A Tree Swallow taking off from its perch on an overcast day at New York's Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge in the borough of Queens. Jamaica Bay is part of the Gateway National Recreation Area established in 1972. Gateway is a five-district national park with sections in New Jersey, Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Queens.

A Tree Swallow taking off from its perch on an overcast day at New York's Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge in the borough of Queens. Jamaica Bay is part of the Gateway National Recreation Area established in 1972. Gateway is a five-district national park with sections in New Jersey, Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Queens.