Even from the parking lot, you can see the smaller (north) section of the Eldridge Retention Basin. You can almost always see Neotropic Cormorants in their colony, sometimes with some egrets and pelicans. There is a really good trail that goes down to a small bridge between the two sections of the basin.

You can always see waterbirds floating on the more extensive (south) section of the basin, and there is a thin strip of water connecting the two units, where cormorants hang around. In the larger section, there are some trees by the bridge. Sometimes American Coots and Mottled Ducks come onshore in the trees.

If you continue down a trail by the basin's smaller section, you get to a large meadow. You should probably scan the trees for hawks and vultures. In the field, you can get grackles and sometimes a great blue heron by the water's edge.

• Neotropic Cormorant
• American White Pelican
• Great Blue Heron
• Great Egret
• Snowy Egret
• Muscovy Duck (domestic escapees)
• Mallard
• Mottled Duck
• American Coot
• Northern Cardinal (can be seen in the trees by the trail from the parking lot to the basin)

These birds are very common in Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza Park.

Archbishop Fiorenza Park is a relatively small hotspot, covered mainly by the Eldridge Retention Basin. It's right off Eldridge Road and always has lots of parking on Westpark Drive. There are restrooms next to the parking area, a playground, and jogging trails. It's a great spot for visiting any time of year, not just for birding.