December 4, 2016 | 
Author Species lists from June 2016 tours are below. Many photos from the trips are posted at https://www.facebook.com/adirondackavian
June 25, 26, & 27, 2016
A 3-day tour with a group of 5 people from NYC, including a Dawn Tour up Whiteface Mountain followed by lowland boreal birding, a second day in boreal habitat, and the third day in the St. Lawrence Valley. We found a total of 126 species! Here are our species lists by day:
Saturday, June 25, 2016 (73 species)
Canada Goose
Common Merganser
Ruffed Grouse – adult with 4 babies!
Common Loon
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Wilson’s Snipe
Mourning Dove
Barred Owl
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – several including a nest site
Hairy Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker – 3; pair at nest hole feeding female baby
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Gray Jay – 6
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Cliff Swallow – adorable birds at their nest!
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee – foraging bird on the summit of Whiteface Mt.!
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
House Wren
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
Bicknell’s Thrush – wonderful views of several!
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Ovenbird
Black-and-white Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Canada Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow – nice views!
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
And a Black Bear at Bloomingdale Bog!!!
Sunday, June 26, 2016 (76 species * additional species from Saturday)
Canada Goose
*Ring-necked Duck
Ruffed Grouse – several with young!
Common Loon
*Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Broad-winged Hawk
*Spotted Sandpiper – by the causeway in Tupper Lake
*American Woodcock
*Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – several including a nest site
Hairy Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker – adult heard calling and seen flying from a nest site across Rock Pond – babies were also heard
Northern Flicker
*Pileated Woodpecker
*Merlin
*Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
*Eastern Kingbird
Blue-headed Vireo
*Philadelphia Vireo – male singing in its nest tree (no activity noted at the nest)
Red-eyed Vireo – many, including a bird working on a nest
Gray Jay – 5
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
*Veery
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
*Wood Thrush
American Robin
*Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Ovenbird
*Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Mourning Warbler – many heard singing; nice views of a singing male!; views of a female along the short trail to the bog boardwalk at Massawepie
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
*Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Canada Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
*Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
*Scarlet Tanager
*Rose-breasted Grosbeak
*Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Monday, June 27, 2016 (90 species, * for additional 33 species from Sat.-Sun.):
Canada Goose
*Trumpeter Swan – 4 (including 2 at a nest site!)
*Wood Duck
*Blue-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
*Hooded Merganser – family
*Wild Turkey – families!
*Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
*Black-crowned Night-Heron
Turkey Vulture – 26 in one spot!
Osprey – active nests
*Sharp-shinned Hawk
*Killdeer – active nest
*Ring-billed Gull
*Caspian Tern
*Black Tern
*Common Tern
*Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Barred Owl
*Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
*Olive-sided Flycatcher – heard singing at Wanakena
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Alder Flycatcher
*Willow Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
*Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
*Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
*Horned Lark – 2
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
*White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Winter Wren
*Marsh Wren
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
*Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
*Golden-winged Warbler
*Blue-winged Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
*Cerulean Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Canada Warbler
*Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
*Clay-colored Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
*Grasshopper Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Scarlet Tanager
*Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
*Bobolink
Red-winged Blackbird
*Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
*Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
*House Sparrow
*****
June 20, 2016
A Dawn Tour up Whiteface Mountain followed by lowland boreal birding with a couple from Texas. Here is our list of 55 species:
Canada Goose
Common Loon – family!
Turkey Vulture
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Wilson’s Snipe
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Black-backed Woodpecker – male and female feeding young at their nest site!
Pileated Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Gray Jay – 5
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee – 6!
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
Bicknell’s Thrush – a couple nice views and lots of early singing!
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Ovenbird
Black-and-white Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
*****
June 18, 2016
A Dawn Tour up Whiteface Mountain followed by lowland boreal birding with a birder from Schenectady, NY. Here is our list of 62 species:
Mallard
Common Loon – family
Turkey Vulture
Broad-winged Hawk
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hairy Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker – 3 (pair at their nest site feeding young, and another adult female at a bog)
Pileated Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher – nice views!
Alder Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Gray Jay – 6 friendly birds!
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee – 5!
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
Bicknell’s Thrush – many!
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Ovenbird
Black-and-white Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Mourning Warbler – several heard
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
*****
June 16 & 17, 2016
A two-day tour with a couple from Pennsylvania that included a Dawn Tour up Whiteface Mountain and birding in lowland boreal habitats. We found 79 species. Species lists by day:
June 16, 2016 (64 species)
Ruffed Grouse – family!
Broad-winged Hawk
Mourning Dove
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hairy Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker – male and female feeding young at their nest site!
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo – nice views!
Red-eyed Vireo
Gray Jay – 4 friendly birds!
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee – 2; nice views!
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
Bicknell’s Thrush – fantastic views!
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Ovenbird
Black-and-white Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Scarlet Tanager
Bobolink
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin – nice views!
American Goldfinch
June 17, 2016 (65 species)
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
American Black Duck
Ring-necked Duck
Ruffed Grouse – with 8 young!
Wild Turkey – with 8 young!
Common Loon
Broad-winged Hawk
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hairy Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker – calling
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher – singing! We also had a view through my scope.
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird – 2 birds at a nest site on a dead snag in the Raquette River
Blue-headed Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo – 2 birds at their nest site (one on eggs)
Red-eyed Vireo
Gray Jay – 2 different birds heard
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Canada Warbler – nice views!
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Scarlet Tanager
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Purple Finch
*****
June 15, 2016
A Dawn Tour up Whiteface Mountain followed by lowland boreal birding with two birders, from Quogue and Saranac Lake. Here is our list of 67 species:
Canada Goose
Common Loon – heard
Broad-winged Hawk
American Woodcock
Black-billed Cuckoo – wonderful vocalizations and brief views!
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hairy Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker – male and female at their nest!
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Blue-headed Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo – on its nest and one singing nearby
Red-eyed Vireo
Gray Jay – 4 (2 adults and 2 juveniles)
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee – 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
Bicknell’s Thrush – nice views!
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Ovenbird
Black-and-white Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Scarlet Tanager
Indigo Bunting
Bobolink
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
*****
June 10, 11, & 12, 2016
Adirondack Birding Festival weekend (June 10, 11, & 12) field trips. The dinner cruise Friday night on the WW Durant on Raquette Lake was fun as usual! Nina Schoch gave a fascinating presentation on Common Loons at the Adirondack Museum on Saturday. Friday’s weather was fine, but Saturday and Sunday were rainy – particularly on Saturday.
Mary Beth Warburton and I led a trip to Sabattis Circle Road, Sabattis Bog, and a hike on the Round Lake Trail on Friday. We found 54 species. Highlights included:
Ruffed Grouse – standing in the Round Lake Trail
Osprey – at its nest
Broad-winged Hawk – pair interacting over Sabattis Bog
Amer. Woodcock – flushed from the Round Lake Trail
Olive-sided Flycatcher – heard at Sabattis Bog (they appear to be nesting again at Bog Stream)
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Gray Jay – pair that came out for food near the Round Lake Trail
Hermit Thrush – feeding young at its nest at the edge of the road!
16 warbler species including Palm and Canada
Pine Siskin
Mary Beth Warburton and I led a trip to Ferd’s Bog on Saturday in the rain (with temps in the mid 40s!). The rain was too heavy to be out on the boardwalk, so we stayed in the forest, but the trip was finally cut short by the weather. The trip on the rail bed along Brown’s Tract Inlet was canceled since it was pouring rain. We were still able to observe warblers and other species through the rain drops! Yellow-bellied Flycatchers were vocal, as were Brown Creepers, Winter Wrens, and a Swainson’s Thrush. Purple Finches and Pine Siskins were also heard.
I led a trip to Moose River Plains on Sunday. We stopped at the Red River, hiked a short distance on the Mitchell Pond’s Trail, hiked to Helldiver Pond, and hiked to Icehouse Pond. We had some rain and strong winds on this trip (with temps in the 40s again!), but not downpours. Highlights included:
American Woodcock – adult in the road and then we spotted a young bird with it!
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – pair feeding young at a nest site
Northern Flicker
Merlin – heard by a likely nest location at camp site #74
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Boreal Chickadee – 6! (We found at least 4 Boreal Chickadees as we pulled up to our first stop of the morning by the Red River. We had nice views of the birds who were in a mixed flock with Black-capped Chickadees. We also found at least 2 Boreal Chickadees near the entrance to the short drive to the Helldiver Pond Trailhead. They were also in a mixed flock with Black-capped Chickadees.)
Winter Wren
Veery
Hermit Thrush
13 warbler species including nice views of Canada Warblers
Scarlet Tanager
Purple Finch
It was nice to see familiar faces at the Festival! Hopefully, the weather will work out better next year!
*****
June 5, 2016
A Dawn Tour up Whiteface Mountain followed by lowland boreal birding with two birders from North Carolina. (Beautiful dawn weather, but heavy rain later in the day.) Here is our list of 61 species:
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Ring-necked Duck
Wild Turkey
Common Loon – heard near the Mourning Warbler location
Osprey
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Pileated Woodpecker
Merlin – flying by the Whiteface toll road
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Gray Jay – 5! (Family group with 3 juveniles at Sabattis Bog)
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee – 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Veery
Bicknell’s Thrush – many nice views of singing birds! Also, many singing and calling birds during our 2.5 hours on the summit.
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Ovenbird
Black-and-white Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Canada Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Purple Finch
We observed 2 different Ermine! We also observed a Porcupine waddle past our car on the summit of Whiteface Mountain!
*****
June 4, 2016
A day spent in the central Adirondack boreal habitat areas with a couple from Vermontville, NY. Here is our list of 60 species found:
Canada Goose
Ruffed Grouse
Common Loon – heard
American Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Osprey
Broad-winged Hawk
Black-billed Cuckoo – vocalizing!
Chimney Swift – buzzing us at Sabattis Bog (likely for the insects we attracted!)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Black-backed Woodpecker – 4!
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher – a surprise at Sabattis Bog!
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Gray Jay – 5! (2 adults and 3 juveniles at Sabattis Bog!)
Blue Jay
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee – 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Veery
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing
Ovenbird
Black-and-white Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Canada Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Scarlet Tanager – nice view!
Red-winged Blackbird
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
We also found an Ermine and a brand new fawn!