Five Rivers Environmental Education Center

Five Rivers Environmental Education Center is a living museum comprising over 450 acres of broad fields, towering forests, and tranquil wetlands. Five Rivers offers people of all ages a rich variety of guided and self-guided opportunities to encounter nature directly. Stimulating interpretive programs and guided school lessons promote awareness, knowledge and appreciation of New York State’s environment year ’round. With over 10 miles of trails for self-guided exploration, Five Rivers fosters discovery, spiritual refreshment and physical fitness through wholesome outdoor recreation.

http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1835.html

Walked out to Five Rivers this evening to bird watch. 🚶

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Walked out to Five Rivers this evening to bird watch. 🚶

  • Nice evening, good walk away from the craziness of it wll
  • While I was walking out there passed five sheriff’s cars heading towards the city to enforce the city curfew
  • Shortly after I got out there spotted a beautiful blue bird – New York’s State Bird for good reason, really beautiful
  • Bunch of crows, tons of robbins both male and female, song sparrows and a gold finch
  • Lots of chipmunk calls but didn’t spot them this time
  • Studied two eastern cottontail rabbits that were looking at each other, one was cleaning himself. Maybe mother and child
  • Didn’t hear spring peepers too cold
  • Headed back around 7:15 pm. A brief rain shower heading home
  • Made it home by eight. Very quiet walk home, virtually no traffic with the coronavirus pandemic leaving business closed, the curfew in the city and the fact its a Sunday night

Decided to walk out to Five Rivers Environmental Education Center to do some birding 🐦

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Decided to walk out to Five Rivers Environmental Education Center to do some birding 🐦

Turned out to be a much nicer day than expected. While I wasn’t planning on driving anywhere today I’m now thinking about driving out to Black Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area to watch birds at dusk. Quartine plus getting a nice pair of binoculars from my parents has really got me into birding.