Silver Lake Bog Preserve is owned and maintained by The Nature Conservancy. This is Adirondack boreal lowlands habitat. There is a half-mile boardwalk that runs straight through the bog with 15 marked stops that interpret the ecology and plant life. The boardwalk is completely walled by white cedars, black spruce and tamaracks of varying height, with scrub and bog plants below. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Blue-headed Vireo, Brown Creeper, Winter Wren, Swainson's Thrush, Nashville, Northern Parula, Magnolia, Yellow-rumped, Black-and-White and Canada Warblers are all summer residents. White-throated Sparrow and Purple Finch are abundant, too. This is one of the few places remaining in New York State where an Olive-sided Flycatcher can be seen singing from the top of a dead snag. Bring your camera.

Meet at 5:30AM at Colonie Center in Albany, Sears Auto Center at the intersection of Central Ave. and Wolf Rd. We will be on the Wolf Rd. side of Sears Auto Center. It is a two and one-half hour drive to the preserve. Contact the trip leader if you plan on attending. HMBC members will find the coordinator's email address and phone number in the Members’ Directory on this site. Non-members wishing to attend should send a note to Don Gresens, the Field Trip Committee Chair.