Come to a part of the Northeast, in northern New York where time has forgotten. Nestled between the historic Adirondack Mountains and the mighty St. Lawrence River, you can watch as the Amish drive their buggies down the country roads, observe bear and moose, and at night gaze at the star filled skies. You can participate in different experiences throughout the year. During the Spring help find raptor nests, band migrating hawks and watch from blinds as parent hawks take care of their chicks. During the Summer nest visits continue and we band American Kestrels from our 130 nest boxes. Finally, during the Fall, the migration is in full swing and we band migrating raptors.

adirondackraptors@westelcom. com

I have been banding raptors for the past 25 years and had the privilege and honor to work with Birds of Prey under the guidance of Drs. Frederick and Francis Hamerstrom. I am also a public school educator, a falconer, a New York State licensed nuisance wildlife control officer, an adjunct college professor at Paul Smiths College and a retired wildlife rehabilitator.

The late great Francis Hamerstrom once remarked "Birds are not a streak to us, we know them as individuals." That is our philosophy at Adirondack raptors, we treat them with respect and reverance, but we know them as individuals.

Contact us at adirondackraptors@westelcom. com or Adirondack Raptors, 61 Davidson Road, Dickinson Center, NY 12930

The American kestrel is starting to decline in the Northeast, but in our study area the population has risen 6 fold. Our kestrel management study was set up to increase kestrel numbers and educate the general population about these spectacular creatures.

Northern goshawks are sensitive species and we are working with local state and county foresters to protect these birds during the nesting season.

Fall and Spring migrants are banded to determine where they are goimg to, how long they live and how the population is fairing. We are also searching for a more definitive method for determining the sex of the buteos and owls.