Shore Acres sits on nearly 46-acres and 1,800 feet of shoreline along Lake Champlain. The property is comprised of multiple ecosystems, such as wetlands, grassland, and shoreline which attracts a wide variety of wildlife, especially birds.
Wildlife residents of Shore Acres include foxes, red squirrels, and other mammals, but the most famous residents are of the avian sort: Purple Martins. Our Purple Martins are numerous and keep the staff and guests entertained with their incredible aerial acrobatics. Other common avian residents include American Robins, Cardinals, Catbirds, White-breasted Nuthatches, Red-Winged Blackbirds, Cooper’s Hawk, the ever common House Sparrow, and the not so common Snowy Owl.
Shoreline Birds Are Abundant
Along our vast shoreline, waterfowl and shoreline birds are abundant: Blue Herons patiently hunt for meals, along with Common Mergansers, Loons, Herring Gulls, Caspian Terns, Kingfishers, Canada Geese, Bald Eagles, Ospreys, and many more. In fact, on the other side of Route 2 from the Shore Acres’ property, an Osprey family returns each year to raise a brood and occasionally hunt the waters along our property. A pair of binoculars are not always needed to view them as they like to perch on the electric pole at our Route 2 entrance.
So bring your binoculars and cameras and spend time exploring the Shore Acres property to view the wildlife that the property has to offer. And while you are at it, spend a weekend at our Inn to tour local areas known for their birding and wildlife, such as North Hero’s Pelot’s Natural Area and the Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge.