Birding the Adirondacks:
Teddy Roosevelt Bird Walk
14 June 2014

 

On 14 June 2014, Adirondack Birding Center Director Brian McAllister led a bird walk on the Boreal Life Trail and the Barnum Brook Trail. 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 cloudy, cool morning. We saw or heard a total of 30 bird species.  Highlights of the walk included excellent views of a Hermit Thrush on the Boreal Life Trail and a Lincoln's Sparrow on Barnum Bog.

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

Black-throated Green Warbler	Ovenbird
Black-capped Chickadee	Yellow-rumped Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler	American Robin
Northern Parula	Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-eyed Vireo	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Cedar Waxwing
Magnolia Warbler	Chipping Sparrow

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

Northern Parula	Ovenbird
Blackburnian Warbler	Black-capped Chickadee
Hermit Thrush	White-throated Sparrow
Nashville Warbler	Common Raven
Purple Finch	Northern Flicker
Lincoln's Sparrow	Magnolia Warbler
Blue-headed Vireo	Black-throated Green Warbler
Winter Wren	Golden-crowned Kinglet
Black-throated Blue Warbler

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

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Hermit Thrush
Turkey Vulture	Red-winged Blackbird
Swamp Sparrow	Common Yellowthroat
Wood Duck	Red-eyed Vireo
Alder Flycatcher

We also observed the following shrubs and wildflowers in bloom or bud:

Clintonia	Buckbean
Bunchberry	Wild Sarsaparilla
Cotton Grass	Pitcher Plant
Canada Mayflower	Labrador Tea
Pink Lady's Slipper	Yellow Pond Lily
Blue Flag Iris	Twinflower