Adirondack Directory
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Audubon Birding Areas
Please enjoy our aviary friends of the Peregrine Falcons, Common Raven, Loon, Spruce Grouse, Three-toed Woodpecker, Bicknell's Thrust, Swainson's Thrush, Gray Jay, Boreal Chickadee, Rudy-crowned Kinglet, Red Crossbill, Spruce Grouse, Northern Parula, and several species of flycathers and warblers. If you find a rare species, please report to the Bird Resources noted below. We also welcome your favorite stories of traveling to the Park. E-mail me with your sightings and adventures soon. Help us save our aviary treasures for generations to come.
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Birding Areas
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Adirondack High Peaks Wilderness Area - The largest designated wilderness area (Newcomb, Minerva, Olmstedville, Camp Santonia, Rich Lake) |
Crown Point State Historical Site - (Rt 903, Crown Point Bridge) |
Four Brothers Island - Adk. Nature Conservancy Preserve, Willsboro Point |
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Ticonderoga Marsh -Locate at the mouth of La Chute River, Ticonderoga |
Web Royce Swamp - Located near Coon Mtn., Westport, |
Cat & Thomas Mountain Preserves Bolton Landing (difficult hike) |
| Gore Mountain/Schaefer Trail, North Creek (short hike to summit) | Northwest Bay, Bolton Landing, wetlands (canoe usage) | Rogers Rock, Hague, campground for fee |
| Shelving Rock, Lake George, day use park | Tongue Mtn. Range, Bolton Lakding, rugged uplands, caution |
Wildlife Management Areas
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Ausable Marsh Wildlife Management Area Rt 9, north of Ausable Chasm, Ausable |
Pauline Murdock Wildlife Mgt. Area Rt 8, Elizabethtown |
Putts Creek Wildlife Mgt. Area Tom Clark Rd, Crown Point |
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Wickham Marsh Wildlife Mgt. Area Port Kent |
Up Yonder Farm Environment Ed., Center Bolton Landing |
Lowland Boreal Wetlands
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Adk. Park Visitors Interpretavie Centers Rt 30, Paul Smiths, NY and Rt 28N, Newcomb |
Bloomingdale Bog Cty. Rt. 81, Bloomingdale |
Chubb River Averyville Rd., Lake Placid |
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Tahawas Rd to Upper Works - Newcomb |
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Upland Boreal Habitat
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Hurricane Mt. Wilderness Rt. 9N, west of Elizabethtown |
Whiteface Mt. Veteran's Mem'l Hwy. Rt 431, Wilmington |
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Cliffs & Bluffs
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Chapel Pond Rt 73, Keene Valley |
Poke-O-Moonshine State Campground Keeseville |
Wilmington Notch Rt. 86, Wilmington |
Bogs
| Sabattis Bog, Sabattis Rd, Sabittis | Ferd's Bog, Rt 28, Inlet |
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Tamarack Bird and Wild
Life Museum |
Hamilton County Bird Guide & Trail Map, 800-648-5239 |
Birds of Essex County, avail. High Peaks Audubon Society, RR 1, Box 230, Elizabethtown, NY 12932 |
| Franklin County Tourism, Birding Guide 800-709-4895 |
Southern Adirondack Audubon Society 518-793-1531 |
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