June is Festival Month for Birding in the Adirondacks

Search for Boreal Birds in the Adirondacks

ADIRONDACK REGION, NY - Join birders from across the country during June's birding weekend celebrations in the Adirondack Region of Northern New York. See boreal birds like the black-backed woodpecker, three-toed woodpecker, boreal chickadee, spruce grouse, Bicknell's thrush and several migrating warblers.

Join friends and fellow birders at the 9th Annual Adirondack Birding Celebration June 3-5, 2011 at the Paul Smith's College Interpretive Center in Paul Smiths. The Adirondack Park Institute will host birding trips, lectures and workshops. A special keynote address will be given by noted bird expert, author and naturalist Scott Weidensaul. Registration opens May 1, 2011. For more information or to register, call (518) 327-3376 or log onto: AdirondackParkInstitute.com.

The 7th Annual Birding Festival in Hamilton County is slated for June 10-12 in partnership with Audubon NY. Birders will travel through remote and wild forest areas of Hamilton County, including: Speculator, Lake Pleasant, Piseco & Morehouse, Blue Mountain Lake, Indian Lake, Long Lake, Raquette Lake and Inlet. See wood warblers and Boreal Birds like the Olive-sided and Yellow Bellied Fly Catchers, Gray Jays, three-toed woodpeckers and boreal chickadees. Guided walks, canoe excursions and evening presentations add to this weekend of birding in the Adirondacks.

Be sure to check out National Historic Landmark Great Camp Sagamore, a vintage Vanderbilt Camp and 27 building complex. Guide walking and birding tours are available.

Can't make the festivals? Check out the Lake Champlain Birding Trail. This 300 mile highway-based trail connects 88 birding sites along the Lake Champlain shoreline in New York and Vermont.

Adirondack Birding Packages:
The Inn at Speculator is offering a "Hot Birding Nesting" Package May 24 - June 12. Stay two nights and receive the third night free. Subject to availability and some restrictions apply. Two nights stay, based on double occupancy is $250.

Speculator's newest hotel, the Lake Pleasant Lodge, is offering 20 percent off standard room rates June 6th - June 13th during the week of the Adirondack Birding Festival. A free canoe rental is included with the package. Rooms are limited, visit www.lakepleasantlodge.com for more information and rates.

Adirondack birding packages offer a fun and affordable option for birders.