A handsome warbler with a white belly and chestnut streak on its sides is perched on a branch in a second-growth deciduous forest. This is a male Chestnut-sided Warbler. Chestnut-sided Warblers are one of the more common warblers. Partners in Flight estimates a global breeding population of 19 million, with 70% in Canada and 30% in the US. The main breeding range for this warbler includes southern Canada and the northeastern region of the United States, southward through the Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia. The Chestnut-sided Warbler is an early successional species, nesting in second-growth deciduous forests.

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Woodland. Here’s a #Chestnut-sidedWarbler in a deciduous forest. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

#Warblers #AdirondackWarblers #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #forests #birds #AdirondackForests #AdirondackMountains #ECK #NewYorkBirds

The image shows a slightly disheveled fledgling perched on a branch. This is a young Mourning Warbler. It was being attended by an adult male Mourning Warbler. This photo was taken on the John Brown Farm Trails, near Lake Placid in upstate New York.

For the alt #BirdOfTheDay theme #juveniles, I offer this adorable fledgling Mourning Warbler. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

#MourningWarbler #Warblers #AdirondackWarblers #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #birds #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK #NewYorkBirds

The image shows a Northern Hardwood Forest on the Logger’s Loop Trail at the Paul Smiths VIC in the Adirondack Mountains for upstate New York. It is late May, and the trees are just at the point of full leaf out. Spring comes late in the Adirondacks.

Northern Hardwood Forest in the Adirondacks in May. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-n...

#ForestFriday #eastcoastkin #AdirondackMountains #Adirondacks #ECK #nature #scape #ADK #mountains #AdirondackForests #NorthernHarwoods #northernHardwoodForest #AdirondackHabitats #trees #spring

Still frozen Piseco Lake from the top of the Echo Mountain trail, #Adirondacks #sketch

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A large brown bird is walking on the grass in a meadow in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. This is a Wild Turkey, a bird that doesn’t get enough appreciation. Wild Turkeys can fly, but they spend most of their time on the ground, so they are very wary. When you see a bunch of Wild Turkeys in a field, they are usually hustling away from you, so you don’t get to appreciate how handsome they really are, with bronze-green iridescent plumage.

For the alt #BirdOfTheDay theme #Grass, I offer this proud Wild Turkey. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

#WIldTurkey #turkeys #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK #NewYorkBirds #nature #AdirondackNature

A blue-gray bird with bright yellow markings on its rump is sitting on a branch. This is the Yellow-rumped Warbler. It’s a short to long-distance migrant that arrives in the Adirondack Mountains in April. Birders affectionately call it Butterbutt. This photo was taken at the Paul Smith’s College VIC – a nature preserve in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. The VIC has a 25-mile trail system, including six miles of interpretive trails that wind through a variety of habitats. It’s a great place to go to learn about and experience nature in the Adirondacks.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdButt. Here's a Yellow-rumped Warbler, nicknamed “ButterButt.” wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

#YellowRumpedWarbler #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #Adirondackbirding #birds #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK #NewYorkBirds #nature

Early Spring is now available. 9x12” in oil painted on site in Old Forge, NY. #pleinairpainting #pleinair #adirondacks #oldforge

This is a photograph of sunrise with a meadow in the foreground and mountains in the distance. I photographed it from Adirondack Loj Road, near Lake Placid in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. It was mid-November, so there was a lot of frost on the vegetation on the meadow.

For the #coloraday theme #YellowThu: High Peaks Sunrise from the Adirondack Loj Road near Lake Placid, New York.

#eastcoastkin #AdirondackMountains #Adirondacks #ECK #nature #scape #ADK #mountains #color #sunrise

An attractive brown a white throat is sitting on a branch. This is a White-throated Sparrow, photographed in our backyard near Lake Placid, in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. A short-distance migrant, a few White-throated Sparrows are seen throughout the winter inside the Adirondack Park Blue Line. However, most of the White-throated Sparrows we see in spring and summer in the Adirondack Park winter in the southern parts of the US and return to their breeding ranges in northern New York, New England, and Canada when snow melt exposes portions of the forest floor.

For the alt #birdoftheday theme #naturalperch, I submit this dapper White-throated Sparrow. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

#whitethroatedsparrow #sparrows #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK #NewYorkBirds

A bird with raspberry red coloration on his upperparts, neck, head, and sides is perched on a pole, waiting for his turn at the sunflower seeds. This is a Purple Finch. The Purple Finch is a year-round resident for us, breeding mainly in conifer or mixed forests, the edges of bogs, and riparian corridors.

Today’s #birdoftheday theme is #manmadeperch. So here’s a male Purple Finch on a pole. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-w...

#PurpleFinch #Finch #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK #NewYorkBirds

A gray bird with a dark gray cap is perched on a branch. This is a Gray Catbird. Gray Catbirds are gray birds with a neat black cap and rusty feathers under its tail. These medium-sized, slender songbirds have a long, rounded, black tail and a narrow, straight bill. Catbirds are fairly long legged and have broad, rounded wings. Their name captures both their color (gray) and the fact they make a nasal mew that sounds like a cat.

The Alt #BirdOfTheDay Theme is #Grey. Here’s a Gray Catbird, a bird which is both well-named and undeniably gray. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

#GrayCatbird #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK #NewYorkBirds

A black bird with light yellow on the back of his head is sitting on top of a shrub. This is a male Bobolink, photographed at Heaven Hill in Lake Placid. Heaven Hill is owned and managed by the Uihlein Foundation. The Foundation has been working with the Adirondack Watershed Institute at Paul Smith’s College to study how grassland and other bird species respond to hayfield management. I am a volunteer “Bobolink Counter. I visit the hay meadow nearly every day in the breeding season to document behavior.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #BlackHeads, I submit this fine-looking male Bobolink on the hay meadow at Heaven Hill. wildadirondacks.org/heaven-hill-...

#eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK #NewYorkBirds

#ThickTrunkTuesday

I took my 5-year-old goddaughter for a walk in the woods last week and taught her about trail markers. She really enjoyed looking for the next one and the next. She felt empowered! #ADK #EastCoastKin #ECK #photography #getoutside #adirondacks #classicmono

The image shows a marsh in early October. The blue sky is reflected in the still waters of the marsh, painting the water surface a deep azure. This is Heron Marsh at the Paul Smth’s College VIC in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. The VIC is a nature preserve that offers year-round access to nature, outdoor recreation and the arts. The 3,000-acre property has over 25 miles of trails for 3-season walking, strolling, and nature watching.

For the #ColorADay theme #BlueTue, I offer this view of an Adirondack wetland in the fall. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-w...

#wetlands #eastcoastkin #AdirondackMountains #Adirondacks #ECK #nature #ADK #AdirondackWetlands #marsh #AdirondackMarsh

A bluish-green bird with a chestnut chest is seated on a branch at a Great Blue Heron rookery near Elizabethtown in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. This is a Green Heron (although it doesn’t look very green to me). Apparently, these birds are fairly common outside the Adirondack Park, according to data from the New York State Breeding Bird Atlas III. But we rarely see them here in the Adirondacks; there was only one confirmed breeding pair sighted during the five-year period of the atlas. Green Herons are said to sometimes nest near Great Blue Heron colonies, which is what this bird was doing.

For the alt #BirdOfTheDay theme #RareEncounters, I offer this #GreenHeron, seen for the first and only time at a Great Blue Heron rookery. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

#Herons #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #AdirondackBirding #birds #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK

A small and rather chunky, short-tailed warbler with extensively streaked underparts is perched on the branch of a conifer. This is a Cape May Warbler. Cape May Warblers breed in the Adirondack Mountains and other northern habitats in spring and summer and migrate south to warmer areas in the winter. Cape May Warblers appear to spend most of their time, at least in their breeding grounds, in the upper most branches of tall evergreens, particularly spruces, which is where I usually find them. This photo was taken on the John Brown Farm Trails near Lake Placid, in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. I don’t get to see Cape Mays very often, so when I do, it’s a real treat.

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Warblers. How about this lovely Cape May Warbler? wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

#capemaywarbler #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #nature #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK #AdirondackWarblers

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Good Morning! Something #fresh to start your day, from a pond near Tupper Lake, NY, in the #Adirondacks
#raindrops #lilypad #nature
#BlueSkyMonday #ECK
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A stocky bird with glossy black feathers and vivid red shoulder patches edged in yellow is perched on some marsh vegetation near a heron rookery in the Adirondack Mountains for upstate New York. The Red-winged Blackbirds that breed in the Adirondacks are short distance migrants who winter south of us and return to our wetlands in the spring. Red-winged Blackbirds migrate in flocks during the day, with males migrating before females.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #Black&Red, I submit this attractive Red-winged Blackbird. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-s...

#redwingedblackbird #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK #wetlands #AdirondackWetlands

Two gray and brown birds are perched on a branch in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. These birds are year-round residents of our region, but I see them most often during the winter months, when they sometimes come to our feeders. In summer, I rarely see them, but I often hear their lovely coo around our property, which makes me hope that perhaps a pair are nesting nearby.

The Alt #BirdOfTheDay Theme is #Pigeons&Doves. Here’s a Mourning Dove pair outside my window. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...

#mourningdove #doves #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #AdirondackBirding #birds #nature #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK

The photo shows sunrise over a mountain range with the sunrise reflected in the calm waters of a small lake. This is Mirror Lake in Lake Placid in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York.

For the #coloraday theme #orangesun: Mirror Lake Sunrise, Lake Placid, New York. Mirror Lake is a small glacial lake formed during the retreat of the Laurentide Ice Sheet around 21,000 years ago.

#sunrise #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackMountains #ECK #lakes #AdirondackLakes

A medium-sized bird with brown and gray feathers is huddled on a branch on a winter day in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. Mourning Soves are famous for their sad-sounding, mournful "coo-AHH, cooo, coo, coo" call. Mourning Doves are year-round residents in the Adirondacks, frequently spotted at bird feeders during the colder months. Mourning Doves are actually quite slender birds. This one appears plump because it is fluffed up against the cold as it waits for its chance at the feeding station.

For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #Feathers, I offer this Mourning Dove, showing off its intricate, soft-toned breast feathers on a wintry day. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-w...

#MourningDove #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #birds #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK

A small songbird with a yellow throat and distinctive black mask is perched on a bush in a wetland in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. The Common Yellowthroat is a short- to long-distant migrant that spends its winters south of us in Central America or the southern Gulf of Mexico. This species is one of the most widespread warblers in the North American continent, breeding from southeastern Alaska and Yukon, across most of Canada to Newfoundland in the east, and south along both coasts to southern Florida, California, the Gulf Coast and eastern Texas. In New York State, Common Yellowthroats are found during breeding season throughout the state. Our Yellowthroats begin arriving in the High Peaks region of the Adirondacks in small numbers in late April, with most arriving in May.

The alt #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #BirdInABush. Here’s a #CommonYellowthroat in a wetland. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-w...

#Birds #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birding #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK #wetlands #AdirondackWetlands #warblers #AdirondackWarblers

The photo shows the very green wetlands bordering a slow-moving river in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. This part of the river floods periodically, creating a floodplain forest along the waterway.

For the #ColorADay theme #GreenSat, I submit a view of the #wetlands on the Saranac River at McCasland Bridge. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-w...

#eastcoastkin #AdirondackMountains #Adirondacks #ECK #Rivers #nature #scape #AdirondackRivers #ADK #AdirondackWetlands

Just a few more weeks until another Adirondack bikepacking season begins and more moments like these

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#bikepacking #biketouring #biketooter #fedibikes #adirondacks #adirondack #fedibikes #cycling #bici #bicicleta #ciclismo #cyclismo #velo #photography #landscape #fotografia

A tiny bird with an emerald-green back and light underparts is hovering near some Red Bee Balm in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. This is a Ruby-throated Hummingbird, the only hummingbird species breeding in the Adirondacks. They arrive in mid-May and depart by early fall. They are vital pollinators, feeding on nectar from tubular flowers.

For Jane’s @javajanegallery.co.uk #smallbirdsaturday theme: a Ruby-throated Hummingbird on bee balm. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-s...

#hummingbird #RubyThroatedHummingbird #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #ADK #AdirondackBirds #birds #nature #wildlife #AdirondackMountains #ECK #pollinators