Birding the Adirondacks:
Teddy Roosevelt Bird Walk
18 July 2013

 

Adirondack Birding Center Director Brian McAllister led a bird walk on the Boreal Life Trail and the Barnum Brook Trail on 18 July 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. It was a hot, humid day with a mixture of clouds and sun. We saw or heard a total of 27 birds. Highlights of the walk included some good views of a male Magnolia Warbler and a Purple Finch in the VIC parking lot. We also had good views of a group of Golden-crowned Kinglets near Barnum Bog and a Lincoln's Sparrow on the bog.

In the parking lot and near the VIC building, we saw or heard the following birds:

American Robin	Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo	Ovenbird
Cedar Waxwing	Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler	Golden-crowned Kinglet
Purple Finch	Black-capped Chickadee
American Crow	Yellow-rumped Warbler

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

Blue-headed Vireo	Red-Breasted Nuthatch
Broad-winged Hawk	Winter Wren
Black-capped Chickadee	Hermit Thrush
Black-throated Blue Warbler	Black-throated Green Warbler
White-throated Sparrow	Nashville Warbler
Red-eyed Vireo	Golden-crowned Kinglet
Northern Flicker	Palm Warbler
Lincoln's Sparrow	Turkey Vulture

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

Red-eyed Vireo	Cedar Waxwing
Swamp Sparrow	Northern Parula
American Bittern	Common Yellowthroat

We also observed many summer-flowering wildflowers in bloom, including:

Blue Flag Iris	Cotton Grass
Cow-wheat	Dewdrop
Grass Pink	Pickerelweed
Pitcher Plant	Rose Pogonia
Roundleaf Sundew	Spreading Dogbane
White Fringed Orchid	Yellow Pond Lily
Swamp Candles	Northern Club Spur Orchis
Hop clover	St. John's Wort
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