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).

 

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