Location: From Northway Exit 35, drive west on Bear Swamp Road to Main Street in Peru. Turn right and drive past the grocery stores on Gorman Way. Take the next right turn onto Mason Hill Road. Parking area is at the bottom of the hill.

This field trip is co-sponsored between NNYA and the Town of Plattsburgh Recreation Department. Field trip leaders are Betsy Miner, Mar Bodine, and Ken Adams. The planned route is about 1.5 miles round trip. The Park includes open fields and forest along the Little Ausable River. Many species of songbirds can be seen and heard along the nature trail such as chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, American redstart, yellow warbler, pine warbler, ovenbird, and scarlet tanager. Birders of all experience levels are welcome. Group size is limited to 20 (we may divide into smaller groups). Priority is given to Town of Plattsburgh residents and to NNYA members. The Park includes interpretive signage about the Park’s history and features a historic building, constructed of Potsdam sandstone in 1836. The Heyworth-Mason building was used for many purposes including woolen mill, starch factory, tannery, and lumber mill. After the lumber mill closed, the building was divided into apartments known as the Heyworth Village Apartments. It was the only building to survive the big flood of 1998.

To Register: Call Erin Pangborn (518-562-6860) or email her at erinp@townofplattsburgh.org