6. You Can Go Hawk Watching
At the top of the wooden stairs at Fort Tilden is an observation deck above Battery Harris East, which avid ornithologists say is a good place to watch for hawks, ospreys and other birds classified as “raptors.” The New York City Audubon Society lists the fall migration as being a productive time to see these birds. About 300 feet east of the observation deck is Fisherman’s Parking Lot, another location at the park for optimal bird watching.