Birding the Adirondacks:
Teddy Roosevelt Bird Walk
12 September 2012
Adirondack Birding Center Director Brian McAllister led a bird walk on the Jenkins Mountain Trail , the Boreal Life Trail, and the Barnum Brook Trail on 12 September 2012. The walk was part of the "TR" Birding Series. The walk began at 8:30 AM, when we met in the VIC building at the Paul Smith's College VIC. We saw or heard a total of 25 birds. Highlights of the walk included some excellent views of a Belted Kingfisher hovering like a hummingbird over Heron Marsh, then repeatedly diving for fish. His hunting efforts were interrupted by a Merlin, which went after him. We also got a glimpse of the Great Blue Heron on Heron Marsh and good views of a Pileated Woodpecker on the Jenkins Mountain Trail.
In the parking lot and near the VIC building, we saw or heard the following birds:
On the Jenkins Mountain Trail, we saw or heard the following birds:
On the Barnum Brook Trail, we saw or heard the following birds:
| Winter Wren | American Black Duck |
| Swamp Sparrow | Belted Kingfisher |
| Merlin | Great Blue Heron |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Mallard |
| Wood Duck | Golden-crowned Kinglet |
| Red-Breasted Nuthatch |