Saturday, May 30th
All of our Saturday Trips will be half-day trips. Start the day with a Dawn Chorus at the VIC! Free and open to the Public.
This field trip is located about 10 miles from Paul Smiths VIC and is at the extreme northern extent of the Bloomingdale Bog. The trail that we’ll walk is an old railroad bed that also serves as the 7B corridor of the NYS Snowmobile trail system in the winter. As such, the trail is quite level and easy to navigate. However, ruts, puddles, rocks, and fallen tree branches are common and would not allow the trail to be considered handicap accessible. The habitat consists of a mix of boreal spruce and fir, interspersed with some hardwoods, and stretches of boggy wetlands.
Expected species include Alder flycatcher, Red-breasted nuthatch, Winter wren, Hermit thrush, White-throated sparrow, Lincoln’s sparrow, Nashville warbler, Common yellowthroat, Northern parula, Ovenbird, Magnolia warbler, Palm warbler, Chestnut-sided warbler, and Yellow-rumped warbler. Other possible species include Canada jay, Purple finch, Olive-sided flycatcher, Black-backed woodpecker, Canada warbler, Black-and-white warbler, and Black-throated green warbler.
Saturday, May 30th
All of our Saturday Trips will be half-day trips. Start the day with a Dawn Chorus at the VIC! Free and open to the Public.
This field trip is located about 10 miles from Paul Smiths VIC and is at the extreme northern extent of the Bloomingdale Bog. The trail that we’ll walk is an old railroad bed that also serves as the 7B corridor of the NYS Snowmobile trail system in the winter. As such, the trail is quite level and easy to navigate. However, ruts, puddles, rocks, and fallen tree branches are common and would not allow the trail to be considered handicap accessible. The habitat consists of a mix of boreal spruce and fir, interspersed with some hardwoods, and stretches of boggy wetlands.
Expected species include Alder flycatcher, Red-breasted nuthatch, Winter wren, Hermit thrush, White-throated sparrow, Lincoln’s sparrow, Nashville warbler, Common yellowthroat, Northern parula, Ovenbird, Magnolia warbler, Palm warbler, Chestnut-sided warbler, and Yellow-rumped warbler. Other possible species include Canada jay, Purple finch, Olive-sided flycatcher, Black-backed woodpecker, Canada warbler, Black-and-white warbler, and Black-throated green warbler.
