8/10/10 Ferd's Bog & Shallow Lake Trail in Hamilton Co.
I guided a wonderful group of people to Ferd's Bog and Shallow Lake on Tuesday, Aug. 10th. The group of 6 included a 7-year-old up and coming birder named Gregory from New Jersey! He is interested in birds, insects, and amphibians. His parents and 3 other adult friends take him camping in the Adirondacks every year. Not many 7-year-olds can handle looking through binoculars, and he was occasionally frustrated by the process, but he was very advanced for his age. Here are some of the species we found: Ferd's Bog: Amer. Kestrel Belted Kingfisher Pileated Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Boreal Chickadee Brown Creeper Winter Wren - singing Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush Magnolia Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Common Yellowthroat Canada Warbler White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Purple Finch Shallow Lake Trail: Common Loon Herring Gull Ruby-throated Hummingbird Eastern Wood-Pewee Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Brown Creeper Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush Magnolia Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Common Yellowthroat Canada Warbler - singing! White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco 8/11/10 Bog River canoe trip (noon to 8:30 p.m.; St. Lawrence Co.) I guided the same group of people on the Bog River, Wednesday, August 11th. We canoed 6 miles round trip from the Lower Dam to Hitchins Pond and we also climbed Low's Ridge (2.2 miles round trip) for fantastic views of the High Peaks from the cliffs. Before our trip back out, we swam in Hitchins Pond which was lovely. Here are some of the species we found: Amer. Black Duck Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Belted Kingfisher Eastern Wood-Pewee Alder Flycatcher Golden-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Common Yellowthroat Swamp Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Rusty Blackbird - at least 7! We found these birds just before the Lower Dam on our way out at dusk. There were 4 birds preening in a dead snag. We were observing them when they suddenly flew - and another 2 birds joined them in addition to another nearby vocalizing bird for a total of at least 7 Rusty Blackbirds. Another highlight from this trip was a treed Ermine found by Michael Bailey! It was right along the trail and it watched us intently as it peeked out from behind the tree. Eventually, it came down and quickly ran away. Observers: Michael & Margaret Bailey - New Jersey Joan Collins - Long Lake & Potsdam Gail, Andrew & Gregory - New Jersey Bill - Washington D.C. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
