Birding the Adirondacks:
Teddy Roosevelt Bird Walk
11 July 2015
Adirondack Birding Center Director Brian McAllister led a bird walk on 11 July 2015. The walk included portions of the Heron Marsh Trail, the VIC parking lot (always a birding hot spot), and parts of the Logger's Loop Trail and the Boreal Life 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 warm, sunny morning, with little wind. We saw or heard a total of 29 bird species. eBird Checklist
Highlights of the walk included some excellent views of a male Common Yellowthroat from the tower on the Heron Marsh Trail. We also were treated to some nice views of some Brown Creepers and a female Blackburnian Warbler on the upland portions of the trail, near the Whispering Pines Amphitheater. We also had some good views of an Ovenbird – a species which is more often heard than seen – on the Logger's Loop Trail, and some extended views of a Lincoln's Sparrow on a Tamarack on Barnum Bog.
| Birds Seen or Heard During the Walk | ||
| 4 | Wood Duck | |
| 1 | Mallard | |
| 1 | Turkey Vulture | |
| 1 | Broad-winged Hawk | |
| 1 | Alder Flycatcher | |
| 2 | Blue-headed Vireo | |
| 7 | Red-eyed Vireo | |
| 3 | Blue Jay | |
| 3 | American Crow | |
| 3 | Black-capped Chickadee | |
| 3 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | |
| 2 | Brown Creeper | |
| 3 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | |
| 3 | Hermit Thrush | |
| 3 | American Robin | |
| 5 | Cedar Waxwing | |
| 2 | Ovenbird | |
| 2 | Common Yellowthroat | |
| 2 | Northern Parula | |
| 1 | Magnolia Warbler | |
| 3 | Blackburnian Warbler | |
| 3 | Black-throated Blue Warbler | |
| 1 | Palm Warbler | |
| 4 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | |
| 5 | Chipping Sparrow | |
| 1 | Lincoln's Sparrow | |
| 2 | Swamp Sparrow | |
| 1 | White-throated Sparrow | |
| 1 | Red-winged Blackbird | |