NH-Connecticut+Lakes


 * =Birding in New Hampshire=

Coos County
Pittsburg =Connecticut Lakes= Pittsburg, New Hampshire 03592 Connecticut Lakes Region web site

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First Connecticut Lake, Pittsburg
Coordinates: 45.0962462, -71.260457 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Second Connecticut Lake, Pittsburg
Coordinates: 45.1520218, -71.1708069 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Fourth Connecticut Lake, Pittsburg
Coordinates: 45.2485308, -71.214189 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Connecticut Lakes SF, Pittsburg
Coordinates: 45.2401453, -71.1961231 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Coon Brook Bog, Pittsburg
Coordinates: 45.1423361, -71.2506294 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Day Rd., Perry Stream, Pittsburg
Coordinates: 45.0911564, -71.3189077 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Deer Mountain SP, Pittsburg
Coordinates: 45.19642, -71.19369 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

East Inlet, Pittsburg
Coordinates: 45.1790511, -71.1621671 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

East Inlet--dam, Pittsburg
Coordinates: 45.1798589, -71.1620522 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Lake Frances SP, Pittsburg
Coordinates: 45.06038, -71.3036 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Lake Francis, Pittsburg
Coordinates: 45.0428035, -71.3404512 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Scott Bog, Pittsburg
Coordinates: 45.2115652, -71.1695363 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Scott Bog Rd., Pittsburg
Coordinates: 45.1902035, -71.1714935 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

=East Inlet=
 * Directions**: To reach East Inlet from Second Connecticut Lake, head north along Route 3 until you reach a dirt road on the right labeled East Inlet Road. This road is 10 miles north of the first Connecticut Lake Picnic Area, 3 miles north of the second Connecticut Lake picnic area, and 5 miles south of the Canadian border. When East Inlet Road road reaches a T-junction, take a right to head towards East Inlet. East Inlet dam and parking area is about 1.2 miles on the left.


 * Description**: The East Inlet of Second Connecticut Lake is surrounded by excellent coniferous forest that hosts many specialty species in higher densities than other areas of the state. Boreal Chickadees are frequently abundant here, and Black-backed Woodpeckers, Gray Jays, and Spruce Grouse are all fairly common, although the grouse is often difficult to see. The pond on the inlet is also one of the most reliable locations in the state for Pied-billed Grebe, and Common Goldeneye has bred here in the past. Migrant passerines can be abundant here from late May through early September, including such interesting species as Olive-sided Flycatcher, Philadelphia Vireo, Mourning and Wilson's Warblers, Lincoln's Sparrow, and Rusty Blackbird.

It is frequently worth listening briefly near the bridge at T-intersection for some of the local specialties in the spruce-fir woods. The road between to the dam is more deciduous and most of the birds here will resemble those found throughout the north country, although Yellow-bellied Flycatchers and Blackpoll Warblers are surprisingly common, and most of the boreal breeders can be found here in low densities. There are several locations along this road where you can stop and view Scott Brook, where Common and Hooded Mergansers and Common Loons breed. These species are also present at the East Inlet dam, and the number of visitors here often attracts Gray Jays looking for handouts. Boreal Chickadees can be found here as well. The dam is a good place to launch a canoe, which is certainly worthwhile.

If the gate beyond the dam is open, you may drive down it, although it is primarily used by forestry vehicles, so the road can be rough. If the gate is closed, you may walk in. Much of the forest beyond the gate is comprised almost entirely of Black and Red Spruce, Balsam Fir, and Paper Birch, making it ideal habitat for boreal species. Amongst more widespread species, Boreal Chickadees and Bay-breasted Warblers are quite common along the road, and Black-backed Woodpeckers and Gray Jays can frequently be found. Spruce Grouse occur along the road as well, although they're often difficult to find, unless they're crossing the road or dustbathing along the edge of it.

Approximately 1.5 miles past the gate, there is a old logging road (now an overgrown, often wet path) which starts on the left (North) side of the road and heads into the Norton Pool Preserve. This path holds perhaps the greatest chances of finding a Spruce Grouse anywhere in the state, and all of the previously mentioned boreal species can be found here at least as frequently as along the main road. Not far from the road, the path forks, and the left fork takes you into the edge of the moose pasture, a somewhat open, forested bog. Palm Warbler and Rusty Blackbird can sometimes be found in this area, and American Three-toed Woodpecker is worth searching for among the more common Black-backeds. Further along the main road, there are more logging roads heading off both sides, and many are worth exploration, but it is impossible to detail the birds along every one of them.

=Scott Bog= This boreal wetland is easily covered in conjunction with the East Inlet area. To reach the bog, follow East Inlet Road eastward from Route 3. After crossing the bridge, take a left at the 'T' intersection (taking a right would bring you to East Inlet). This road follows Scott Brook for a while. Between 0.5 and 0.9 miles from the intersection, you will pass an alder swale along the brook. This area is particularly good for some local state nesters including Wilson's Warbler and Lincoln's Sparrow. Continue northward. About 2.1 miles from the East Inlet Road 'T', there is an unsigned junction. Stay left, and within a quarter mile turn left onto the road signed "boat launch". The short stretch between here and the bog can be good for Philadelphia Vireo and other interesting species. You will shortly cross a bridge over the brook and reach a fork. Taking a right will immediately dump you at the boat launch from which you can scan the bog. Look for Common Loon, American Bittern, Ring-necked Duck, Common and Hooded Mergansers, and Belted Kingfisher in the wetland and perhaps Olive-sided Flycatcher or Lincoln's Sparrow along the edge.

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