Where to see a Merlin in New York
The Merlin is regularly recorded in the counties of 238 New York state parks (eBird historical checklists). The strongest bets:
- Montauk Point State Park
- Camp Hero State Park
- Hither Hills State Park
- Orient Beach State Park
- Connetquot River State Park Preserve
- Caleb Smith State Park Preserve
- Sunken Meadow State Park
- Heckscher State Park
- Robert Moses State Park
- Wildwood State Park
- Hallock State Park Preserve
- Gilgo State Park
- Captree State Park
- Napeague State Park
- Shadmoor State Park
- Brentwood State Park
- Brookhaven State Park
- Belmont Lake State Park
- Montauk Downs State Park
- Amsterdam Beach State Park
- Nissequogue River State Park
- Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park
- Taughannock Falls State Park
- Robert H. Treman State Park
- Buttermilk Falls State Park