Where to Go Birding

birds such as Downy and Hairy woodpeckers, Tufted Titmouse, Winter Wren, Hermit Thrush, Solitary Vireo, and Black-throated Green, Pine, Black-and-white, and Canada warblers.Pawtuckaway is a reliable area for nesting Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.Listen carefully for its mew call.Walk past the metal gate, just to the right of the boat launch, and over the bridge.Continue straight, following this trail to the south for about a half-mile to a small path on the left leading out to the edge of Fundy Cove.(You can also catch a glimpse of Burnham's Marsh off to the right.)Continue on the main trail for another few hundred feet to trail marker number 11. Turn right here, and walk a quarter-mile to a stream crossing and a marshy area.Look for Great Blue Heron and Belted Kingfisher.When you return to trail marker 11, you can turn left to return to the parking lot at the boat launch, or you can turn right to follow the trail southwest along the edge of Burnham's Marsh.In about a mile this trail leads to the paved road near the group camping and picnicking area.From the parking area at the boat launch, return to Deerfield Road, and turn left.In 3.0 miles you will come to a power-line crossing.This is a good spot to stop and check for birds such as Black-billed Cuckoo, Eastern Kingbird, Gray Catbird, Nashville, Chestnut-sided, and Prairie warblers.Common Yellowthroat, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Rufous-sided Towhee, and Field Sparrow.Watch the sky for soaring Turkey Vultures.Dole's Marsh.Resume your route along Deerfield Road, and in 1.6 miles stay right at the fork, and drive another 0.8 mile to the junction of Routes 107 and 43.Turn right on Route 43, and proceed for 2.0 miles to a marsh on the left side of the road.Pull off here, and take a quick look at the marsh.As you drive along this section of State Route 43, you can see Saddleback Mountain off to your left.Continue for another 1.0 mile to the Northwood town line at a stream crossing under the road.In just 0.1 mile after the town line, turn right on an unmarked dirt road which leads a short distance to Dole's Marsh in Woodman State Forest.Park near the dam, and check the marsh for such regular species as Great Blue Heron, Wood Duck, Belted Kingfisher, Great Crested Flycatcher, Barn Swallow, Common Yellowthroat, and Red-winged Blackbird.There are also beavers in the marsh.Woodman Marsh.Return to State Route 43, turn right, go 1.2 miles, and take a sharp right onto Lower Deerfield Road.In 0.9 mile you will come to a small parking area next to a sign for Woodman Marsh -New Hampshire Fish and Game Waterfowl Management Area.Check for typical marsh birds, such as those at Dole's Marsh.Beyond the dam the road becomes too rough to drive, but you can walk along it to bird more of Woodman State Forest.Northwood Lake.Return to State Route 43, turn right, and go 1.3 miles to U.S. Highway 4. Turn left to follow U.S. Highway 4 for 5.7 miles, and turn left BIRD OBSERVER 142 Vol. 24, No. 3, 1996 at a small crossroads.Take an immediate left into the gravel boat launch on the edge of Northwood Lake.Bird along the edge of the trees for species such as Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Gray Catbird, and Yellow-throated and Red-eyed vireos.Scope the lake for nesting Common Loons and American Black Ducks.During spring and fall waterfowl migration, look for species such as Green-winged Teal, Canvasback (uncommon).Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, all three scoters.Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, and Hooded and Common mergansers.As you leave the boat launch, turn left and drive slowly through the 0.8mile loop that takes you back to U.S. Highway 4.There are several good vantage points where you can see the lake from the road.Pawtuckaway State Park.Turn left on U.S. Highway 4, go 1.2 miles, and turn left on State Route 107.Follow State Route 107 south for 9.8 miles to Reservation Road.Turn left on Reservation Road at the small brown Pawtuckaway State Park sign indicating the way to the lookout tower.After 1.0 mile the road becomes dirt, and in another 0.1 mile you will come to a power-line crossing with easy access on both sides of the road.Stop at the power-line right-of-way to look for Gray Catbird, Chestnut-sided, Pine, Prairie, and Black-and-white warblers.Common Yellowthroat, Rufous-sided Towhee, and Field Sparrow.Listen for Hairy and Pileated woodpeckers, Veery, Hermit Thrush, and Solitary Vireo in the adjacent woods.Watch the sky for Turkey Vultures, and listen for the guttural calls of the Common Raven.Continue along Reservation Road; in 0.1 mile bear right at the fork, and in 1.0 mile stop at a small marsh visible on both sides of the road.About 100 feet past the marsh there is a trail leading into the woods on the right side of the road.This short path is an excellent place to look for flycatchers, nuthatches, vireos, and warblers.Another 0.2 mile along Reservation Road will bring you to a T in the road.Turn left toward the lookout tower, and proceed 0.3 mile to a large swamp on the right.Park off to the edge of the road, and bird along the edge of the swamp and down to the next bend in the road.This area attracts a great diversity of nesting species, including some that are usually thought of as more "northern," such as Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Winter Wren, Black-throated Green Warbler, Northern Waterthrush, Purple Finch, White-throated Sparrow, and Evening Grosbeak.Yellow-bellied Flycatcher is usually easy to find in migration if you are familiar with its call.Ruby-crowned Kinglet is a common migrant.You can also expect nesting Belted Kingfisher, Downy, Hairy, and Pileated woodpeckers.

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