Great Bay Wildlife Refuge (fully handicapped accessible)

Visited the Great Bay Wildlife Refuge today for the first time in a long time
to see what might be running around ! I was in for a delightful time.
The .50 mile loop trail is completed by following the raised boardwalk for the entire time. It took me past many vernal pools, which by the sound of it were filled with spring peepers, although I did not see any of them. At about the mid point you can take a left and head down to the water front and the duck blind. While looking around the blind I saw two small flocks of Ring-necked Ducks, my first and required my field guide to ID them beyond..yep they are ducks of some kind. Continuing on up the boardwalk again I found a small red squirrel who posed for me but scolded me the whole time !! As I continued on I saw someone swimming along in the pond -- an otter or perhaps a beaver but he dropped below the surface without being ID'd for sure. Many local birds kept me company - downy woodpeckers, Titmouse and nuthatches flew from tree to tree and a mourning dove kept a quite cooing in the background.

Leaving the Refuge, I drove a long very slowly and spied a red fox beside the road, he paused and looked right at me, but by the time I could get my camera up he was on his way into the tree/brush line. The trip ended with a stunning sunset over the pines of the refuge. Just perfect.

Posted on March 23, 2012 01:23 PM by fulinn fulinn

Observations

Photos / Sounds

What

Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)

Observer

fulinn

Date

March 22, 2012 05:16 PM EDT

Description

floating in pond and not interested in getting their photo's taken

Photos / Sounds

What

American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)

Observer

fulinn

Date

March 22, 2012 05:16 PM EDT

Description

Scolded me all the time I was there, he loved to pose for his photos

Photos / Sounds

What

Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Observer

fulinn

Date

March 22, 2012 05:51 PM EDT

Description

Still has a bit of his winter coat on his hind legs, right beside the road at dusk

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