Beatty Point

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Beatty Point is a portion of the Braddock's Bay complex, and likewise maintained by the Town of Greece. This site can be accessed off Long Pond road, a paved parking lot is available. The entrance of Beatty Point is marked by a dirt trail that's Southern fork eventually winds East into a loop, where the peninsula extends into Buck Pond. The park is popular with dog owners, and canines are frequently seen running freely around the area. Beatty point has extensive grassy fields, a haven for the numerous grassland bird species (nests can easily be crushed when wandering off-trail in Spring.)

Birds to look for:

Spring:Eastern Kingbird, Indigo Bunting, Bobolink, Savannah Sparrow and Northern Harrier, small groups of ducks, robins, swans and Nelsons Sharp-tailed Sparrow.

Summer: Black Terns, Caspian, Common and Forster's Terns during migration periods, Red-Winged Blackbirds, Swans, Great Blue Herons, Sedge Wren occasionally

Winter: Chickadees

Fall: Red-Winged Blackbirds, Sparrows, Swans, Great Blue Herons, Turkey Vultures

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Beatty Point's many portions of grassy fields lure bird enthusiasts eager to spot unique ground nesting species.