Spring in the Adirondacks brings a chorus of birdsong to go with your morning coffee. And if you like this pairing, you’ll love how the Adirondack Land Trust and Birds & Beans Coffee have teamed up to celebrate migratory birds and give away bird-friendly coffee. 

Here’s how it works:  

The first person to email us that they have seen each species will win a 12-ounce bag of Birds & Beans coffee for a total of six prizes. The first person to email us that they have seen all six species will win two pounds of Birds & Beans Coffee. 

No binoculars? No problem. The Adirondack Land Trust’s Birding for All program places birding kits with binoculars and field guides in libraries throughout the region for free use. Check our Birding for All page to see if your library has a kit available.

What’s all the flap about migratory birds? Habitat loss throughout their ranges as well as exposure to pesticides and toxic agro-chemicals are the leading causes for the loss of nearly 3 billion breeding adult birds between 1970 and 2019. These threats have a negative effect on the six species in this challenge: scarlet tanager, chestnut-sided warbler (photo above), wood thrush, Baltimore oriole, American redstart, Eastern kingbird.

The Adirondack Land Trust works to conserve forests, waters, farms, and wild places across a region where migratory birds live and breed in summer. Birds & Beans Coffee helps protect the winter habitat of migratory birds by working with family farms in Central America that provide forest-like habitat for birds by planting under a tree canopy rather than clearing farms of vegetation.

This shared commitment to conserving bird habitat is why the Adirondack Land Trust is proud to have Birds & Beans Coffee as a Business & Community Partner. Visit birdsandbeanscoffee.com to learn more.

Photo by Derek Rogers