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2009 great adirondack birding celebration

The image of this gray jay was captured by Paul Smiths VIC Environmental Educator Milt Adams. The VIC property is home to several gray jays.

ADIRONDACK BIRDING HQ

The seventh annual Great Adirondack Birding Celebration (GABC) is scheduled for June 5-7, 2009 at the Adirondack Park Agency Visitor Interpretive Center (VIC) in Paul Smiths.

All programs, including field trips, are FREE.

In the meantime, stop by the Paul Smiths VIC for hands-on birding activities throughout the year. Our naturalists can help you find the Adirondack birds on your list.

The 2009 Great Adirondack Birding Celebration will feature birding trips, lectures, workshops and the popular Teddy Roosevelt Birding Challenge.

2009 schedule

SCHEDULE: Available in 2009

2008 field trips

FIELD TRIPS: See the descriptions for the field trips we offered in 2008 here. (pdf 49k)

Directions to field trips are available below.

Bloomingdale Bog, Bigelow Rd, & Oregon Plains Road  (Boreal Habitat / Boreal Species)
Osgood River Canoe Trip (Boreal Habitat / Boreal Species)
Whiteface Mountain (Bicknell’s Thrush / Mountain Species)
Madawaska (Boreal Habitat / Boreal Species)
Massawepie Mire (Boreal Habitat / Boreal Species / Warblers)

All field trips are FREE. Registration required (518) 327-3000. Registration opens on May 1, 2009.

bird listS

Some of the boreal species that birders will seek include the black-backed woodpecker, three-toed woodpecker, boreal chickadee, spruce grouse, Bicknell's thrush and a variety of migrating warblers.

2008 GABC Bird List here (pdf)
2007 GABC Bird List here (pdf)

visit the adirondacks

Plan your trip to the Paul Smiths area

2008 sponsors

Thanks to our sponsors for all their support:

Adirondack Park Agency
Adirondack Explorer
Adirondack Park Institute
Adirondack Regional Tourism Council
Franklin County Tourism
High Peaks Audubon Society
Hohmeyer's Lake Clear Lodge
Olympic Regional Development Authority
St. Regis Canoe Outfitters

contact us

For more information about the Great Adirondack Birding Celebration, contact Lydia Wright at (518) 327-3000.