Birding the Adirondacks:
Teddy Roosevelt Bird Walk
6 July 2013
Adirondack Birding Center Director Brian McAllister led a bird walk on the Heron Marsh Trail and the Boreal Life Trail on 6 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 warm day after several weeks of rainy weather. We saw or heard a total of 18 birds. Highlights of the walk included some good views of an Osprey being chased by several Red-winged Blackbirds over Heron Marsh. We also watched a recently-fledged Black-throated Blue Warbler being fed by its mother, as well as a family of Golden-crowned Kinglets.
On the Heron Marsh Trail, we saw or heard the following birds:
| Osprey | Red-winged Blackbird |
| White-throated Sparrow | Swamp Sparrow |
| Winter Wren | Northern Parula |
| Mallard | Common Yellowthroat |
| Black-capped Chickadee | American Robin |
On the Boreal Life Trail, we saw or heard the following birds:
We
also observed the following wildflowers and shrubs in bloom:
| Yellow Pond Lily | White Water-lily |
| Common Wood Sorrel | Partridgeberry |
| Sheep Laurel | Pitcher Plant |
| Grass Pink | White Fringed Orchid |
| Rose Pogonia |