Curtiss-Gale Wildlife Management Area
Granby; 45 acres – East side of the Oswego River. 1 mile south of Fulton.
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The following text has been taken from the NYS DEC web page on birding.
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Eastern Lake Ontario Marshes Bird Conservation Area:
This BCA is a complex of long barrier beaches, embayments, dunes, marshes, and swamps with cold water streams. Lakeshore barrier beach and wetland complexes such as this are rare in New York State. This area has been recognized by the Department of State as a Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitat and, in part, has also been designated as a National Natural Landmark. This BCA has significant breeding and over-wintering habitats, and serves as a critical migratory corridor for birds. The areas in Oswego County that are part of the Eastern Lake Ontario Marshes BCA are the Sandy Pond Beach Natural Area and Deer Creek Marsh.
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Selkirk Shores Bird Conservation Area
The Selkirk Shores BCA is part of Selkirk Shores State Park in Oswego County. It is located on Lake Ontario about 0.3 miles south of Port Ontario. Overlooking a bluff, the park offers swimming, camping, fishing, birding and hiking.
During spring migration Neotropical migratory songbirds concentrate along the lake. The BCA supports assemblages of birds associated with marshes, forests and shrub/scrub including more than 80 species that have been confirmed as breeders. The BCA has supported state listed breeding marsh birds such as Pied-billed Grebe (threatened), American Bittern (special concern), Least Bittern (threatened), and Black Tern (endangered). Other regularly occurring species at risk include Osprey (special concern), Sharp-shinned Hawk (special concern), Common Tern (threatened) and Golden-winged Warbler (special concern).
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Three Mile Bay Bird Conservation Area
Three Mile Bay BCA, located on the northwestern shore of Oneida Lake, encompasses 3,697 acres and consists mostly of wooded swamp land with small amounts of marsh. It is the site of Audubon's Toad Harbor Swamp Important Bird Area. The site also includes areas of upland forest, successional old field, and shrubland habitats. The DEC holds jurisdiction over 132 acres of underwater lands in Oneida Lake adjacent to the Wildlife Management Area extending 500-1000 feet offshore from about 1/2 mile west of Phillips Point to about 3/4 mile east of the point.
Flooded hardwood swamps provide habitat for Red-shouldered Hawk (special concern), Cerulean Warbler (special concern), Prothonotary Warbler, as well as a large Great Blue Heron rookery. The area supports large numbers of migrating waterfowl during the spring, and lake waters adjacent to the property harbor thousands of waterfowl throughout the year. Grassland habitats have historically supported Henslow's Sparrow (threatened), Grasshopper Sparrow (special concern) and Sedge Wren (threatened). Marsh areas support Pied-billed Grebe (threatened), Least Bittern (threatened), and American Bittern (special concern).