Birding the Adirondacks:
Teddy Roosevelt Bird Walk
12 July 2014

 

Adirondack Birding Center Director Brian McAllister led a bird walk on the Loggers Loop Trail, the Barnum Brook Trail , and the Boreal Life Trail on 12 July 2014. The walk was part of the "TR" Birding Series. The walk began at 9:00 AM, when we met in the VIC building at the Paul Smith's College VIC.

It was a warm, sunny morning. We saw or heard a total of 32 bird species. Highlights of the walk included hearing the song of the Black-and-white Warbler -- the first sign of this bird at the VIC this season. We also saw a Belted Kingfisher, hovering over Heron Marsh, and a Palm Warbler on Barnum Bog. We also got to see an Ovenbird -- a bird which is often heard, but seldom seen.

In the VIC parking lot (a reliable birding hot spot), we saw or heard the following birds:

American Robin	Red-breasted Nuthatch
Black-capped Chickadee	Cedar Waxwing
Purple Finch	Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler	Winter Wren
Northern Parula	Red-breasted Nuthatch
Black-and-white Warbler

On the Loggers Loop Trail, we heard or saw the following birds:

Winter Wren	Hermit Thrush
Ovenbird	Red-breasted Nuthatch

On the Barnum Brook Trail, we heard or saw the following birds:

Common Yellowthroat	Swamp Sparrow
Belted Kingfisher	Blue Jay
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Red-winged Blackbird
Wood Duck	American Goldfinch
Ovenbird	Black-capped Chickadee
Lincoln's Sparrow	Red-eyed Vireo
Blackburnian Warbler	Tree Swallow
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Blue-headed Vireo

On the Boreal Life Trail, we saw or heard the following birds:

Yellow-rumped Warbler	Golden-crowned Kinglet
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Hermit Thrush
Black-throated Green Warbler	White-throated Sparrow
Winter Wren	Nashville Warbler
Palm Warbler	Cedar Waxwing
Lincoln's Sparrow	Turkey Vulture

We also identified the following plants in bloom:

Partridgeberry	Cotton Grass
Grass Pink	Dewdrop
Pitcher Plant	Rose Pogonia
Yellow Pond Lily