White Mountain Area & Wildlife Info
So much to see in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, so make sure you bring your camera. After a wonderful day snowmobiling you may want to go ice skating, or snowshoeing maybe even a sleigh ride, with snow much to do in Mt. Washington Valley it's hard to leave!
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Flora and fauna
The White Mountain National Forest sees 184 species of birds: 38 species year round, 35 migrants or winter species, and 110 during the summer months.
- Black bears, frogs, turtles, snakes and mammals.
- A wildlife viewing blind is located near Deer Hill in Maine.
- Peregrine Falcons almost 60 captive-bred falcons were released from cliff sites. Adult peregrines have returned to some cliffs to raise their young.
- Moose sightings - Kancamagus Highway and northernmost sections of the White Mountains are well known for viewings. They are a frequent collision hazard on area highways. Often they can be spotted in marshy areas that collect road salt runoff.
Information provided by Wikitravel.org
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