| Upstate New York is known for the fun and beauty | | | | Kinglet, Lincoln's Sparrow, Palm, Blackpoll Warblers, |
| that can be found in the Adirondacks. Bird watching in | | | | Yellow-Bellied, Olive-Sided Flycatchers and other |
| the Adirondacks is excellent and a combination of all | | | | species. The boreal chickadee is also native to the |
| the things that make the Adirondacks great. | | | | Adirondacks, but lives in Hamilton County. While bird |
| Bird Watching in the Adirondacks | | | | watchers can find birds like the gray jay or |
| The Adirondacks are a mountain range in | | | | black-backed woodpecker throughout the year, the |
| northeastern New York State. It is best know as a | | | | migrating birds are seen in June. To find them, just |
| popular winter resort area with a long history of | | | | keep quiet and listen for their singing, which |
| entertaining celebrities of a sort. Less well known is | | | | announces their arrival to the Adirondack region. |
| the fact that the area is a great place to pick up | | | | Once the migration begins, the area is flush with a |
| additions to your life list. | | | | wide variety of species and sightings can be made |
| During the summer of 2005, Hamilton County held | | | | while driving along. Try not to crash! |
| the first Adirondack Birding Festival to honor the birds | | | | The Adirondack Regional Tourism Council has also |
| whose habitat lie within the region. The festival | | | | developed a ton of information devoted to education |
| encouraged the participation in hikes, canoe trips and | | | | on birding in the Adirondacks. The council provides |
| nature walks to watch over 100 species nest in | | | | detailed maps and information on 86 Adirondack's |
| Adirondacks' Hamilton County, home to the Bicknell's | | | | birding sites and more than 300 species in the entire |
| thrush, a rare songbird only found in mountaintop | | | | region including specialties such as the Bicknell's |
| forests of the Northeast. Other birds that can be | | | | Thrush and Spruce Grouse. Contact them for more |
| seen during the festival include the Common Raven, | | | | information. |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee, Golden-Crowned Kinglet to | | | | Bird watching in the Adirondacks is a great way to |
| mention only a few. | | | | get out of the big city. With the wide variety of |
| The Adirondacks are home to many boreal bird | | | | species and sighting points, your life list is sure to |
| species. Some of them include the Ruby-Crowned | | | | benefit. |