Lake Umbagog National Wildlife, Maine

Lake Umbagog NWR, Errol, Maine: From the Anasagunticook Indians to the European settlers, people have long recognized the habitat and wildlife of Lake Umbagog ("clear water") as special and important. Its glacial geology, northern climate (just 30 miles south of the Canadian border), and meandering rivers make it one of the most productive breeding areas for common loons in the Northeast U.S. The area also supports a high density of moose, fishers, and bobcats. Other species common here but considered rare in next-door New Hampshire include spruce grouse, gray jays, and black-backed (formerly Arctic) and northern three-toed woodpeckers. The only bald eagle nest in the state is found in this refuge.