New York state opens new viewing sites on birding trail

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced the expansion of its state birding trail, adding 12 new sites that provide quality viewing. The New York State Birding Trail now has 402 sites, and the new additions sit in the Finger Lakes to the Hudson Valley region. “The New York State Birding Trail provides enjoyable, affordable opportunities for all New Yorkers, regardless of age, ability, identity or background, to have access to locations to experience the joy of watching birds,” said New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton in a press release. “With hundreds of visiting and resident bird species to observe this summer—including songbirds, waterfowl and birds of prey—there is a spot on the birding trail for everyone to experience all New York has to offer.”

Read more at the New York Department of Environmental Conservation.