Birding the Adirondacks:
Teddy Roosevelt Bird Walk
31 May 2014
On 31 May 2014, Adirondack Birding Center Director Brian McAllister led a bird walk on the Loggers Loop Trail, Boreal Life Trail, and the Barnum Brook Trail. 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 cool, brilliantly sunny day. We saw or heard a total of 31 bird species. Highlights of the walk included excellent views of Blackburnian Warblers in breeding plumage, as well as good views of an American Bittern on Heron Marsh. We also had a distant view of a Common Loon on Barnum Pond (from the Boreal Life Trail overlook).
In and around the VIC parking lot, we saw or heard the following birds:
| Eastern Phoebe | Ovenbird |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Black-throated Blue Warbler |
| Chipping Sparrow | Blackburnian Warbler |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Yellow-rumped Warbler |
| American Robin |
On the Barnum Brook Trail, we saw or heard the following birds:
On the Loggers Loop Trail, we saw or heard the following birds:
| Magnolia Warbler | Ovenbird |
| Winter Wren | Black-throated Green Warbler |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Blue Jay |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Red-breasted Nuthatch |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Red-eyed Vireo |
On the Boreal Life Trail, we saw or heard the following birds:
We also observed the following shrubs and wildflowers in bloom or bud:
| Painted Trillium | Hobblebush |
| Foamflower | Buckbean |
| Leatherleaf | Indian Cucumber-root |
| Starflower | Cotton Grass |
| Bog Laurel | Bog Rosemary |