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103 - Goshen - Moosalamoo

5/28/2013

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"Moos-a-la-moo"... it just sounds right for a mountainous blueberry patch and moose habitat.  The National Forest Service manages the Moosalamoo Wildlife Management Area for both moose and blueberries.  They have a program of controlled burning areas on a rotating basis, to eliminate the woody brush yet at the same time fostering the growth of low-bush blueberries.  And I mean low bush... the plants barely reach one foot in height!  The principal blueberry management area is so popular with locals and visitors, that the Service maintains a wheelchair-accessible path into the blueberry area.

On the day I visited, there were no moose, and there were no blueberries. -- they were in full flower.  The clouds were draped low over the Green Mountains, and it was a chilly 40 degrees.  On a clear day, the view must be spectacular... as it was, the view was pretty nice that day.

Checklist for Goshen:
Ruffed Grouse
Red-eyed Vireo
Ovenbird
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
White-throated Sparrow
and one Unknown species (audio recorded)
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