Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary is an official Audubon "Important Bird Area" and hosts a large variety of species-from wintering ducks and osprey to owls and migratory songbirds. A spotting scope will help pick out birds on Manursing Lake and the Long Island Sound.
(Access to the sanctuary is possible by becoming a member of the Friends of Read Wildlife Sanctuary Inc.)
179 acres, including 85-acre lake
Rye
Go to Google Maps, and enter your address for step-by-step directions to Edith G. Read Sanctuary. (This link will open a page outside the DEC website. Hold the "Shift" key down, and click on the link to open it in a new window.)
Telephone: 914-967-8720
Address: Playland Parkway, Rye, NY 10580
Website: Westchester County Parks (This link leaves DEC's website)
Photo credits: Friends of Edith Read, June Marie Sobrito