Birding the Adirondacks:
Teddy Roosevelt Bird Walk
23 June 2012
Adirondack Birding Center Director Brian McAllister led a bird walk on the Heron Marsh Trail, Jenkins Mountain Trail, and the Boreal Life Trail on 23 June 2012. 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. We saw or heard a total of 31 birds. Highlights of the walk included a good view of a Lincoln's Sparrow and Song Sparrow, and some excellent close-up views of a Palm Warbler on Barnum Bog. We also heard a Black-backed Woodpecker and encountered hundreds of tiny, just-hatched toads on the Boreal Life Trail, near the Barnum Pond overlook.
In the parking lot and near the VIC building, we saw or heard the following birds:
| Blue-headed Vireo | Red-eyed Vireo |
| American Goldfinch | American Robin |
| Red-eyed Vireo |
On the Heron Marsh Trail, we saw or heard the following birds:
On the Jenkins Mountain Trail, we saw or heard the following birds:
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Blue-headed Vireo |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Blue Jay |
| Ruffed Grouse | Yellow-rumped Warbler |
| Nashville Warbler | Song Sparrow |
| Northern Parula |
On the Boreal Life Trail, we saw or heard the following birds:
We also observed a number of wildflowers in bloom or in bud: