Enjoy a weekend of birding trips in the Adirondacks this winter. Participants will look for winter irruptive species such as Bohemian Waxwings, and winter finch species such as Red and White-winged Crossbills, Pine Siskins, Evening Grosbeaks, and more, along with year-round boreal residents such as Ruffed Grouse, Black-backed Woodpecker, Canada Jay, and Boreal Chickadee. Food sources are good this year with abundant fruit and many conifer species have excellent cone crops. Red Crossbills nested during late summer, and will likely nest again this winter. White-winged Crossbills and Pine Siskins are moving in also.
Field Trips: Joan Collins will lead field trips on both days. Both Saturday and Sunday morning, meet outside the Adirondack Hotel at 7 a.m. (near the bridge over Long Lake on Route 30). Participants can drive in their own vehicles, or car-pool, if they are comfortable, to reduce the number of cars in the train.
Social Dinner: On Saturday evening, we can gather in the Adirondack Hotel dining room at 6 p.m. to enjoy dinner together.
Registration is required to attend the field trips. Contact Joan Collins to register at JoanCollins@ADKAvian.com or 315-244-7127. There is a maximum of 20 participants for each field trip.
Places to Stay:
Adirondack Hotel (near the bridge over Long Lake) – hotel with a restaurant: https://adirondackhotel.com
Long View Lodge (on the southern end of the lake) – lodge with a restaurant: https://thelongviewlodge.com/
Paddler’s Rest (on the eastern side of the lake – a motel unit and cabins on the lake): https://www.paddlersrestlonglake.com/
Motel Long Lake and Cottages (also a motel unit or cabins (all recently renovated) on the lake with a kitchen): https://www.motellonglake.com/
There are lots more places to stay (along with Airbnb’s).
Breakfast/Lunch: Stewarts opens at 5 a.m. and offers quick breakfast items. Depending on the itineraries for Saturday and Sunday, lunch can be ordered (if needed) from the Adirondack Trading Post in Long Lake or the new Newcomb Café. If we go farther afield, there will be other locations to pick up lunch.
The Winter Birding Weekend is sponsored by the Long Lake Parks and Recreation Department and cosponsored by Northern New York Audubon.
