GLIN==> Press release: Great Lakes Seaway Trail publishes guide to America's next birding travel hot spot

Press Release: IMMEDIATE USE: December 17, 2009
Contacts: 
Teresa Mitchell, Seaway Trail Foundation, 315-646-1000
Author Gerald A. Smith, cell: 315-771-7902

Great Lakes Seaway Trail Publishes Guide to America¹s Next Birding Travel
Hot Spot 

Sackets Harbor, NY ­ Birders interested in finding the best birding spots
year-round for all manner of migratory & resident raptors, songbirds, and
waterfowl along the big waters of the Great Lakes Seaway Trail in New York
and Pennsylvania now have new resources to enjoy.

The Seaway Trail Foundation has developed a new birding theme guidebook,
audio tour CD, notecards and outdoor storytellers to help birders find their
favorite flyers along the St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, the Niagara
River and Lake Erie.

The Birding the Great Lakes Seaway Trail by ornithologist Gerald A. Smith is
a soft cover, full color traveler¹s field guide to birding hot spots along
the 518-mile shoreline byway that is one of America¹s Byways and a National
Recreation Trail. 

Funding for the book was provided by the Great Lakes Seaway Trail in
partnership with the Federal Highway Administration¹s National Scenic Byways
Program, the New York State Department of Transportation¹s Scenic Byways
Program in the Office of Environment¹s Landscape Architecture Bureau, and
the John Ben Snow Foundation, Pulaski, NY.

New York State Department of Transportation Acting Commissioner Stanley Gee
said, ³The Great Lakes Seaway Trail National Scenic Byway provides a
magnificent trip through the landscapes of the St. Lawrence Seaway, Lake
Erie, Lake Ontario and New York State¹s northern and western borders. I know
Governor Paterson is proud that we support this trail and other scenic
byways across the state so that travelers can enjoy the history, natural
beauty, and recreational opportunities that alternative routes provide.
Congratulations to the Seaway Trail Foundation for publishing their new
birding guidebook, which is sure to delight generations of bird watchers and
other visitors.²

Noted regional birders Willie D¹Anna, an Eaton Birding Society Award winner
in Western NY; Jerry McWilliams of the Presque Isle (PA) Audubon Society;
and Bird Coalition of Rochester Executive Director David Semple wrote
chapters for the book. Wildlife artist Robert McNamara of Art of the
Wilderness, Cleveland, NY, designed and illustrated the guide edited by
Julie Covey. The book retails for $19.95.

A companion audio CD, Birding the Great Lakes Seaway Trail Audio Tour,²
features the voices of wildlife biologist Kimberly Corwin and Adirondack
Kids® co-author and television show host Gary Allen VanRiper. The 80-minute
CD retails for $9.95.

The nonprofit Seaway Trail Foundation, based in Sackets Harbor, NY, has also
developed birding notecards and a series of bird-themed Great Lakes Seaway
Trail outdoor storyteller interpretive panels ­ all designed by McNamara ­
to enhance birders¹ travel along the coastal byway.

Great Lakes Seaway Trail birding maps are online at www.seawaytrail.com.
This new guidebook book is the latest in the ³Best of the Byways² (American
Recreation Coalition) series published by the Great Lakes Seaway Trail,
Sackets Harbor, NY, 315-646-1000. # # #

Book Backgrounder
 
Birding the Great Lakes Seaway Trail
A Traveler¹s Guide to the 518-mile Freshwater Birder¹s Paradise Along
America¹s Byways in New York and Pennsylvania  - Great Lakes Seaway Trail  ~
Seaway Trail Pennsylvania
By Gerald A. Smith

Published by:  Seaway Trail Foundation, Sackets Harbor, NY
ISBN: 978-0-943689-08-1 / ISBN 10: 0-943689-08-2
Library of Congress No: 2009925068
The Great Lakes Seaway Trail is the hot new, year-round birding destination!
·      220-page full color 5.5 inch x 8.5 inch guide perfect for experienced
& new birders seeking freshwater birding hotspots
 
·      18 chapters include writing by noted regional birders: Eaton Birding
Society Award winner Willie D¹Anna, Jerry McWilliams of the Presque Isle
(PA) Audubon Society, and Bird Coalition of Rochester Executive Director
David Semple
 
·      38 maps, 136 illustrations of notable species for each area
·      Illustrated by wildlife artist Robert McNamara; edited by Julie Covey
·      Introduction by Seaway Trail Foundation Chair Pope Vickers, Great
Lakes Seaway Trail Chairman Chuck Krupke and President & CEO Teresa Mitchell
 
·      How to get to sites, when to go, best viewing opportunities by season
·      Detailed directions include GPS coordinates
·      Easy search with graphic index with color-coded edges and symbols
 
·       Suggested Retail Price $19.95, at www.seawaytrail.com and bookstores
 
·      "Birding the Great Lakes Seaway Trail Audio Tour² CD, 80 min.,
narrated by wildlife biologist Kimberly Corwin and Adirondack Kids®
co-author & television show host Gary Allen VanRiper, retails for $9.95.
 
·      The nonprofit Seaway Trail Foundation also publishes a series of
birding notecards by wildlife artist Robert McNamara of Art of the
Wilderness, Cleveland, NY.
 
·     A series of Great Lakes Seaway Trail outdoor storyteller interpretive
panels enhances birding travelers¹ experience of the byway that is one of
America¹s Byways and a National Recreation Trail; see examples online at
www.seawaytrail.com.


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