- Beatty Point
Beatty Point is a portion of the
Braddock's Bay complex, and likewise maintained by the Town of Greece. This site can be accessed off Long Pond road, a paved parking lot is available. The entrance of Beatty Point is marked by a dirt trail that's Southern fork eventually winds East into a loop, where thepeninsula extends into Buck Pond. The park is popular with dog owners, and canines are frequently seen running freely around the area.Beatty point has extensive grassy fields, a haven for the numerous grassland bird species (nests can easily be crushed when wandering off-trail in Spring.)Birds to look for:
Spring:Eastern Kingbird, Indigo Bunting, Bobolink, Savannah Sparrow and Northern Harrier, small groups of ducks, robins, swans and Nelsons Sharp-tailed Sparrow.
Summer: Black Terns, Caspian, Common and Forster's Terns during migration periods, Red-Winged Blackbirds, Swans, Great Blue Herons, Sedge Wren occasionally
Winter: Chickadees
Fall: Red-Winged Blackbirds, Sparrows, Swans, Great Blue Herons, Turkey Vultures
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