NH-Bog+Road


 * =Birding in New Hampshire=

Grafton County
Enfield =Bog Road= Enfield, New Hampshire 03748

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Bog Road, Enfield
Coordinates: 43.5681621, -72.1035931 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Bog Road
From I-89 exit 17 east of Lebanon, go east on US-4 for about 1.75 miles. Turn right on NH-4A and go along the south shore of Mascoma Lake for about 4 miles and through the village of Enfield Center to Bog Road on the right, just before a George Pond, only a small portion of which is visible at the Bog Road intersection.

Target Birds: Spring/summer/fall birding. Canada Goose, other waterfowl, Belted Kingfisher, American Bittern, Wilson's Snipe, Virginia Rail, and other pond birds on and around George Pond at the north end. Common Yellowthroat, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Northern Waterthrush, White-throated Sparrow, Olive-sided and Alder Flycatchers, Veery, Hermit Thrush, Winter Wren, Brown Creeper, and Dark-eyed Junco along the road in the marshes and surrounding trees.

At McDaniel's Marsh, migration brings lots of waterfowl: American Black & Ring-necked Ducks, Mallard, Bufflehead, Common & Hooded Mergansers. Wood Ducks are the summer mainstay. Olive-sided, Alder, & Willow Flycatchers, Virginia Rail, Marsh Wren, American Bittern, Wilson's Snipe, Northern Parula, and Pied-billed Grebe are all possible in the far reaches of the marsh.

Description: Several miles long, much of it bordered by marsh and shrubs, with some woodlands. A few houses in the middle and gravel pit operations posted for no trespassing. A high ridge along much of the western border. Cole Pond Trail, about 1 mile long and located about a mile south of George Pond, and Bear Road for a short distance from its junction with Bog Road, .6 mile south of Cole Pond, are both worth birding as well.

At the end of Bog Road, you come to McDaniel's Marsh Wildlife Management Area, which is in Springfield. You can only see a small portion, so a canoe or kayak open up lots of possibilities.

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