While out monitoring the conservation easements on Wright&#39;s Mountain and vicinity, i did a little incidental birding. The south side of the mountain was far more active than the north side. I am guessing this was due to the fact that all the snow has melted on the south side, while there is still a foot of snow on the north side. <div>Along my 6 mile ramble I saw or heard:</div><div>3 turkeys</div><div>3 ruffed grouse</div><div>2 hermit thrush</div><div>1 brown creeper</div><div>1 northern flicker</div><div>Numerous chickadees, nuthatches, and juncos, and turkey vultures</div><div>Near to Devil&#39;s Den, there were two ravens circling and calling. There is a nest very close to the actual &quot;Devil&#39;s Den&quot; on the cliff face above. </div><div><br></div><div>Not birding- related, but that mountain has a significant population of porcupines! I saw two on my walk, and evidence in the form of chewed hardwood trees and denuded hemlock trees along my entire route!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">-- <br></div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;color:#212121">Jason Berard</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;color:#212121"><br>
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