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164 Derby - Borderline Birding

10/13/2013

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Eagle Point Wildlife Management Area preserves a sliver of land between Lake Memphremagog, John's River, and the Canadian border.  When I saw this in my atlas, it struck me as a unique place to bird... and I was not disappointed.  Not only was the birding very nice, but there was the additional exhilaration of hiking along the international boundary between the USA and Canada.  I deal with the border regularly as part of my work, but having a trail that follows the border was very cool.

The monuments state that "BOUNDARY AUGst 9th 1842" / "ALBERT SMITH, U.S. COMssr"
I was curious to see what sign was mounted on the Canadian side of the border signs, but not wanting to cross the border and risk undue consequences, I reached my iPhone across and took a 'selfie'... it's a National Wildlife Refuge boundary sign!

I would definitely come back to Eagle Point, to hike the trail again, and to paddle my kayak in the lake.  Just offshore lies Eagle Island, and while I didn't see any eagles, the rocky shore was hosting massed flocks of geese, ducks, and cormorants.

CHECKLIST FOR EAGLE POINT, DERBY:
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Hooded Merganser
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Turkey Vulture
Northern Harrier
Ring-billed Gull
Belted Kingfisher
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Golden-crowned Kinglet

Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
American Goldfinch
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