{"id":3226,"date":"2025-06-13T16:43:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T16:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-ithaca-trails.pantheonsite.io\/?post_type=experience&#038;p=3226"},"modified":"2025-07-17T17:25:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T17:25:48","slug":"birdwatching-in-ithaca","status":"publish","type":"experience","link":"https:\/\/ithacatrails.org\/experience\/birdwatching-in-ithaca\/","title":{"rendered":"Birdwatching in Ithaca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Both casual and experienced birders can find winged wildlife across Tompkins County. A trip to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">Cornell Lab of Ornithology <\/span><\/a>to hike <span class=\"s2\">Sapsucker Woods<\/span> is a perfect way to start your bid watching adventure in Ithaca. In addition to __ miles of trails, the \u201cLab of O.\u201d has a visitor center filled with interactive exhibits focused on our fine feathered friends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The best locations for bird watching change seasonally. The trail suggestions below are provided courtesy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/cbc14850\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">Cayuga Bird Club<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Spring<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithacatrails.org\/trail\/lighthouse-point-natural-area\/\">Lighthouse Point Natural Area<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Summer<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithacatrails.org\/trail\/roy-h-park-preserve\/\">Roy H. Park Preserve<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Fall<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithacatrails.org\/trail\/dryden-rail-trail\/\">Dryden Rail Trail (Dryden Lake)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Winter<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithacatrails.org\/trail\/cayuga-waterfront-trail\/\">Cayuga Waterfront Trail (Stewart Park)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3933,"template":"","class_list":["post-3226","experience","type-experience","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ithacatrails.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/experience\/3226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ithacatrails.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/experience"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ithacatrails.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/experience"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/ithacatrails.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/experience\/3226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5330,"href":"https:\/\/ithacatrails.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/experience\/3226\/revisions\/5330"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ithacatrails.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ithacatrails.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}