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5 Remarkable Bird Watching Destinations in Vermont

Bird-watching is one of the fastest growing activities in America and Vermont. Vermont offers varied habitats and a conversationalist mindset to protect locations for bird spotting for future generations to enjoy. Here are just a few to whet your appetite.

Nulhegan Basin – Brunswick:

Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom is huge by any description. Covering an area of 2,000 square miles – it’s larger than the state of Rhode Island – and it happens to be a haven for wildlife and birding in particular.

Within the Kingdom and bordering the Connecticut River is the Nulhegan Basin. This area is considered a pristine environment to observe wildlife and in particular an array of bird species that includes: warblers, migratory songbirds, black-backed woodpecker, ruffed grouse, and American woodcock.

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5 Outstanding Bird-Watching Locations in Maine

Bird-watching in Maine is popular and big business. The state is second only to Montana in terms of birding participation so you can be sure it has many superb locations for bird-watching and here are just a few.

Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve:

The first of the coastal bird-watching locations to explore sits in southern Maine east of Wells off busy Route 1, and is the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve. Here you’ll discover salt marshes, a boardwalk through a red maple swamp, the Little River, and beaches with dunes.

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