The Adirondack Park is home to a wide variety of bird
species. There are more
than 100 species of birds in the Adirondacks, including
boreal birds, birds
of prey, perching birds, and waterfowl1. The park is
also home to about 29 species
of warblers that are listed as possible, probable, or
confirmed breeding birds2.
Overall, the varied habitats of the Adirondack Mountains
are home to over
200 species of birds3. Please note that the exact number
can vary depending
on the time of year and other factors.
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Faced with the seemingly impossible task of
penetrating the hard shells
of walnuts to gobble to sweetmeats inside, crows have
learned to lay
the nuts out in the middle of the road so that cars can
run them over
and crack them open. But perhaps most amazing of all,
the crows are reading traffic lights to know when it's
safe to arrange the nuts, and
when it's safe to hop down and gobble them up.
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