New York's Seaway Trail

Volunteer bander Karen Vilas, left, leads a family back to the banding station after collecting some birds at the Braddock Bay Bird Observatory near Rochester, N.Y.

Susan Smith, Mark Duetschlander, Karen Vilas, and Erin Karnatz measure and band birds at the Braddock Bay Bird Observatory near Rochester, N.Y.

Greg Lawrence gets a closer look at a Tennessee Warbler during a visit to the Braddock Bay Bird Observatory near Rochester, N.Y.

This photo released by Seaway Trail, Inc. shows an artists rendering of the birding spots along the 518-mile Seaway Trail. The trail, a national scenic byway, features a wide variety of bird habitats, many of which are being highlighted with 17 new educational kiosks being erected in the summer of 2008.

Volunteer bander Karen Vilas measures a bird at the Braddock Bay Bird Observatory near Rochester, N.Y.

A Tennessee Warbler is viewed under a magnifying glass at the Braddock Bay Bird Observatory near Rochester, N.Y.

Erin Karnatz collects birds for banding at the Braddock Bay Bird Observatory near Rochester, N.Y.

Griffin Peter listens to the heart beat of a common yellow throat warbler during a visit to the Braddock Bay Bird Observatory near Rochester, N.Y.