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A Lake for Wildlife

photo of the lake and riversPhoto of rivers and Umbagog Lake
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 The forests, rivers, lakes and wetlands provide habitat for a variety of animals.  

 

Common Loons
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photo of two common loons swimming
Umbagog Lake hosts one of the largest nesting concentration of common loons in New Hampshire.  Abundant fish populations and wetland habitat support one of the highest concentrations of nesting osprey in New Hampshire.  The areas forested wetlands support good numbers of black ducks, ring necked ducks, and goldeneye.  Wood ducks, hooded and common mergansers, and mallards also nest in the area.  The lake provides habitat for migrating scaup, three varieties of scoters and Canada geese.

 

photo of bald eagle pair in treeBald Eagles at Leonard Pond
USFWS image/ J. Tietjen

 The area provides habitat for species like the bald eagle and other raptors.   In 1989 bald eagles successfully nested in New Hampshire on Umbagog Lake for the first time since 1949. 

 

photo of great blue heronGreat blue heron on Umbagog Lake
USFWS image/ J.Tietjen
Migratory non-game birds like the northern harrier, American bittern and great blue heron depend on the area around Umbagog Lake. 

 

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