-what a marvellous place to begin your new hobby; the Atlantic Flyway is a major bird migration route that is adjacent to the Adirondack Forest Reserve; this site has a very detailed timetable of Spring and Fall migration times for many species: (- " it is estimated that 84 million people live within a day's drive of the Adirondack Forest preserve"! (Adirondack Park agency); this is an interesting table that lays out a detailed timetable of Spring and Fall migration along the Atlantic Flyway: http://www.birdnature.com/spny.html