{"id":1980,"date":"2018-11-12T16:11:06","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T21:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/?page_id=1980"},"modified":"2025-04-09T21:15:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T01:15:31","slug":"guides-and-activities-for-your-visit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/visit\/guides-and-activities-for-your-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Guides and Activities for Your Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full featured\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"908\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/recordingData-CLO-FI.jpg\" alt=\"girl recording notes outside. photo courtesy of CLO\" class=\"wp-image-1999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/recordingData-CLO-FI.jpg 908w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/recordingData-CLO-FI-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/recordingData-CLO-FI-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/recordingData-CLO-FI-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ask at the front desk for activities you can enjoy while walking the 5 miles of trails in Sapsucker Woods. <em>Photo courtesy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/gp\/28206099@N03\/20JxcB\">Cornell Lab<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The following resources are free and will help you get the most out of your visit to the Cornell Lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group sidebar-alignright is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group sidebar-alignnone left-border is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plan Your Visit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-sans-font-family has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Cornell Lab of Ornithology<\/strong><br>159 Sapsucker Woods Rd.<br>Ithaca, NY 14850 (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/wPSHyzqJU6T2\">map<\/a>)<br>1-800-843-BIRD (2473)<br>1-607-254-2473<br><a href=\"mailto:ornithfrontdesk@cornell.edu\">ornithfrontdesk@cornell.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-sans-font-family has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Visitor Center and Wild Birds Unlimited Store<\/strong>: Tuesday\u2013Sunday 10AM to 4PM. Closed Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-sans-font-family has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Trails:<\/strong>\u00a0Open daily, dawn to dusk. No dogs or bicycles please. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Map-of-Sapsucker-Woods.pdf\">Download the trail map<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-sans-font-family has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Admission:<\/strong>&nbsp;Free<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Map-of-Sapsucker-Woods.pdf\">Trail map\u00a0for Sapsucker Woods<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use eBird to check&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ebird.org\/hotspot\/L97555\">recent bird sightings<\/a> in Sapsucker Woods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For young visitors and their teachers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/academy.allaboutbirds.org\/wallofbirds\/\">Wall of Birds interactive feature<\/a>: Get a sneak peek at the incredible Wall of Birds mural, with an explorable world map and highly detailed images of the nearly 300 illustrations on the wall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/YOUTH-Guide-to-SSW_pages_20230808.pdf\">Youth guide and activities for the trails<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Instructions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dl.allaboutbirds.org\/how-to-use-and-adjust-binoculars\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/dl.allaboutbirds.org\/how-to-use-and-adjust-binoculars\">How to use binoculars<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Download these mobile apps<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/merlin.allaboutbirds.org\/\">Merlin Bird ID<\/a>: A bird ID wizard! 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