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Suggestion for the weekend Oct 21-22??

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Posted by Michael Gehrisch on October 17, 2006 at 3:06 PM
I will be in Boston on business for a week and hope to get out this weekend to photograph the autumn colors and/or birds. I was thinking of driving North along the coast, but would appreciate any suggestions on destinations, or URLs that might be useful. Even suggestions as to where to see and get close to waders, loons, raptors or preferably bald eagles would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance

Michael Gehrisch
http://www.pbase.com/kingfisher
Posted by Richard Ennis on October 17, 2006 at 4:27 PM
I would head up to Plum Island in Newburyport. Not sure about Bald Eagles, but they generally have plenty of other raptors there. Salisbury Beach a little further north is supposed to be good too. Both are probably less than an hour from Boston.
Posted by Michael Gehrisch on October 17, 2006 at 4:55 PM
Thanks Rich!
Posted by Michael Gehrisch on October 26, 2006 at 1:52 PM
Well I didn't do Plum Island, that just seemed to easy with the beautiful weather, so we drove to Mt. Desert Island instead. I saw a number of bald eagles up close, but never when I was looking for them :-( Camera not ready, wrong lens, manual focus, etc... I had to settle for a close-up shot of a loon and some fall foliage. Can be seen here:

http://www.pbase.com/kingfisher/image/69005411
http://www.pbase.com/kingfisher/fall_colors

All in all a fantastic trip, with fantastic countryside and beautiful weather.