Jones Beach State Park
Atlantic shoreline and maritime habitat; NYS Parks notes sea birds, terns, skimmers, harriers, plovers, brants and gulls.
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Where to look · Nassau County, NY
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Real places for observing birds and butterflies; presence is not guaranteed at any moment.
Tackapausha Preserve
84-acre sanctuary with ponds, streams and trails; Nassau County reports over 170 identified bird species.
Official information ↗Brookside Preserve
Freshwater wetlands and woods that provide habitat for migratory and resident birds.
Official information ↗Cow Meadow Park and Preserve
South Shore marine wetlands with tidal marsh, mudflats and a nature trail.
Official information ↗Garvies Point Museum and Preserve
62-acre North Shore preserve in Glen Cove — five miles of trails through woods and meadows above Hempstead Harbor. Nassau County notes more than 140 bird species here, and the preserve's butterfly gardens draw birds and butterflies alike.
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