6 ½ Station Road Sanctuary

Goshen, New York

Green-winged Teal, from Birds That Hunt, and Are Hunted (1905), Library of Congress

 

The 62-acre marshland sanctuary at 6 ½ Station Road in Goshen was purchased by the Orange County Audubon Society in 1981 and is bounded on one side by the Heritage Trail.

Nearly 200 bird species of birds have been observed at 6 1/2 Station Road. The sanctuary has a nice mix of waterfowl and shorebirds, as well as swallows, warblers, flycatchers, sparrows, hawks, Marsh Wrens, and Virginia Rail and Sora (if you’re lucky).

 

Sora. Photo by Alan Wells.
Northern Harrier. Photo by Karen Miller.
Rusty Blackbird. Photo by Bill Fiero.
Marsh Wren. Photo by Karen Miller.
Glossy Ibis. Photo by Bill Fiero.
Red-winged Blackbird. Photo by Alan Wells.
Green-Winged Teal. Photo by Alan Wells.
Pectoral Sandpiper. Photo by Bill Fiero.
Wilson’s Snipe. Photo by Lee Hunter.