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adirondack raptor celebration

We look forward to seeing you at the 8th Annual Adirondack Raptor Celebration, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008 at the Adirondack Park Agency Visitor Interpretive Center in Newcomb.

raptors in residence - vic birds of prey

VIC staff will be showing all five of the Center’s non-releasable, education birds:

- great-horned owl (description on enature.com)
- eastern screech owl (description on enature.com)
- northern saw-whet owl (description on enature.com)
- American kestrel (description on enature.com)
- red-tailed hawk (description on enature.com)

These previously injured raptors were rescued and received care from wildlife rehabilitators, and none are able to survive in the wild. They work alongside naturalists for regular bird-on-hand programs at the Newcomb VIC throughout the year.

visiting raptors & hawk workshop

Beth Bidwell, director of the Wildlife Institute of Eastern New York in Fort Ann, will be presenting more non-releasable raptors and programs. Her husband, Brad Bidwell, will give a Hawk Identification Workshop. Held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

exhibits

Wildlife Photographer George Seymour, of Mountain Images, and wildlife photographer Thomas L. Delasin will have photographs of raptors on display and for sale. This year’s exhibitors include: the New York State Wildlife Rehabilitation Council and the High Peaks Audubon Society. Newcomb Central School and Long Lake Central School students will have a Raptor Art Show on display, and there will be other educational and recreational activities.

sponsors

The Adirondack Raptor Celebration is sponsored by the Adirondack Park Institute, the not-for-profit friends group that funds curricula, environmental education programs, special events and publications at the VICs.

plan your visit

The annual Adirondack Raptor Celebration at the Newcomb VIC is always held every October from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Sunday before Columbus Day.

Learn more about visiting the Newcomb region in Essex County.