Bed & Breakfast 6198 VT Rte 100 on the Missisquoi River in Troy, VT 05868 802-744-9991
Colder and wilder than most of the state, greater Jay Peak are is Vermont's boreal playground. Extensive fir-spruce forests, bogs, and wetlands give the image of places much farther north.The migration in spring is impressive. But a winter visit can be most delightful. It is also an area which his home to many species found nowhere else in Vermont. Closest to the Riverbend is the Lake Memphremagog area. The lake is the state's second largest and straddles the Vermont-Quebec border. It is a place for migrating loons, grebes and waterfowl. 
When the ice breaks up in April, you can find Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Hooded, Merganser,and other water fowl. Some of the best birding is in the marshes around the lake's south bay.
The Long Trail most remote birding lies along the famed Long Trail which travels through the Green Mountains between Canada and Massachusetts. 
The trail also climbs to the highest places in Vermont (Jay Peak being one of them) and you can find hawks in migration, Common Raven, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Winter Wren, Golden Crowned Kinglet, Bicknell's Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, Hermit Thrush, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Dark-eyed Junco, and white throated sparrow. Familiar birds at the Riverbend are woodpecker and heron (on the river banks). 
For more information, visit the following Websites:The Green Mountain Club Non-Game and Natural Heritage Program, Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department Records of Vermont Birds Also, read the book, 'Birdwatching in Vermont' by Ted Murin and Bryan Pfeiffer                   
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