Matt Young was able to determine (from a recording) that the vocalizing Red Crossbills found at Madawaska (Franklin Co.) on June 17, 2017 were Type 10 Red Crossbills (thanks Matt!). More Red Crossbills were heard calling at 2 different locations in the Madawaska area yesterday (6/22/17) and a Red Crossbill was calling in the Bloomingdale area on 6/21/17.
I am still concerned by the lower numbers of birds noted for many species this year. I have heard only 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee and I haven't heard any Wood Thrushes in the Adirondacks. I could keep listing species with noticeable declines - it is discouraging. There have been many fights between Bicknell's and Swainson's Thrushes observed on Whiteface Mountain this season (both species vocalizing using their aggressive calls and chasing each other through the Balsam Fir trees). It appears that the Swainson's Thrushes win these fights (the Swainson's Thrush ends up on a high perch and the Bicknell's Thrush disappears after these encounters). I've also noticed Bicknell's Thrushes ceasing their singing when there are many Swainson's Thrushes singing near them. Elevational range changes in bird species are occurring at a remarkably rapid rate as the climate warms. It certainly appears that Bicknell's Thrush won't fare well with the changes. I've found a number of interesting nests this year, but I am close to finally seeing a Boreal Chickadee nest! The last time I had time to check the location, I could hear the birds, but it began to pour rain on me before I could localize the sound to a hole! I hope to see it before the young fledge - nesting is a long process for Boreal Chickadees, so I am hopeful! (I usually see Boreal Chickadee fledglings in early July.) Here are some recent sightings, and species lists from trips I led for the Adirondack Birding Festival (sightings from Hamilton, Essex, Franklin, and St. Lawrence Counties): Out birding on 6/22/17 at Madawaska, Bloomingdale, and Sabattis Circle Road, we found 68 species: Canada Goose Wood Duck American Black Duck Ruffed Grouse - with young! Mourning Dove Ring-billed Gull Common Loon Turkey Vulture Osprey Broad-winged Hawk Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - pair at their nest feeding young! (As usual, the male was doing most of the work and was the only one removing fecal sacs from the cavity!) Northern Flicker Olive-sided Flycatcher - several singing Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 3 (1 juvenile) Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee - 2 different birds - nice views! Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch Red Crossbill - several calling! American Goldfinch Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush - many! Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler 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 Canada Warbler Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Scarlet Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle We also observed Moose tracks on Blue Mountain Road. Out birding on 6/21/17 at Whiteface Mountain, Bloomingdale locations, Floodwood Road, Spring Pond Bog Preserve, and Tupper Lake Marshes, we found 67 species: Canada Goose Mallard Ruffed Grouse Mourning Dove Ring-billed Gull Common Loon - 4 - family group with 2 chicks! Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle - adult Northern Goshawk Broad-winged Hawk Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - nest! Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - nest! Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 6! (4 adults and 2 juveniles) Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee - 2, nice views Red-breasted Nuthatch Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Bicknell's Thrush - many heard singing and calling, and one view Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin European Starling Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch Red Crossbill - calling as it flew over us on Oregon Plains Road Ovenbird Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler - nice view! Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow 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 Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Scarlet Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle We also found: Snapping and Painted Turtles, and Garter and Red-bellied Snakes! Out birding on 6/20/17 at Sabattis Circle Road, many locations in Newcomb and Minerva, Shaw Pond in Long Lake, and more Long Lake locations, we found 68 species (our goal was photographing warbler habitats): Canada Goose Wood Duck American Black Duck Wild Turkey Pied-billed Grebe - with young! Common Loon American Bittern Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Broad-winged Hawk Belted Kingfisher Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - 2 different birds (Long Lake and Newcomb) Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 3! Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren Marsh Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch Red Crossbill - calling and flying over Sabattis Bog! American Goldfinch 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 Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Scarlet Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Out birding on 6/17/17 at Whiteface Mountain, Bloomingdale, Floodwood Road, Tupper Lake Marshes, Sabattis Circle Road, and Shaw Pond, we found 83 species: Canada Goose Wood Duck - many babies at Shaw Pond! Ring-necked Duck Ruffed Grouse Wild Turkey Pied-billed Grebe - with young! Mourning Dove Chimney Swift Wilson's Snipe Common Loon - family (2 adults with 2 chicks!) American Bittern - nice views! Great Blue Heron Green Heron Turkey Vulture Broad-winged Hawk Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Black-backed Woodpecker - 1 Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Olive-sided Flycatcher - several singing Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Eastern Kingbird Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 7 Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee - 3, nice view Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren Marsh Wren - at Shaw Pond in Long Lake! Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Veery Bicknell's Thrush - we observed a singer for over 20 minutes! Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch Red Crossbill - 2! A pair - the male was singing and they both called! - along the Madawaska Trail American Goldfinch Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush - many Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler - nice view! Common Yellowthroat Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow 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 Savannah Sparrow Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Scarlet Tanager Bobolink - view! Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Out birding on 6/15/17 at Whiteface Mountain, Bloomingdale areas, and Spring Pond Bog Preserve, we found 70 species: Canada Goose Ring-necked Duck Ruffed Grouse Mourning Dove Wilson's Snipe Common Loon Turkey Vulture Sharp-shinned Hawk Northern Goshawk Broad-winged Hawk Barred Owl Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Black-backed Woodpecker - 1 Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Blue-headed Vireo Philadelphia Vireo - nice view! Red-eyed Vireo 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 - nice view! (both at dawn and as the morning brightened!) Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch American Goldfinch Ovenbird Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Savannah Sparrow Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Indigo Bunting Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Out birding on 6/13/17 at Whiteface Mountain, Spring Pond Bog Preserve, and locations in Long Lake, we found 54 species: Canada Goose Wilson's Snipe Turkey Vulture Osprey Northern Goshawk Barred Owl Belted Kingfisher Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Blue-headed Vireo Philadelphia Vireo - one heard Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 3 Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper House Wren Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Bicknell's Thrush - many, many heard singing and calling with a couple fly-bys Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch Ovenbird Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Rose-breasted Grosbeak Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Adirondack Birding Festival June 9 - 11, 2017 79 Species Friday, June 9, 2017 - Massawepie Mire (Viewing Deck, Mire, and quick stop at the Sandhill Crane location in Tupper Lake and Sabattis Bog in Long Lake after!) 58 species: Ruffed Grouse Sandhill Crane - 2 adults and 2 young at a Tupper Lake marsh! (Jodi Brodsky's sharp eyes spotted the second Sandhill Crane chick! So this is the second year in a row that the pair raised 2 young.) Common Loon - on its nest on a log at the edge of the water! Broad-winged Hawk Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - flyover (twice) at Silver Brook while we had lunch! Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Olive-sided Flycatcher - great views! Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - great views! Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Yellow-throated Vireo - quite a surprise! Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 2 adults and 1 juvenile at Sabattis Bog Blue Jay Common Raven Tree Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee (heard by 2 people on their way out of the mire) Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Veery Hermit Thrush American Robin Brown Thrasher - nice views Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch Ovenbird Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler - Tupper Lake marsh Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue 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 Scarlet Tanager Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Saturday, June 10, 2017 - Spring Pond Bog (several locations plus a quick stop at the Sandhill Crane location in Tupper Lake after) 61 species: Canada Goose Common Merganser Ruffed Grouse Sandhill Crane - 2 adults with 2 young at a Tupper Lake marsh! Killdeer - near the Tupper Lake park where we left cars Ring-billed Gull Turkey Vulture Broad-winged Hawk Belted Kingfisher Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - observed by one person! Northern Flicker American Kestrel Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Blue-headed Vireo Philadelphia Vireo - nice views! Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - at least 3 with one juvenile Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush American Robin Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler - Tupper Lake marsh Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Chipping Sparrow Savannah Sparrow - many at Spring Pond Bog Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Scarlet Tanager Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Many, many Jutta Arctic butterflies were observed - with several landing on us! Sunday, June 11, 2017 - Shaw Pond and Sabattis Circle Road (including stops at the inlet of Little Tupper Lake, Sabattis Bog, a hike of the Round Lake Trail, and a stop at Sabattis Station) 52 species: Wood Duck - at Shaw Pond Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Ruffed Grouse Pied-billed Grebe - 4 (2 tiny young!) at Shaw Pond Herring Gull American Bittern - Shaw Pond Great Blue Heron Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 3 at Sabattis Bog Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Winter Wren Marsh Wren - several at Shaw Pond Golden-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush American Robin Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler - Tupper Lake marsh Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Indigo Bunting Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle We observed Moose tracks and scat on the Round Lake Trail. On the same trail we observed a Wood Frog. A Beaver was active at Bear Pond. Out birding on 6/8/17 at Whiteface Mountain, Bloomingdale locations, Spring Pond Bog Preserve, Tupper Lake Marshes, and Sabattis Circle Road, we found 69 species: Canada Goose Ring-necked Duck Mourning Dove Ruby-throated Hummingbird - female Sandhill Crane - family group of 3 (second baby was not observed) Wilson's Snipe Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Osprey - 2 Northern Goshawk Broad-winged Hawk Barred Owl - 2 different birds along Sabattis Circle Road Belted Kingfisher Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - nest Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - nice view of a female foraging! Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Blue-headed Vireo Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - family Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Bicknell's Thrush - nice views of singing birds! Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch American Goldfinch Ovenbird Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Scarlet Tanager Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
