Birding the Adirondacks:
Teddy Roosevelt Bird Walk
30 June 2012
Adirondack Birding Center Director Brian McAllister led a bird walk on the Jenkins Mountain Trail and the woodland portion of the Boreal Life Trail on 30 June 2012. 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 25 birds. Highlights of the walk included some excellent views of the often heard, but seldom seen Winter Wren on the Hemlock Connector (between the Jenkins Mountain Trail and the Boreal Life Trail) and some close-up views of a Hermit Thrush. We also heard a Chestnut-sided Warbler in the second-growth area on the Jenkins Mountain Trail and saw a snapping turtle on Barnum Brook.
In the parking lot and near the VIC building, we saw or heard the following birds:
On the Jenkins Mountain Trail, we saw or heard the following birds:
On the Hemlock Connector (between the Jenkins Mountain Trail and the Boreal Life Trail), we saw or heard the following birds:
| Winter Wren | Northern Parula |
| White-throated Sparrow | Black-capped Chickadee |
On the wooded portion of the Boreal Life Trail (from the Hemlock Connector to the gazebo by the VIC parking lot), we saw or heard the following birds:
| Northern Parula | Hermit Thrush |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | Nashville Warbler |
| Blackburnian Warbler | Blue-headed Vireo |
| Black-throated Green Warbler |
We also observed a number of wildflowers in bloom:
| Common Wood Sorrel | Spreading Dogbane |
| Partridgeberry |