Goose Island (New York)

Goose Island (New York)

Goose Island is the name of a town and two uninhabited islands in New York State.

One Goose Island is a small rocky island in Westchester County, New York, just north of Hunter and Twin islands. It is part of the Pelham Islands. There is also a small island called Goose Island in the Hutchinson River in the Baychester section of The Bronx, which supports a colony of nesting wading birds. It is located between the Amtrak railroad bridge and the Hutchinson River Parkway bridge, and is part of Pelham Bay Park.

External links

* [http://maporama.com/share/map.asp?SESSIONID=%7BD2CAEB09-BE83-4168-B94B-FA3E024E68AA%7D&COUNTRYCODE=US&_XgoGCAddress=100+einstein+loop+north&Zip=&State=NY&_XgoGCTownName=BRONX&SEARCH_ADDRESS.x=21&SEARCH_ADDRESS.y=15&SEARCH_ADDRESS=submit Map of area]
* [http://www.terraserver.com/imagery/image_gx.asp?cpx=-73.81852121985106&cpy=40.86562700722744&res=8&provider_id=305&t=pan Satellite Map of Goose Island, Bronx]
* [http://www.terraserver.com/imagery/image_gx.asp?cpx=-73.78495112492463&cpy=40.881011269055534&res=8&provider_id=305&t=pan Satellite Map of Goose Island, Westchester]
* [http://www.nycaudubon.org/projects/harborherons NYC Audubon Harbor Herons Project]
** [http://www.nycaudubon.org/projects/harborherons/HHSurveyReports.shtml Harbor Herons Nesting Survey] -recent reports on wading bird nesting activity at Goose Island


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