Wild Neighbors Nature Connection LLC
Birding for connection in New York's Adirondack Park and the surrounding region.
Helping people experience transformational connection with nature's community.
Specializing in guided birding, wildlife observation, young naturalist series, and nature awareness training in New York's Adirondack Park, Wild Neighbors Nature Connection outings can include hiking, paddling, backpacking, handicapped-accessible options and more.
*Classic Adirondack Boreal Birding
*Single-Day Outings
*Multi-day Backpacking Birding Trips
*Birding by Kayak/Canoe
*Backcountry Birding at seldom visited birding hotspots
*Handicapped Accessible Birding Options
Wild Neighbors Nature Connection offers guided birding services primarily in Franklin, Essex, and St. Lawrence Counties in NY. Whether you're interested in developing new birding skills, locating target species, or digging deep into an understanding of birds and their environments, Wild Neighbors Nature Connection can help you make the most of your next Adirondack birding experience. Click here for more info.
Upcoming Events
Yoga with BirdsSun, May 18Malone
Schedule a Relational Birding workshop for your group or organization. Debar Pond is a popular venue for this experience, but Relational Birding Workshops can be done anywhere. Works best as five separate half-day sessions, each made to build upon the previous session. Deepen your sense of connection with nature and learn a skillset that will result in satisfying experiences with wildlife. Learn and apply the Relational Birding Method to your engagement with nature’s community. This interactive workshop includes the following five modules: Practicing Peaceful Presence, The ABC’s of Relational Birding, Shifting Perspective, Full Sensory Engagement, and Waiting in the Wilderness. Participants will receive a certificate upon completion of all five Relational Birding Workshop modules. Pack a lunch and water. $50 per person per session (special group rates may apply). Registration fee includes course book. Group size limited to 12. Must have at least 5 people registered 1 week prior to each outing.
Links to Rich Hanlon's two books on the topic of Relational Birding can be found below:
Woodpecker Oneness Curriculum- A book that invites an awareness of woodpeckers as expressions of the wonder and enchantment of our forests. Designed for young people ages 7-12.
Birding for Connection: The Relational Birding Method- Enjoy stories about how practicing the Relational Birding Method has resulted in the author's satisfying encounters with an angry goshawk, a majestic great gray owl, a blackburnian warbler neighbor, a peaceful porcupine, and an inquisitive family of river otters. Learn about skills and practices that can help you bring a peaceful presence to nature's community, expand your awareness of birds and other wildlife, and percieve the oneness that embraces us all.
