Where: New Hampshire and Vermont.

What: A string of marshes, ponds, brooks, and backwaters form the pearls along the Connecticut River Birding Trail, which, like many a migrating shorebird, traces the dynamic watershed of the Upper Valley region. The route also provides plenty of opportunity to stretch your legs, and your binocs, on trails that highlight the unique birds of field, forest, and alpine zones.

Look for: Hermit Thrush

Contact: Connecticut River Birding Trail
802-291-9100 x107
www.birdtrail.org