NH-Eager+Island


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Belknap County
Laconia =Eager Island= Laconia, New Hampshire 03246

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Eager Island, Laconia
Coordinates: 43.5250891, -71.4726898 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Eager Island
The Winnipesaukee River contains Eager Island, which is located approximately 1,500 feet upstream from Winnisquam Lake and 1,200 feet below the Avery Dam behind City Hall. Flooding and erosion are experienced on an annual basis. Due to this harsh floodplain environment, the plant life is challenged with mostly scrub-shrub and herbaceous species. Eager Island is a unique feature in Laconia used by a variety of wildlife species. Beaver activities were observed on Eager Island, as were ducks, sandpipers, and songbirds. Bald Eagle sightings are common just downstream of Eager Island, adjacent to the former sewage treatment plant. During the winter, the open water below the Lakeport Dam and along the Winnipesaukee River between Avery Dam and the outlet to Lake Winnisquam provides important winter feeding areas and habitat for a variety of waterfowl and bald eagles. From City of Laconia Natural Resource Inventory (2009)

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