Birding Festivals in the Adirondacks:
2015 Great Adirondack Birding Celebration
Schedule of Events and Activities
| Great Adirondack Birding Celebration Schedule | |||
| Time | Friday, 5 June | Saturday, 6 June | Sunday, 7 June |
| 6:00 AM – 7:00 AM | Coffee, tea, bagels, juice, snacks in the SunSpace Gallery | Coffee, tea, bagels, juice, snacks in the SunSpace Gallery | Coffee, tea, bagels, juice, snacks in the SunSpace Gallery |
| 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Check In/Registration | Check In/Registration | Check In/Registration |
| 7:00 AM – 11:30 AM |
Bloomingdale Bog ($40) FULL Whiteface Mountain ($50)* FULL Intervale Lowlands ($40) Madawaska Flow ($40) Beginning Birder Workshop ($40) Birding by Ear Workshop ($40) |
Bloomingdale Bog ($40) Whiteface Mountain ($50)* Intervale Lowlands ($40) Madawaska Flow ($40) Beginning Birder Workshop ($40) Birding by Ear Workshop ($40) |
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| 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Birding Across the Adirondacks Field Trip ($70 extra, 16 participants maximum) ** FULL | ||
| 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Birding the Saint Lawrence Valley ($70 extra, 16 participants maximum) ** FULL | ||
| 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Heaven Hill Farm and John Brown Homestead ($30) | Heaven Hill Farm and John Brown Homestead ($30) | |
| 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM | -- Deck Sit (free) -- Birds of a Feather Invitational Art Show and Sale in the VIC Great Room (free) |
-- Deck Sit (free) -- Birds of a Feather Invitational Art Show and Sale in the VIC Great Room (free) -- Vendors/exhibitors in the Great Room (free) |
-- Deck Sit (free) -- Birds of a Feather Invitational Art Show and Sale in the VIC Great Room (free) |
| Noon – 2:00 PM | Catered lunch at the VIC the Sunspace Gallery (vegetarian options available, included in GABC registration fee; $10 a la carte) | ||
| 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM | -- Start your bird list at the VIC w/ a local birder $20 -- Self-guided birding |
-- Warbler Identification Workshop: 2:00 - 4:00 PM ( $10 a la carte) -- eBird Demonstration with Larry Master: 2:00 - 3:00 PM, ongoing -- Teddy Roosevelt Birding Challenge (free) --Bird the VIC: 2:00 - 4:00 PM |
Birds of a Feather Invitational Art Show and Sale "Meet the Artists" Reception. 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM. Free |
| 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Dinner on your own | Light refreshments in the VIC Great Room |
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| 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Birds of the Adirondacks slide show presentation in the auditorium ($5 a la carte) | Keynote lecture: Chris Rimmer from the Vermont Center For Ecostudies: The Conservation of the Bicknell’s Thrush ($10 a la carte) | |
| 8:00 PM – 8:30 PM | Reception, raffle drawing (free) | ||
| Pre-Festival Activities: Thursday, 4 June 2015 | 11:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Check in/registration opens @ 11:30 AM | |
| 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | -- Bird the VIC -- Self-guided birding |
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| 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Dinner on your own | ||
| Fee Schedule for the Three-day Festival*** | ||||
| Friends of the VIC Member | Friends of the VIC Warbler | Northern New York Audubon Member | Nonmember | |
| Early BIrd Three Day Registration (Friday through Sunday, includes all activities except Birding Across the Adirondacks Field Trip & Birding the Saint Lawrence Valley) – 1 November 2014 – 8 May 2015 | $112.50 | $62.50 | $112.50 | $125.00 |
| Late Three Day Registration (Friday through Sunday, includes all activities except Birding Across the Adirondacks Field Trip & Birding the Saint Lawrence Valley) – After 8 May 2015 | $126 | $70 | $126 | $140 |
| Birding Across the Adirondacks Field Trip (Friday, not included in GABC registration) ** | $70 | $70 | $70 | $70 |
| Birding the Saint Lawrence Valley (Friday, not included in GABC registration) ** | $70 | $70 | $70 | $70 |
All activities, except for the Birding Across the Adirondacks Field Trip & Birding the Saint Lawrence Valley Field Trip (both on Friday), are free to those who have signed up for the three-day schedule.
* Includes toll road fee
** Includes lunch and transportation by van. The cost for either of the all-day Friday trips for la carte participants is $80.
***There will be an additional 4% fee (to cover credit card transaction fees) for all credit card registrations for GABC. We accept only MasterCard and VISA. To download registration forms, click here.