NH-Umbagog+National+Wildlife+Refuge


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Coos County
Errol Wentworths Location =Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge= Errol, New Hampshire 03579 Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge website Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge bird brochure

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Tips for birding Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge
As you canoe or kayak on the refuge, wildlife waits around every bend. Bald eagles, ospreys and loons nest here and are often seen during the summer. Great blue herons, eastern kingbirds and belted kingfishers are common sightings. Don’t be surprised to see a moose wading or swimming in the water. During fall migration, shorebirds and waterfowl use the area for resting and feeding. From New Hampshire's Wildlife Viewing and Birding Trails, p. 3

Umbagog NWR (overall)
Coordinates: 44.7932873, -71.0554504 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Umbagog NWR--Chewonki Marsh, Errol
Coordinates: 44.7805557, -71.0663509 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Umbagog NWR--Harpers Meadow, Errol
Coordinates: 44.7890234, -71.084547 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Umbagog NWR--Headquarters, Wentworths Location
Coordinates: 44.8317277, -71.0758567 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Umbagog NWR--Leonard Marsh, Errol
Coordinates: 44.8011116, -71.0514364 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Umbagog NWR--Leonard Pond, Errol
Coordinates: 44.7867086, -71.0636902 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Umbagog NWR--Magalloway River Trail, Wentworths Location
Coordinates: 44.8424719, -71.0572958 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Umbagog NWR--Magalloway/Androscoggin River jct., Errol
Coordinates: 44.7829568, -71.0626363 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Umbagog NWR--Sweat Meadow, Errol
Coordinates: 44.7811933, -71.090126 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Umbagog NWR--Wentworths Location
Coordinates: 44.8597627, -71.0571671 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge
Wetlands: Umbagog Lake has extensive wetland complexes that are excellent for waterfowl production. One example is Harper's Meadow. In 1972, the Secretary of the Interior designated part of the wetlands at Harper's Meadow as a Floating Island National Natural Landmark. This designation recognized the floating bog and wetlands as a significant natural area, one of a very special group of places illustrating the diversity of the country’s natural history.

Lake Umbagog: Umbagog Lake is more than 7 miles in length and covers more than 7,000 acres, making it one of the largest lakes along the New Hampshire/Maine border. It has an average depth of only 15 feet.

Wildlife: The Umbagog area, unique in its habitats, provides a home to many different species. Situated in the southern range of the boreal forests and the northern range of the deciduous forests, the Umbagog area is a transition zone providing homes to species of both habitat types. A total of 229 bird species have been observed on the refuge, and 137 species are known to breed there. There are many species of songbirds, including 24 varieties of warblers. The abundance of fish in the lakes and rivers provide food for the local populations of osprey and bald eagles. Mink, otter, muskrat, and beaver can be seen in the lakes and rivers while black bear, bobcats, fishers, marten, white-tailed deer and a dense population of moose inhabit the uplands. The extensive wetlands and marshes provide ideal habitat for waterfowl, such as common mergansers, American black ducks and common goldeneye and common loons.

The area provides habitat for raptor species such as the bald eagle. In 1989, bald eagles successfully nested in New Hampshire on Umbagog Lake for the first time since 1949.

Migratory nongame birds like the northern harrier, American bittern, and great blue heron depend on habitat around Umbagog Lake. Abundant fish populations and wetland habitat support one of the highest concentrations of nesting osprey in New Hampshire. The areas forested wetlands support good numbers of black ducks, ring necked ducks, and goldeneye. Wood ducks, mallards, hooded and common mergansers also nest in the area. The lake provides habitat for migrating scaup, three varieties of scoters, and Canada geese. From [|Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge website]

Wilson's Snipe Photo by Evan Lipton

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