Birding the Adirondacks:
Teddy Roosevelt Bird Walk
22 May 2013

 

Adirondack Birding Center Director Brian McAllister led a bird walk on the Boreal Life Trail and the Barnum Brook Trail on 22 May 2013. 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. We saw or heard a total of 38 different species. Highlights of the walk included some excellent views of several Palm Warblers on Barnum Bog. We also had some good views of a Black-throated Green Warbler and a Northern Parula.

We saw or heard the following birds:

Ruby-throated Hummingbird	1	American Robin	5
Belted Kingfisher	2	Ovenbird	2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	1	Nashville Warbler	2
Hairy Woodpecker	1	Common Yellowthroat	1
Northern Flicker	1	Northern Parula	2
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	1	Blackburnian Warbler	3
Eastern Phoebe	1	Black-throated Blue Warbler	2
Blue-headed Vireo	1	Palm Warbler	4
Red-eyed Vireo	2	Yellow-rumped Warbler	2
Blue Jay	3	Black-throated Green Warbler	2
American Crow	1	Magnolia Warbler	3
Barn Swallow	3	Chipping Sparrow	2
Black-capped Chickadee	2	Lincoln's Sparrow	1
Red-Breasted Nuthatch	1	Swamp Sparrow	2
Winter Wren	2	White-throated Sparrow	1
Golden-crowned Kinglet	2	Scarlet Tanager	1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	1	Red-winged Blackbird	3
Hermit Thrush	1	Purple Finch	2
Mallard	1	American Goldfinch	1

We also observed the following wildflowers in bloom:

Painted Trillium	Purple Trillium
Bog Laurel	Goldthread