Excerpted from The Natural Year: New England & New York by Scott Weidensaul

The railbed begins to the right of Hanger A and sweeps east, skirting the end of the runway and a high-tension line before joining another rail line; bear right at the juncture. After another 15 minutes' walk the line splits and you'll see signs for Pondicherry, with Cherry Pond dead ahead.

In the northern panhandle of New Hampshire, the upper Connecticut River system supports a number of loon pairs on the chain of lakes stretching from Pittsburg to the Quebec border. Second and Third Connecticut Lakes are especially good bets. Other New Hampshire lakes with breeding loons include Lake Winnipesaukee and smaller, nearby Squam Lake.

Lake Umbagog, on the New Hampshire-Maine border, has a healthy population of loons  in fact, it represents New Hampshire's largest concentration. Those loons, along with a diverse mix of other wildlife, will be protected by the newly created Lake Umbagog NWR, which when fully purchased will cover more than 15,800 acres near the junction of the Androscoggin and Magallaway rivers, close to Errol, New Hampshire.

Move on to Maine

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