Adirondack Birding
Looking for Boreal Birds?
Bird watching is a celebrated Adirondack experience. In the Adirondack Wild, it is marked by the Adirondack Birding Festival, held annually the third weekend of June. Nesting season comes late in our mountains because of the altitude and latitude.
Among the rare boreal birds found here are Bicknell's thrush, spruce grouse, American three-toed woodpeckers and many kinds of raptors and water birds. For a rewarding experience, book a bird-watching trip with a licensed guide.
Whether you are a dedicated birder or have a casual interest in birds, the birding routes listed here offer specific directions for canoe and kayak paddles, hikes, easy walks and drives that take you through diverse bird habitats. Birds that may be seen on these trips are also listed.
FESTIVAL BIRD LIST
Birding Hikes, Paddles and Drives
"Fiddler's Pond" (Buckhorn Lake)
Arietta, NY
Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain Lake, NY
Bog River to Lows Lake
Long Lake, NY
Cedar River Flow and River
Indian Lake, NY
Ferd's Bog
Inlet, NY
G Lake
Piseco, NY
Kunjamuk River - Speculator
Speculator, NY
Lake Lila
Long Lake, NY
Moose River Plains Recreational Area, IBA
Indian Lake, NY
Northville-Placid Trail (Eastern shore of Long Lake)
Long Lake, NY
Pillsbury Mountain
Lake Pleasant, NY
Pine Orchard
Wells, NY
Powley Road-Powley Place
Arietta, NY
Rock Lake
Indian Lake, NY
Route 10-Averys Place
Arietta, NY
Sabattis Bog
Long Lake, NY
Sabattis Bog to Sabattis Station Road Drive
Sabattis, NY
Sacandaga Pathway
Speculator, NY
Shallow Lake and Sucker Brook Bay (NW shore of Raquette Lake)
Raquette Lake, NY
South Inlet, Raquette Lake
Raquette Lake, NY
Wakely Mountain
Indian Lake, NY
West River Road, N-P Trail to Silver Lake
Wells, NY
Blue Mountain (Fire Tower)
Blue Mountain Lake, NY
Good Luck Lake-Good Luck Cliffs
Arietta, NY
Great Camp Sagamore Lake Trail
Raquette Lake, NY
Lost Ponds
Indian Lake, NY
Pillsbury Mountain (Fire Tower)
Lake Pleasant, NY
Pine Orchard
Wells, NY
Rock Lake
Indian Lake, NY
Sacandaga Pathway
Speculator, NY
Wakely Mountain
Indian Lake, NY
