December 4, 2016 | 
Author Species lists from July 2016 tours are below. Many photos from the trips are posted at https://www.facebook.com/adirondackavian
July 28, 2016
A half-day tour with a family from Maryland in the Moose River Plains complex. Here are the 30 species found:
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker – views
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher – singing
Alder Flycatcher – singing; nice view!
Blue-headed Vireo – views
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee – at least 5! Nice views of this flock!
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Golden-crowned Kinglet – views
Hermit Thrush – views
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing – nice views!
Black-and-white Warbler – views
Common Yellowthroat
Magnolia Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler – nice views!
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler – views
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow – views
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
*****
July 24, 2016
A Dawn Tour up Whiteface Mountain followed by lowland boreal birding with 2 people from Westchester, NY. Here is our list of 53 species:
Canada Goose
Wood Duck – young at the marshes
American Black Duck – at the marshes
Osprey – nest in Long Lake
Bald Eagle – perched in a White Pine over Tupper Lake
Broad-winged Hawk – several heard and observed
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Downy Woodpecker – on the summit of Whiteface! (unusual!)
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher – several heard with views of 2 (Whiteface Mountain and Route 30 in Long Lake)
Alder Flycatcher – many heard with views of one
Least Flycatcher – one heard singing
Eastern Kingbird – views in Tupper Lake at the marshes
Blue-head Vireo – including one on Whiteface’s summit!
Red-eyed Vireo
Gray Jay – 3 at Sabattis Bog including a juvenile
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven – including a curious juvenile on the summit of Whiteface!
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee – 16!!! On the summit area of Whiteface – a new record for me (both for numbers found in one day and number found on the summit of Whiteface!)
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren – many
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet – several heard on Whiteface with views of one
Eastern Bluebird – adults with young
Bicknell’s Thrush – many heard calling in the fog at dawn! (A beautiful moment!) One nice perched view and several flying views. A couple of distant songs heard, but the birds were mostly calling at dawn.
Swainson’s Thrush – many
Hermit Thrush – several
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Nashville Warbler – on Whiteface and in lowland habitat
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler – on Whiteface and in lowland habitat
Blackpoll Warbler – many with views of a few on Whiteface
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler – view at Sabattis Bog
Yellow-rumped Warbler – on Whiteface and in lowland habitat
Black-throated Green Warbler – on Whiteface and in lowland habitat
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow – singing at Sabattis Bog!
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow – many; on Whiteface and in lowland habitat
Dark-eyed Junco – many
Red-winged Blackbird
American Goldfinch
We also saw a Snowshoe Hare on the summit area of Whiteface!
*****
July 20, 2016
A half-day tour in the central Adirondack boreal habitats with a couple from Ohio. Here is our list of 44 species:
Wood Duck – Shaw Pond
American Black Duck – Shaw Pond
Ruffed Grouse – female with at least 3 young in Minerva
Wild Turkey
Pied-billed Grebe – 1 at Shaw Pond
American Bittern – flyover along Route 30 in Long Lake
Great Blue Heron – Shaw Pond
Turkey Vulture
Osprey – adult soaring over its nest area (Minnow Pond along Route 30) and at least 2 young in the nest
Ruby-throated Hummingbird – marsh in Newcomb
Merlin – flyover
Alder Flycatcher – singing/calling – several at the marshes
Least Flycatcher – singing/calling at the intersection of Blue Ridge Road and Route 28N
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Gray Jay – 2 along Route 30 near a marsh
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee – 2 birds heard
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren – several singing birds
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Swainson’s Thrush – several singing and calling birds
Hermit Thrush – several singing and calling birds
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Black-and-white Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow – singing bird at Sabattis Bog – it had a very unusual vocalization!
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow – many
Purple Finch
Red Crossbill – calling as they flew over Sabattis Bog!
American Goldfinch
*****
July 17, 2016
A birding tour in the central Adirondack boreal and marsh habitats with a birder from Rochester, NY. Here is our list of 64 species:
Canada Goose
Wood Duck – with babies!
American Black Duck
Mallard
Pied-billed Grebe – Shaw Pond
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Ring-billed Gull
Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hairy Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker – 1 male observed with another heard nearby
Northern Flicker – 3
Pileated Woodpecker
Merlin – likely nest site at the entrance to Massawepie
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher – Sabattis Bog
Alder Flycatcher – inlet of Little Tupper Lake
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Gray Jay – 5 (2 along Route 30 and 3 at Sabattis Bog including a juvenile)
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee – 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing – many; views
Black-and-white Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat – nice view!
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler – views at the inlet of Little Tupper Lake
Chestnut-sided Warbler – views of a juvenile
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler – Sabattis Bog; nice view!
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Canada Warbler – nice view!
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow – Sabattis Bog
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Scarlet Tanager
Indigo Bunting – several along Massawepie Rd.
Red-winged Blackbird
Purple Finch – nice view!
*****
July 12, 2016
Spring Pond Bog Field Trip sponsored by the Long Lake Parks and Recreation Department and Northern NY Audubon Society. Here is our list of 36 species:
Ruffed Grouse
Spruce Grouse – observed by some!
Wild Turkey
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hairy Woodpecker
Merlin
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Gray Jay – 2 (one juvenile)
Blue Jay
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee – 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Ovenbird
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Canada Warbler – male and female with food for young!
Savannah Sparrow – 2
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
We also found a Red-bellied Snake!
*****
July 11, 2016
A Dawn Tour up Whiteface Mountain followed by lowland boreal birding with a couple from North Carolina. Here is our list of 74 species found:
Canada Goose
Wild Turkey – with young
Common Loon – 2 observed on Simon Pond in Tupper Lake, and some heard during the night
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey – at its nest
Broad-winged Hawk – nice view!
Virginia Rail – heard vocalizing at the Tupper Lake marsh during the night
Wilson’s Snipe – several calling and winnowing
American Woodcock – 1 heard vocalizing
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Black-billed Cuckoo – 2! One heard at night by the Little Tupper Lake inlet and one observed foraging along River Road.
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher – Route 30 marsh in Long Lake
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hairy Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker – 4! (2 observed – a male and a juvenile, with 2 more heard calling)
Northern Flicker
Olive-sided Flycatcher – at Sabattis Bog in Long Lake
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher – one heard at night at the Little Tupper Lake inlet
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird – near its nest on the Raquette River
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Gray Jay – 14! (2 along Route 30 in Long Lake, 3 at Sabattis Bog, 3 off the Round Lake Trail, 5 at Bloomingdale Bog – 3 adults and 2 juveniles, and 1 observed on Bigelow Rd.)
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee – 6!
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Bicknell’s Thrush – many! It was one of the best mornings on Whiteface all season!
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Ovenbird
Black-and-white Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Mourning Warbler – lovely views!
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler – many on Whiteface
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
Indigo Bunting – Sabattis Circle Road
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
*****
July 8, 2016
A tour in the boreal habitat of the central Adirondacks with a birder from Washington, DC. Here is our list of 73 species:
Canada Goose
Wood Duck – Shaw Pond and Tupper Lake (with young)
Amer. Black Duck – with young on Tupper Lake
Ring-necked Duck – 2 on Tupper Lake
Hooded Merganser – 2 females on Upper Cat Pond
Ruffed Grouse – 5 young!
Wild Turkey – with young
Pied-billed Grebe – feeding 4 young on Shaw Pond
Amer. Bittern – heard at the marsh along Route 30 in Long Lake (location with 2 Grays Jays, and 1 Boreal Chickadee heard)
Turkey Vulture
Osprey – young in nest
Sharp-shinned Hawk – 1 carrying prey at Sabattis Bog
Broad-winged Hawk – 1 carrying prey
Sandhill Crane – 4 (Pair with 2 young)
Wilson’s Snipe – several calling and winnowing along Raquette River Drive
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hairy Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker – 2 drumming back and forth (1 called) at Sabattis Bog
Northern Flicker
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird – including one at its nest along Raquette River Drive
Blue-headed Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo – heard singing in the Spring Pond Bog complex
Red-eyed Vireo
Gray Jay – 8
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee – 5
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Amer. Robin
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing
Ovenbird
Black-and-white Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Mourning 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
Lincoln’s Sparrow – Sabattis Bog
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Scarlet Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Purple Finch
Amer. Goldfinch
*****
July 5, 2016
A half-day walk at a privately rented Great Camp. Here is our species list:
Birds:
Common Loon – 2
Osprey – 2 adults w/young in a nest
Broad-winged Hawk
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Black-backed Woodpecker – heard (& observed by a couple people)
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Ovenbird
Black-and-White Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Canada Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Also:
Amphibians:
American Toad
Wood Frog
Reptiles:
Common Garter Snake
Wildflowers:
Spatulate-leaved Sundew
Bunchberry
Blue Flag (also known as Wild Iris)
Common Fleabane
Common Wood Sorrel
Sheep Laurel
Yellow Pond Lily
Orange Hawkweed
Cow Vetch
*****
July 2, 3, & 4, 2016
A 3-day tour with a group from NYC Audubon in many different Adirondack habitats (bogs, boreal forest, marshes, etc.) including a Dawn Tour up Whiteface Mountain. Here is our list of 86 species (by day):
July 2, 2016 (65 species):
Ruffed Grouse – 2 different adults and chicks (1 with 1 chick, and 1 with 3 chicks)
Wild Turkey
Common Loon – on Deer Pond along Massawepie Rd.
Turkey Vulture
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Down Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker – male
Northern Flicker
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo – singing; observed by a couple
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Veery
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush – observed
Black-and-white Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Mourning Warbler – nice views!
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Chestnut-sided 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
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Common Grackle
Purple Finch
Red Crossbill – 4! (calling and observed flying over us during a stop to view a Ruffed Grouse with young)
Amer. Goldfinch
July 3, 2016 (70 species):
Canada Goose
Ruffed Grouse – with young!
Wild Turkey
Common Loon – 7 (4 on Simon Pond, 1 flyover at the Tupper Lake causeway, 1 on Tupper Lake, and 1 on Long Lake)
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Broad-winged Hawk
Sandhill Crane – 4 (including 2 juveniles)! (First confirmed breeding record in the Adirondacks!)
Wilson’s Snipe
Herring Gull
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – at a nest along Sabattis Circle Road
Hairy Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker – 1 male along Route 30 (where we stopped to feed Gray Jays and heard & observed Boreal Chickadees) and 1 flyover at the marsh in Newcomb (near a nest area where the young recently fledged)
Olive-sided Flycatcher – heard calling at Sabattis Bog
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird – several, including one at a nest location
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Gray Jay – 5 (3 at Sabattis Bog and 2 along Route 30)
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow – with young!
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee – 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Ovenbird
Black-and-white Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Mourning Warbler – at least 2 heard singing along Sabattis Circle Road in Long Lake
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 – several at Sabattis Bog
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow – views at Sabattis Bog
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Purple Finch
White-winged Crossbill – heard calling at Sabattis Bog (where they nested this winter)
Amer. Goldfinch
July 4, 2016 (51 species):
Broad-winged Hawk
Mourning Dove
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Black-backed Woodpecker – 1
Northern Flicker
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Gray Jay – 6
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Cliff Swallow – at their nests!
Barn Swallow – including fledglings!
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
Bicknell’s Thrush – nice views, including a bird collecting food; lots of calling birds and a few songs
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Ovenbird
Black-and-white Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Mourning Warbler – singing
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler – several views
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
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch