1 Central Park
34. Red-tailed Hawk - 10+ Central Pk, small nos all other sites
35. American Kestrel - 1 Central Pk, 1 Marine Park
36. Peregrine - 1 Marine Park
37. American Coot - small nos Jamaica Bay
38. Greater Yellowlegs - c15 Jamaica Bay
39. Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 West Pond, Jamaica Bay
40. Sanderling - large nos on beach Fort Tilden
41. Dunlin - 2 Jamaica Bay
42. Bonaparte's Gull - 1 Fort Tilden
43. Laughing Gull - small nos Jamaica Bay and beach at Fort Tilden
44. Ring-billed Gull - small nos all sites
45. American Herring Gull - large nos all sites
46. Great Black-backed Gull - small nos all sites
47. Feral Pigeon - small nos all sites
48. Mourning Dove - up to 8 Central Pk, small nos all other sites
49. Great Horned Owl - 1 Central Pk
50. Belted Kingfisher - 1 Jamaica Bay
51. Red-bellied Woodpecker - at least 2 Central Park
52. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 4+ Central Pk
53. Downy Woodpecker - 2+ Central Pk
54. Northern Flicker - 2+ Central Pk, 1 Jamaica Bay
55. Blue Jay - good nos Central Pk
56. American Crow - small nos all sites
57. Tree Swallow - 1 Fort Tilden
58. Black-capped Chickadee - 4 Central Pk
59. Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2 Central Pk
60. White-breasted Nuthatch - 2 Central Pk
61. Brown Creeper - 2 Central Pk
62. Golden-crowned Kinglet - small groups at Central Pk and Jamaica Bay
63. Eastern Bluebird - 4 Central Pk
64. Hermit Thrush - 3+ Central Pk, 2 Jamaica Bay
65. American Robin - good nos Central Pk
66. Northern Mockingbird - small nos all sites
67. Starling - good nos all sites
68. Cedar Waxwing - good nos Central Pk and Jamaica Bay
69. Yellow-rumped Warbler - goods nos Jamaica Bay and Fort Tilden
70. Northern Cardinal - small nos Central Pk
71. Chipping Sparrow - 1 Central Pk
72. Song Sparrow - small nos all sites
73. White-throated Sparrow - good nos all sites
74. Dark-eyed Junco - small nos all sites
75. Scarlet Tanager - 2 Central Pk
76. Red-winged Blackbird - goods nos over Central Pk, 2 Marine Pk
77. Common Grackle - large nos all sites
78. Brown-headed Cowbird - small nos all sites
79. House Finch - small nos all sites
80. American Goldfinch - small nos all sites
81. House Sparrow - good nos all sites