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Merrimack County
Canterbury Also see Merrimack River =Riverlands Conservation Area= Canterbury, New Hampshire 03224 Riverlands Conservation Area webpage

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Riverlands Conservation Area, Canterbury
Coordinates: 43.2945122, -71.5844893 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Riverlands Conservation Area
The Merrimack River shaped this land and continues to be a major influence on it. The land includes river frontage, two oxbow ponds, wetlands, fields, and woods. The 90-acre area has several trails, including a boardwalk and a viewing platform at one oxbow pond. Parking area provides canoe and rowboat access to the pond. The site is transected by a piece of private land (12 acres) in the middle of the area that visitors must respect. Large dirt parking lot can accommodate 50 cars. There is a small informational sign on a tree at the parking lot.

Important bird watching area. During spring warbler migration in May, there is a chance to view birds that nest farther north. In summer, the area supports bank and rough-winged swallows; eastern blue birds; field, swamp and song sparrows; great blue herons; read-tailed hawks; chestnut-sided warblers; and rufous-sided towhees. Evidence of beavers and otters. Abundant turtles and frogs. At the river, raccoons feed on freshwater mussels. Ponds and river support largemouth and smallmouth bass, sunfish, horned pout, and pickerel. From Riverlands Conservation Area webpage

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