Suggestions: Upcoming Eastern US Trip
Hello,
I am about to go on a “bio-blitz” road trip from Long Island, NY through southern NJ, Delaware, VA to the Smokies region and ending in coastal NC. The trip will only be 9 days but it should be enough time to get a few key species. While we are targeting many taxa groups there are several mammals I am hoping to get. My targets list is:
Red Wolf
Appalachian Cottontail
Southern Flying Squirrel
Allegheny Woodrat
Golden Mouse
Southern Short-tailed Shrew
Masked Shrew
Hairy-tailed Mole
Woodland Vole
Evening Bat
Eastern Small-footed Myotis
Southeastern Myotis
Gray Bat
Rafinesque’s Big-eared Bat
I have some places already for some of these thanks to past posts here, but I wanted to see if anyone has been in any of these areas and has either suggestions or connections to see these species. Bat roosts would be especially helpful; I will be using red lights and sanitizing my footwear between caves. Please feel free to DM me or email me at zachary14@me.com.
Thank you in advance for any suggestions.
- Zac
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wildlife_watcher
I’m not sure when you’re coming but can I make a suggestion that you might have as much fun north as going south? In Pittsburg NH or Unbagog lake (better ime) easy access to Moose. If you’re near the Quabbin in MA I could show you some bear trails. Walking those trails (about 1.5 mi) you would likely find black bear at close range as they walk and bed along the trails and sometimes moose or bobcat are encountered. All of these east coast things involve starting early AM.
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Vladimir Dinets
There’s currently a lot of woodland voles (and some S bog lemmings) in the area behind Calno School in Delaware Water Gap NRA (bring mosquito spray). A great place for hairy-tailed moles is Albany Pine Bush Preserve but it’s a bit off your route it seems.