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Willson's Woods Park

Mount Vernon, New YorkParks in Westchester County, New York
Canada Geese and 1 Pekin feeding at Willson's Woods Park
Canada Geese and 1 Pekin feeding at Willson's Woods Park

Willson's Woods Park is a park located in Mount Vernon, New York. The Park is owned by Westchester County and operated by its Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation. Acquired in 1924, Willson's Woods is one of the oldest parks in the County's parks system. The Park was named for the former owner of the land, Charles Hill Willson of the Willson & Adams Lumber Company. The park is flanked to the east by the Hutchinson River Parkway and by Pelham Lake. It was built with the northern entrance passing under the now defunct New York, Westchester and Boston Railway line, and the southern under the still working New Haven Line. Consisting of twenty-three acres, the Park contains amenities and facilities for a variety of activities, including birding, fishing, walking, ice skating, picnicking, and swimming. In 2010, Willson's Woods received the highest inspection scores out of all the county's active parks. Willson's Woods Park contains all of Pelham Lake, the only lake in the city of Mt. Vernon. More than 50 species of birds have been seen at Willson's Woods. The most common as of 5 January 2021 are Mallards. However more Canada Geese have been seen than any other bird in the past. Up to 250 geese have been seen in one flock. A resident Pekin lived at the park from sometime before July 2020 until September 2020.

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Canada Geese and 1 Pekin feeding at Willson's Woods Park
Canada Geese and 1 Pekin feeding at Willson's Woods Park
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