Children's Nature Programs:
No School Day at the VIC: More Project FeederWatch
6 December 2013 | Noon - 4:00 PM

Birds of the Adirondacks: Hairy Woodpecker on the Barnum Brook Trail at the Paul Smiths VIC

This event can add onto your experience from the 4 December Project FeederWatch program or can be your first introduction to winter birding in the Adirondacks.  Join local birding expert Brian McAllister and ecologist Michelle Berrus from noon to 4:00 PM and meet the VIC’s winter resident birds: Black-capped Chickadees, American Goldfinches, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Hairy Woodpeckers, Blue Jays, Dark-eyed Juncos, Evening Grosbeaks, Pine Siskins, and more.  

You will learn how to use binoculars, experience interesting habits and sounds of Adirondack winter birds, and find where they are likely to be seen, especially in your own neighborhood.  You will get to create feeders to bring birds to your yard and learn about Project FeederWatch -- a citizen science project operated by Cornell's Laboratory of Ornithology.  Bring your binoculars, your outdoor clothes for walking and playing in the snow, and food for snack and lunch. 

Reservations are required.  Preregister by 5:00 PM, 3 December 2013 by calling 518-327-6241. The fee is $20 per person, $15 for Friends of the VIC. 

No School Days at the Paul Smiths VIC

This event is part of VIC's No School Days Program, which provides half-day and full-day environmental education sessions to teach children aged 7-11 to become VIC eco-explorers, learning about the natural world in the Adirondack Mountains.   Activities include: hiking, exploring the marsh, playing games, and making arts and crafts. We will focus on sensory awareness, creative thinking, listening comprehension, empathy development, and having fun. No School Day programming is led by VIC Ecologist - Naturalist Michelle Berrus. For additional dates when No School Days programming is offered, click here.