I have no statistics about break-ins here. I've lived in Sleepy Hollow for 30+ years and do not recall hearing anything.
I do know that the three times I've been there, there have always been quite a few other cars parked there. Once I got the last reasonable spot. It's on a pretty major road. There's a lot of foot traffic on the paths. To each his own. Bob Lewis On Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 12:43:40 PM EDT, Lisa Curtis <curtisl...@optonline.net> wrote: Please know that while this is a lovely free option Bob and others, it is also very well known for car break-ins. So, take your pick ~ pay the fee and have more people around or perhaps end up finding your car ransacked upon your return. Happy birding all! Lisa On 9/16/20 11:55 AM, Robert Lewis wrote: > This is in Westchester County. It's very popular among birders. > > Most people park at either the main parking lot (fee) at 41.113252, > -73.834791, or the free area at 41.106365, -73.844567. > > Maybe everybody knew this but me, but there is a very attractive free third > option. It's on route 448 at A: 41.094967, -73.836635. There is room for > around 10 cars here. There is also room for maybe four cars at B: 41.094585, > -73.835872, but that is less attractive. > > Google maps does not adequately show the trails here. From A, walk around > the gate and IMMEDIATELY turn right and go up the path. This merges with > another. You pass a house on your right up a hill. In 100 yards or so you > cross Rockefeller Brook. Turn right and join the main gravel trail about > 41.096705, -73.836470. This is a very nice level path all the way to the > beautiful open fields area. > > BTW the Stone Barns area is closed. You can't park there. > > Bob Lewis > Sleepy Hollow NY > > > > > > > > -- > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L > 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds ABA Please submit your observations to eBird ! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --