Yankees (and a Canuck) Fouling the Fowl

From JAF's swan post in Share...

Quabbin?

Sounds nice,. I've never been myself,.

Were are you in Mass,. out West?

The only thing I could come up with that I know about from experience (although I have not been back with a Camera yet)

...was Newport RI,.. where we have two excellent birding loactions
The Norman Bird Sanctuary,
http://www.normanbirds​anctuary.org/

..and Sachuest Point;
http://www.virtualbird​er.com/vbirder/onLoc/o​nLocDirs/SACH/

Both seperated by a 5 minute drive... (or long hike) and also within about 10 minutes of Newport itself where if we grew tired of Birds,. there are rocky coastlines,. Mansions,. and the remnants of a fishing industry (docks and ships) etc...

I'm about 15 miles northwest of Boston, in Billerica. I was thinking Quabbin as it's more central Mass, open areas with birds and other wildlife. I've been to Quabbin, but not for photography.

Boston is around 5-6 hours south, depending how many times I get pulled over for driving an Aztek.
Used to vist there a lot. Friend used to teach at Wellesley.
I would really hate to screw up the birding for you guys in the Boston area so if there is a area a little farther north that could withstand the ecological impact of my presence I could meet you there.

I'm not sure that you'll be allowed to enter the country with an Aztek - visual terrorism is a serious threat.

Damn, forgot about that. Might have to take the wifes Honda.
At least folks would see me coming in the Aztek and be able to get outta my way

Well,. I'm up for anything,..

...if someday I ever get to own a Camera again.. I'll be up for a trip!

Sounds like Vermont is the place. They might not even notice until we're gone. I know there's a large National Forest or something about halfway up the state. Woodstock, VT, maybe? Yeah, Green Mountain NF and Finger Lakes NF. http://www.fs.fed.us/r​9/gmfl/

Might take a bit of research to find the right place(s) to visit, but that's what the Internet is for. I'll check into things as much as I can.


If you've never been, CDS, the ride out Rt 2 and up Rt 7 is unbe-freaking-utiful. We might have to leave a day early since we'll be stopping all the time. Or you can take the fast, boring Rt 93 to Rt 84 path. We'll get there a day early but we'll still have plenty of film.

VT sounds good to me. I'll get Sheldon to follow this post and get him to come along to vouch for me if we get pulled over