US-MA-Nashoba+Brook+Wildlife+Sanctuary


 * =Birding in Massachusetts=

Middlesex County
=Nashoba Brook Wildlife Sanctuary=

Massachusetts Audubon Society
Westford, Massachusetts 01886 Nashoba Brook Wildlife Sanctuary webpage Nashoba Brook Wildlife Sanctuary map

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Nashoba Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
Coordinates: 42.54415, -71.42052 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Nashoba Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
Migrating songbirds rest and feed in the fields and woodlands of Nashoba Brook. Foxes, owls, and hawks hunt for small prey in the grass, by the stream, or atop stone walls. This mostly wooded property consists of various sanctuary parcels and the Town of Westford’s Richard Emmet Conservation Land.

Acres: 420 Trail Mileage: .5 miles (Nashoba Brook), 1.92 miles (Emmet Woods)

Sanctuary Highlights From Nashoba Brook Wildlife Sanctuary webpage
 * Butterflies sipping nectar from flowering plants that thrive in the sunny meadows.
 * Northern red-backed salamanders, often found beneath rocks or rotting logs.
 * Short loop trail through a white pine-oak forest and wetland habitat and past Vine Brook, a bog, and a pond.
 * Vernal pool that comes alive each spring with wood frogs and spotted salamanders



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