Birds of the Adirondacks:  Gray Jay near Bloomingdale Bog. Photo by Larry Master. www.masterimages.org  Used by permission.

Birding Across the Adirondacks
26 April 2014
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM


Boreal Birds of the Adirondacks:  Black-backed Woodpecker near Bloomindale Bog. Photo by Larry Master. www.masterimages.org  Used by permission. Boreal Birds of the Adirondacks: Black-backed Woodpecker. Photo by Larry Master. www.masterimages.org
Boreal Birds of the Adirondacks: Common Merganser at Intervale Lowlands.  Photo by Larry Master. www.masterimages.org.  Used by permission. Boreal Birds of the Adirondacks:
Common Merganser. Photo by Larry Master. www.masterimages.org. Used by permission.

Join the Adirondack Birding Center on an all-day van trip exploring the different habitats that make up the six-million acre Adirondack Park. We will depart from the Paul Smith’s College VIC in vans at 8:00 AM.

We expect to tally some 50 species in these different habitat types.  We will return to the VIC at about 4:00 PM.

Bird species seen in these habitats in late April include:

Great Blue Heron Osprey
Ruffed Grouse Gray Jay
American Crow Black-capped Chickadee
Broad-winged Hawk Northern Flicker
Common Raven Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Yellow-rumped Warbler Tree Swallow
Song Sparrow Hermit Thrush
Palm Warbler Dark-eyed Junco
Mallard Black-backed Woodpecker
Pine Siskin Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker
American Kestrel Blue Jay
White-throated Sparrow Common Redpoll
Common Merganser Wild Turkey
Purple Finch Wood Duck
Hooded Merganser Cooper's Hawk
Bufflehead Belted Kingfisher
Eastern Phoebe Merlin
Ring-billed Gull Cooper's Hawk
Red-breasted Nuthatch Swamp Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird American Robin
Brown Creeper Chipping Sparrow


Bring a bag lunch and gear for an all-day trip: hat, binoculars, sunscreen, snack, water, and rain gear. The cost is $75 per person. There is a 25% discount for Friends of the VIC. Preregistration is required; please call 518-327-6241 to register.

Explore the VIC

The Paul Smiths VIC offers a wide variety of programs throughout the year to educate and inform Adirondack Park residents and visitors about the natural wonders of the Adirondack Mountains. You can help support these programs by joining the Friends of the VIC. More information on Friends of the VIC memberships

Explore the Trails

The VIC trails are free and open to the public, from dawn to dusk, spring through fall. In winter, the trails are open to cross-country skiers and snowshoers for a fee. Day or season passes may be purchased.