US-CT-Cove+Island+Park


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Fairfield County
=Cove Island Park= Stamford, Connecticut 06902 Cove Island Park web site

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Cove Island Park
Coordinates: 41.0454562, -73.5018396 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Cove Island Wildlife Sanctuary
Coordinates: 41.0457961, -73.5057878 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Holly Pond
Coordinates: 41.05, -73.5 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips for birding Cove Island Park
The Park is not only unique in its number of habitats, but also its rareness in the Stamford area. There are no similar local habitats. Similar but not as diverse habitat may be found at Greenwich Point Park (5 miles to the southwest), Sherwood Island in Westport (20 miles to the northeast) and Pelham Bay, New York (30 miles to the south). These long distances are critical after a night of migration for migratory songbirds. Flying longer distances could mean death for numerous birds. Many species return year after year during the spring and fall migrations since the park is situated on the coastal migration paths. This is readily evident looking at the checklist, which lists 287 species documented over the last 15 years. Holly Pond provides foraging habitat for wading birds in the nesting, and post nesting seasons, it also provides habitat for many waterfowl and gulls in the winter and migration seasons. From Connecticut Audubon Society

About Cove Island Park
Cove Island Park has it all including developed recreation facilities such as a 1-mile loop walking/running trail, children's play area, a roller blade/cycling path and expansive lawn areas for kite-flying. There are two sandy beaches, a small salt marsh, intertidal mudflats and the estuarine embayment's of Holly Pond and the Cove River that provide opportunities for birders to observe water birds. Rocky shoreline areas offer a place for anglers to hook that "big one" and a small bluff offers an excellent viewpoint for those looking for a place view the Sound while strolling along this first-rate shoreline park. Detailed descriptions of the site's coastal resources are provided along the Park's recently completed Long Island Sound interpretive trail. A state-of-the art nature center with displays on Long Island Sound can also be found at the Park. Be sure to consult City's website listed below for required passes/fees to enter park. Non-resident daily and seasonal passes to the Park can now be purchased at the park gate from 10 am to 6 pm daily. Passes can also be purchased at the cashier's office in the Stamford Government Center building, 888 Washington Boulevard, Stamford. From Cove Island Park web site



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