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Newcomb VIC - Bird-Of-Prey programs

Join Newcomb VIC naturalists for a live Bird-of-Prey Program featuring the Center's non-releasable education birds, and get a close-up look at the special adaptations of these creatures. Each of these Adirondack raptors was rescued and received care from wildlife rehabilitators; however, none are able to survive in the wild. The birds work alongside naturalists in bird-on-hand programs.

In all, the Newcomb VIC has five birds of prey: a great-horned owl, a red-tailed hawk, an eastern screech owl, a northern saw-whet owl and an American kestrel (falcon). Only a couple of the birds are featured at the Bird-of-Prey presentations.

The bird-on-hand programs are free and open to the public and are sponsored by the Adirondack Park Institute, the not-for-profit organization that supports innovative environmental education programs, curricula, special events and publications at the Newcomb and Paul Smiths VICs.

Bird-of-Prey presentations at the Newcomb VIC are held at various times throughout the year. Check out the calendar of events for upcoming programs. Also make sure to stop by the annual Adirondack Raptor Celebration at the Newcomb VIC, which is held every October from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Sunday before Columbus Day.