Date: 8/2/26 5:29 pm From: Steve Hale <srhale20...> Subject: [NHBirds] Imp Trail and Carter Ridge
I had a great hike n' bird outing today in the White Mountains. I started on the north limb of the Imp Trail and hiked up to tap Carter Ridge (via the North Carter Trail) and the descend via the south limb of Imp Trail. The hike produced a great bird list especially up toward the 4,500ft ridge via North Carter Trail. Species list is below. 8.7 miles; 3,300ft gain.
Species (20) Peregrine Falcon - two birds flying just over the tree tops near trailhead on Rte. 16; one making a racket Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Canada Jay - two adults; very close Blue Jay Common Raven Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee - several encounters; Golden-crowned Kinglet Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Hermit Thrush American Robin - three robins in the thick spruce-fir Cedar Waxwing White-winged Crossbill - beautiful singer. I didn't see it, but distinctive song repeated a few times Pine Siskin - Flyover Dark-eyed Junco Blackpoll Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler
