These are directions to some of the birding
spots in the Greater Capital Region. See our book Birding New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region
for more information.
Ann Lee Pond
Black Creek
Marsh
Cherry Plain
State Park
Collins Lake
Five Rivers Environmental
Education Center
Huyck Preserve
Peebles Island State Park
Saratoga National Historical Park
Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic
Preserve
Ann Lee Pond
Just south of Albany International Airport
Take exit 4 from the Adirondack Northway (I-87) - follow SR 155
west for about 2 miles - the park will be on your left
Black Creek Marsh
At the southern end of the Adrirondack Northway (I-87) take
US 20 (Western Ave) west for about 2.4 miles - turn left (south) onto
SR 155 - continue about 5 miles to SR 85A in Voorheesville - bear right
at
the "Y" intersection - travel about .5 mile to the intersection with CR
156 - follow CR 156 about .6 miles - turn right on Koonz Rd for about
.25
miles - bear right onto Hennessey Rd - park well off the road where the
railroad crosses Hennesey
Cherry Plain State Park
From Albany take I-90 east to exit 7 - turn left onto
CR 55 (Washington Ave) for 1.6 miles - at light, continue
straight
on SR 43 east to Sand Lake - at intersection with SR 66, proceed
straight
onto CR 42 (Taborton Rd) to Taborton
Collins Lake
Scotia, New York
From Schenectady, take SR 5 west crossing the Mohawk River via the
Western Gateway Bridge towards Scotia - at north end of the bridge turn
right onto Schonowe Ave - turn left onto Kiwanis to view
from the south shore - to view from the east shore, continue on Schonowe
- turn left on Washington Ave - drive north to the Quinlan Park entrance
Five Rivers Environmental Education
Center
Delmar, New York
From the intersection of SR 443 (Delaware Ave) and CR 52 (Elm Ave)
in Delmar,
proceed southwest away from Albany on SR 443 for 1.3 miles -
turn right onto Orchard St - turn left onto Game Farm Rd to the main
parking area
Huyck Preserve
From Albany, take SR 85 south for about 20 miles to
Rensselaerville - start at the main office at the end of Main St
Peebles Island State Park
Cohoes, New York
From Albany, take I-787 north to SR 470 (Ontario St) in
Cohoes - turn right (east) on SR 470 - cross two
small bridges and continue for about .5 mile - turn left onto Delaware
Ave just before the third bridge - follow Delaware Ave north for about
a mile to a parking area at the end
Saratoga National Historical Park
Take Exit 12 off the Adirondack Northway (I-87) - travel
east on SR 67 (crossing route 9) onto Dunning Rd - take Dunning to the
end to a "T" intersectoin at Saratoga Lake - turn right onto SR 9P -
turn right on SR 423 for about 4 miles - turn left onto SR 32 for about
2 miles to
the park entrance on the right
Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve
Clifton Park, New York
Take Exit 8 off the Adirondack Northway (I-87) - travel west on
Crescent Rd for about 2 miles - turn left onto Van Vranken Rd
to the
end at about 1 mile - the main parking area is directly ahead on
Riverview
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