Orange and black Baltimore Oriole in a tree surrounded by pink blooms
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Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Center

Baltimore Oriole. Photo: Linda Scher/³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Photography Awards
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134 Cove Road, Oyster Bay, NY 11771

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The Oldest Songbird Sanctuary in the U.S.

The Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Center was established in 1923 as the country’s first ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ songbird sanctuary and is the oldest songbird sanctuary in the United States. Visit us to enjoy our 14 acres of extensive native plant demonstration gardens, several small ponds, a mile of hiking trails, our famous Bessie Potter Vonnoh fountain sculpture and, at the corner of the property, Theodore Roosevelt's gravesite. 

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