Did you know you can bird watch from the Feeder Canal trail? The Southern Adirondack Audubon Society encourages you to get out there and start looking for and observing birds. The Towpath Road in Kingsbury is listed as a great site to look for birds – click here for a map of the Feeder Canal & Towpath Trail.

THE MERLIN APP

An app called Merlin allows you to identify birds through a few simple steps. Answer five simple questions about a bird you are trying to identify, and Merlin will come up with a list of possible matches. The app customizes your list to the species you have likely seen at your location and time of year.

SOUTHERN ADIRONDACK AUDUBON SOCIETY

Protecting the environment through the preservation of natural habitats and the advancement of environmental education. Southern Adirondack Audubon Society (SAAS) is a certified local chapter of the National Audubon Society and incorporated in 1984.

WASHINGTON COUNTY GRASSLAND BIRD TRUST

This unique area, located along the Atlantic and Hudson River flyways in upstate New York, hosts abundant populations of grassland breeding birds and several wintering raptors. These include the elusive Snowy owls and state-endangered Short-eared owls.