Birding the Adirondacks:
Teddy Roosevelt Bird Walk
8 June 2013

 

Adirondack Birding Center Director Brian McAllister led a bird walk on the Boreal Life Trail and the Barnum Brook Trail on 8 June 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 cool, overcast day after several days of heavy rain. We saw or heard a total of 33 birds. Highlights of the walk included some good views of a Magnolia Warbler on the Barnum Brook Trail, some excellent views of a Blue-headed Vireo and a Yellow-rumped Warbler on the Boreal Life Trail, and good views of Palm Warblers on Barnum Bog.

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

Black-throated Green Warbler	Ruffed Grouse
Nashville Warbler	American Robin
Winter Wren	Northern Parula
Blackburnian Warbler	Ovenbird
Blue-headed Vireo

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

Winter Wren	Black-throated Green Warbler
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Red-Breasted Nuthatch
Black-capped Chickadee	Magnolia Warbler
Northern Parula	Ovenbird
Tree Swallow	Red-eyed Vireo
American Crow	Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Blue Jay	Black-throated Blue Warbler

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

Ovenbird	Black-capped Chickadee
Black-throated Blue Warbler	Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Blue-headed Vireo
White-throated Sparrow	Red-Breasted Nuthatch
Palm Warbler	Alder Flycatcher
Swamp Sparrow	Hermit Thrush
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Blue Jay
Brown Creeper	Common Raven
American Black Duck	Nashville Warbler
Lincoln's Sparrow	Common Grackle
Common Yellowthroat	Chimney Swift
Common Loon	Ovenbird

We also observed the following wildflowers in bloom:

Yellow Pond Lily	Pink Lady's Slipper
Bunchberry	Wild Sarsaparilla
Starflower	Canada Mayflower
Labrador Tea	Clintonia