NH-Great+Bay+National+Wildlife+Refuge

Also, see Great Bay =Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge= Newington 100 Merrimac Street Newington, New Hampshire 03801 Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge website Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge trail map
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Tips for birding Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge
From Birdwatching in New Hampshire

Great Bay NWR
Coordinates: 43.089388, -70.8436954 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Great Bay NWR--Former Weapons Storage Area
Coordinates: 43.0883537, -70.8474183 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Great Bay NWR--Furber Strait Platform
Coordinates: 43.0906102, -70.8600247 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Great Bay NWR--Herods Cove
Coordinates: 43.073653, -70.8473969 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Great Bay NWR--McIntyre Rd.
Coordinates: 43.085909, -70.8358097 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Great Bay NWR--Stubbs Pond (restricted access)
Coordinates: 43.0784178, -70.8456802 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Great Bay NWR--Woodman Pt. Cove
Coordinates: 43.0769131, -70.8621597 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Great Bay NWR--Woodman Pt. Marsh
Coordinates: 43.0774147, -70.8568382 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Merrimack County
Concord

USFWS Karner Blue easement, Concord
Coordinates: 43.2081475, -71.4938092 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips on birding Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Location: From Route 16 exit 1 in Newington, take Pease Boulevard for .5 mile. Turn right on Arboretum Drive and drive about 3.3 miles past the end of the Pease runway to the parking lot for the refuge. Google Map

On one side of the parking lot is a small woodland trail loop called the Peverly Pond Trail,.5 mile long. In late March and April, this is a good place for Ring-necked Ducks, and other waterfowl are possible.

On the other side, the Ferry Way Trail (2.0 miles round trip) runs for a mile before it reaches the Bay at an overlook across from Adams Point. The far portion of this trail is perhaps a little under birded but the immediate parking area has excellent habitat for Field Sparrows, Thrashers, and Towhees. Perhaps the most productive part of this trail is the section from the end of the fence to just past the small pond and marshy area where the trail branches off to the right: this section can be full of passerines. Osprey nest on poles within the fenced portion. Kestrel, Turkeys, and Pileated Woodpeckers are also resident. And during migration, almost any species of warbler is possible.

The Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1992 on a portion of the former Pease Air Force Base in Newington, NH. The 1,089-acre refuge was created to encourage the natural diversity of plants and wildlife, protect endangered and threatened species, and to enhance the water quality of aquatic habitats. A variety of habitats is found on the refuge, including upland forest, grassland, salt marsh, freshwater, and seven miles of intertidal shoreline.

The refuge also manages the 28-acre Karner Blue Butterfly conservation easement, located 45 miles west in Concord, NH. The easement is one of the few remaining parcels of pine barren habitat in the state and is home to the federally-endangered Karner blue butterfly.

Both Great Bay refuge and the Karner Blue Butterfly easement are administered by Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, located in Newburyport, Massachusetts. From Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge web site

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