Birding the Adirondacks:
Warbler ID Workshop
20 June 2015

On 20 June 2015, Adirondack Birding Center Director Brian McAllister led a Warbler ID Workshop, including a one-hour slide show and a two-hour bird walk on the Logger's Loop Trail. The workshop began with a slide show presentation on warblers. We learned about basic techniques of warbler identification, including habitat, song, behavior, and appearance. Of the 56 species of warblers who migrate to the US in the warmer months, 26 species breed within the Adirondack Park Blue Line.

The presentation covered the following birds, providing close-up photos of each bird (courtesy of Larry Master), information on what habitat each bird prefers, song, typical behavior, field markings, where to look for the bird at the VIC and surrounding areas, and status of the bird.

Blackburnian Warbler	Chestnut-sided Warbler
Ovenbird	Black-and-white Warbler
Northern Parula	Nashville Warbler
Palm Warbler	Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler	Common Yellowthroat
Black-throated Green Warbler	Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Redstart	Mourning Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler	Canada Warbler
Cape May Warbler	Northern Waterthrush
Yellow Warbler	Golden-winged Warbler

After the slide show, we walked up the Logger's Loop Trail to sample some of the VIC's warblers. We saw or heard a total of 19 species of birds, including seven warbler species. The highlight of the walk was a series of extended views of a Northern Parula (pictured above) on the edge of the wetland area where the Logger's Loop Trail crosses Barnum Brook. eBird Checklist

Birds Seen or Heard During the Walk
1	Ruffed Grouse
1	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1	Blue-headed Vireo
3	Red-eyed Vireo
4	Black-capped Chickadee
3	Red-breasted Nuthatch
1	Brown Creeper
1	Hermit Thrush
4	American Robin
7	Cedar Waxwing
5	Ovenbird
1	Nashville Warbler
4	Northern Parula
3	Magnolia Warbler
3	Black-throated Blue Warbler
1	Yellow-rumped Warbler
1	Black-throated Green Warbler
2	White-throated Sparrow
1	Purple Finch