Printer-friendlyWildlife Viewing Guide
The information on this page is a sampling from the New York Wildlife Viewing Guide, which was published early in 1998 as a cooperative venture of Defenders of Wildlife, Falcon Press and DEC. The guide includes information about 77 sites that are among the state's premier wildlife viewing areas open to the public year-round.
The book is available at bookstores statewide for $8.95
More about Wildlife Viewing Guide:
- Lime Hollow Center - Only two miles from the city of Cortland, the Center (LHNC) lies within and is named for an open valley from whose marl ponds early settlers extracted agricultural lime
- Mashomack Preserve - Comprising one third of Shelter Island, the preserve was acquired by The Nature Conservancy to preserve this nearly pristine peninsula and to protect one of the most dense populations of breeding osprey on the east coast
- Roger Tory Peterson Institute - The Roger Tory Peterson Institute is a national organization dedicated to instilling in children an appreciation and understanding of the natural world
- Derby Hill Bird Observatory - Enables visitors to see the 15 species of migrating hawks and eagles
- Dunkirk Harbor - Excellent bird watching spot during the cold months of fall, winter and spring
- Finger Lakes National Forest - New York State's only National Forest, this multi-use land is reminiscent of Western National Forests with roadways on one mile square grids and free-ranging cattle
- Fire Island National Seashore - 22 miles of barrier beach provides millions of visitors quality recreational experiences
- Tillman Road Wildlife Management Area - Only 8 miles East of the City of Buffalo, Tillman Road Wildlife Management Area is a wet lowland with an emergent marsh, open water, grassy fields, a deciduous swamp, and hardwood forest
