LAKE PLACID, ADIRONDACKS USA —The ADK Mountain Club will host a lecture about birding on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in
the Adirondack Mountain Club's (ADK's) High Peaks Information Center,
located at Heart Lake in Lake Placid. This presentation is free and open
to the public.

This introduction to birding will appeal to the novice and the experienced birder as well. Joan will discuss many aspects of birding and enjoying birds including songs and calls, appearance & identification, habitats, behavior, food, migration, nesting, birding ethics, and conservation. The presentation will feature audio recordings, video, photographs, and power point slides. The many wonderful resources available to learn about birds including books, videos, DVDs and audio CDs will be on hand.

Joan Collins is president of Adirondack Avian Expeditions and Workshops, LLC. She is a member of the Board of Directors for the NYS Ornithological Association and Northern NY Audubon. She leads birding field trips year-round, is a NYS licensed guide and Adirondack 46r. Joan has published several journal, magazine, and newspaper articles on wildlife and conservation topics in various publications. Joan gives presentations on a variety of avian topics throughout New York State.

The Adirondack Mountain Club, founded in 1922, is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to protecting the New York State Forest Preserve and other wild lands and waters through conservation and advocacy, environmental education and responsible recreation.

For more information about our programs, directions or questions about membership, contact ADK North Country office in Lake Placid (518) 523-3441 or visit our Web site at www.adk.org