The Great Adirondack Birding Celebration (GABC) returns this coming May 30-June 1, 2025. The 3- day event is designed to introduce birders of all ages and skill levels to the unique boreal bird species and habitats in the Adirondack Park. The celebration features birding field trips to local Important Bird Areas (IBA’s), with full day field trips and events throughout the weekend. The field trips have limited capacity so pre-registration is required. To register, please visit Northern New York Audubon’s Website here.
Friday, May 30th
- All day birding trips depart from the VIC at 7:30am, pre-registration required.
- There will be a Friday night Birding Mixer for all participants, Black Birders week participants, and NNYA members. Details will be sent to participants via email closer to the event.
Saturday, May 31st
Morning activities- Birding on the deck all morning
Lunchtime- Food truck available on site – Mtn Chef
Afternoon activities:
- 1 pm – 3 pm:
- Birding on the deck
- eBird essentials workshop -(1 pm – 2 pm is how to use e-bird, 2 pm to 3 pm is field testing your new skills!) – Please try to have e-bird downloaded prior to the class, as data/wifi can be slow at the VIC during events. [https://ebird.org/about/ebird-mobile/
- Adirondack Raptors live bird presentation with Mark Manske
- 2 pm – 3 pm
- Tree identification for beginners walk
- Plants and Insects walk
- 3:30 pm to 5 pm – Keynote Speaker
- 3:30 pm – 4 pm Luke Tyrrell, Ph.D. – Plattsburgh State University, Whip-poor-wills, do-ing-well: the Northern New York bird community of a globally rare habitat
- 4:15 pm – 4:45 pm Susan Willson, Ph.D., Saint Lawrence University, How do we protect songbirds in human-dominated landscapes?
Sunday, June 1st
