Birding the Adirondacks:
Teddy Roosevelt Bird Walk
4 May 2013
Adirondack Birding Center Director Brian McAllister led a bird walk on the Boreal Life Trail and the Barnum Brook Trail on 4 May 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 spring day with plenty of sunshine. We saw or heard a total of 30 birds. Highlights of the walk included some excellent views of several Palm Warblers on Barnum Bog and a glimpse of a Black-backed Woodpecker from the board walk on the Boreal Life Trail. We also saw a first-of-season Black-throated Green Warbler and a first-of-season Nashville Warbler.
In the parking lot and near the VIC building, we saw or heard the following birds:
On the Boreal Life Trail,we saw or heard the following birds:
On the Barnum Brook Trail, we saw or heard the following birds:
| Winter Wren | American Bittern |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | Mallard |
| Broad-winged Hawk | Red-winged Blackbird |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Red-Breasted Nuthatch |
| Northern Parula | Blue-headed Vireo |
| Northern Flicker |
We also observed the first spring wildflowers in bloom:
| Trout Lily | Trailing Arbutus |
| Coltsfoot |