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Overview
A somewhat rural suburban town, located at least 60 miles north of New York City. It is a village of the Town of East Fishkill, and lies 5 minutes from the Dutchess County border with Putnam County.
Birds
Notable Species
Although there are no Nature Conservancy parks and the like, the amount of birds in this town exceeds 50 species. You will find all sorts of birds, ranging from the elusive Great Blue Heron to the colorful Green Heron, and from the majestic Pileated Woodpecker to the American Goldfinch.
2 Cardinalidae; 2 Paridae; 1 Columbidae; 4 Anatidae; 3 Accipitridae; 8 Emberizidae; 4 Fringillidae; 4 Icteridae; 2 Ardeidae; 1 Trochilidae; 2 Corvidae; 2 Mimidae; 1 Cathartidae; 1 Sittidae; 1 Passeridae; 1 Phasianidae; 1 Scolopacidae; 1 Sturnidae; 2 Turdidae; 3 Tyrannidae; 2 Parulidae; 6 Picidae; 2 Troglodytidae; 1 Alcedinidae; 2 Hirundinidae; 1 Charadriidae; 1 Vireonidae.
There's a lot more birds here than the following list shows. In fact we may have well over 300 species residing here either seasonally or year-round.
Check-list
Birds you can see here include:
Northern Cardinal, Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, Black-Capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Mourning Dove, Mallard, Wood Duck, Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Broad-winged Hawk, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Chipping Sparrow, American Tree Sparrow, White-Throated Sparrow, Eastern Towhee, Pine Siskin, American Goldfinch, Purple Finch, House Finch, Common Grackle, Red-Winged Blackbird, Brown-Headed Cowbird, Baltimore Oriole, Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, Blue Jay, American Crow, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, Turkey Vulture, White-breasted Nuthatch, House Sparrow, Wild Turkey, Solitary Sandpiper, European Starling, American Robin, Veery, Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Kingbird, Great Crested Flycatcher, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Downy Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, House Wren, Carolina Wren, Belted Kingfisher, Barn Swallow, Tree Swallow, Killdeer, Red-eyed Vireo
Other Wildlife
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Site Information
History and Use
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Areas of Interest
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Other Sites
This town is also located 20-25 minutes from the Hudson River, where the following birds were spotted. Common Merganser, Great Blue Heron, Bald Eagle, Mallard, Ring-billed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Bonaparte's Gull
There are reports of Northern Saw-whet Owl living in the area, but they're winter specialties here.
Access and Facilities
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Contact Details
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External Links
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Reviews
Good state parks in the area for general birding and sightseeing are White Pond (5 minutes from my place), Big Buck (also 5 minutes), Stissing Mountain (1 hour), Bashakill Marsh (1 hour), Ninham Mountain (30 minutes), and more that I haven't visited yet.
EDIT: Birds spotted here in 2005: Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Golden-Crowned Kinglet, Brown Creeper, Louisiana Waterthrush
EDIT: More birds spotted here in 2006: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Swainson's Thrush, Hooded Merganser
Content and images originally posted by gthang
