Rye Playland

Westchester County, New York

Common Loon, from “Bird-life: a guide to the study of our common birds” (1900), Biodiversity Heritage Library

Rye Playland is a good spot to catch Scaup, Red-Breasted Mergansers, loons, and other waterfowl. Field trips to Rye usually include other nearby locations:

Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary
Rye Town Park and Beach
Marshlands Conservancy
Greenwich Point Park
Burying Hill Beach
Southport Beach

Common Loon. Photo by Alan Wells.
Brant at Greenwich Point Park. Photo by Kathleen Ashman
Bufflehead at Rye Playland. Photo by Kathleen Ashman.
Great Egret at Marshlands Conservancy. Photo by Kathleen Ashman.
Great-horned Owl at Greenwich Point Park. Photo by Kathleen Ashman.
Osprey at Marshlands Conservancy. Photo by Kathleen Ashman.
American Oystercatcher at Greenwich Point Park. Photo by Kathleen Ashman.
Red-breasted Merganser at Rye Playland. Photo by Kathleen Ashman.
Snowy Egret at Marshlands Conservancy. Photo by Kathleen Ashman.
Laughing Gull. Photo by Teresa Loomis.