Adirondack Birding Guide

Places to Go Birding

Adirondack Region Birding Guide

Huge list of Adirondack Birding Sites.

Paul Smith's College Visitor Interpretive Center

The "VIC" offers miles of scenic trails - both interpretive trails and several backcountry trails.
Interpretive Building is open from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM during the summer.
The interpretive trails and backcountry trails are open year round from dawn to dusk.

SUNY-ESF: Adirondack Interpretive Center - Newcomb

The AIC features 3.6 miles of interpretive trails on its 236-acre property, along the shoreline of Rich Lake and Rich Lake outlet.
The Center trails are open every day, dawn to dusk. The Center building is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10AM to 4PM.

Region 5 Wildlife Management Areas

11 sites, Locator Map.

Region 6 Wildlife Management Areas

14 Sites, Locator Map.

The Lake Champlain Birding Trail

88 Birding Sites in the Lake Champlain Valley.

Champlain Area Trails

A network for hiking, walking, skiing, snowshoeing, birding, tracking, and picnicking in and around the Champlain Valley in New York State's Adirondack Park.

Saranac New Land Trust

Over 28 trails on 287 acres, Open to the Public for hiking, skiing, and snowshoeing. Located just off Route 3 in the Town of Saranac.
At the foot of Lyon Mt - great for spotting Boreal species.

Coon Mountain Preserve

Coon Mountain is a naturalist's paradise and a view-hiker's dream. It is famous for its mysterious and craggy interior with various rocky outcrops and dark hemlock forests.

Birding Organizations

Northern New York Audubon

Serving the Adirondack, Champlain and St. Lawrence Region of New York State

Southern Adirondack Audubon

Warren, Washington, and Saratoga counties in New York State.

Audubon New York

Audubon's mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity.

New York State Ornithological Association

For the birders and birds of the Empire State

Adirondack Birding Resources

Find the birds, record your observations, share with the world.

eBird || North America's destination for birding on the Web

North America's premier destination for birding on the Web. Submit Observations, View and Explore Data, Online List Management.

Northern New York Birds Group

Northern New York Birds, recent sightings, alerts.

Checklist of the Birds of New York State

New York State Ornithological Association

New York State Breeding Bird Atlas

Use the Species Distribution Map. Incredible information.

Free Hamilton County Birding Guide and Map (PDF 475kb)

Download a map of birding locations in Hamilton County and a guide of local species.

Request a Free Franklin County Birding Map and Guide

Send for a free map of birding sites in Franklin County and guide of local species.

New York State Parks - Empire Passport

Your key to all-season enjoyment at New York State parks is the Empire Passport, an annual pass providing unlimited day use vehicle entry to most of New York's State parks and recreational facilities for just $65!