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Where to see Osprey

8 public access observation sites.

• Hither Hills State Park

  forest · year-round · best at dawn

  State park. Walking dunes trail and oceanfront.

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• Cedar Point County Park

  coastal · year-round · best at dawn

  Suffolk County park. Bluffs, bay beach, and historic lighthouse.

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• Mashomack Preserve, Shelter Island

  forest · year-round · best at day

  Nature Conservancy preserve. Trails, tidal creeks, oak forest.

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• Accabonac Harbor, Springs

  wetland · year-round · best at dawn

  Town of East Hampton. Tidal salt marsh with kayak access from Louse Point.

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• Napeague State Park

  coastal · summer · best at dawn

  State park. Walking dunes, maritime forest, oceanfront.

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• Peconic Bay

  marine · summer · best at day

  Peconic Estuary bay system between the North and South Forks. Classic fluke drift grounds.

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• Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge

  wetland · year-round · best at dawn

  US Fish & Wildlife. Trails and Carmans River estuary.

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• Big Reed Pond, Montauk

  pond · year-round · best at dawn

  Theodore Roosevelt County Park. Trailhead off East Lake Drive.

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