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Cheshire Hotspots
November 3, 2019 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
This walk was postponed to November 3 due to weather.
We bird several hotspots in the Town of Cheshire, including Boulder Knoll, Broad Brook Reservoir and associated trails, Fresh Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary (Cheshire Land Trust), and the Farmington Canal Lock 12. Boulder Knoll is good for sparrows in fall. Broad Brook Reservoir annually hosts 200–400 Ruddy Ducks, one of the highest concentrations of this diving duck in the state. Fresh Meadows and the Canal Line offer a diversity of bird species through the year. Meet at Boulder Knoll at the kiosk off Boulder Road, Cheshire. Directions: Drive North on Route 10 (Whitney Avenue) and enter Cheshire at Old Lane Road (on right). Continue driving north on Route 10 for 0.7 miles, and turn right on Cook Hill Road. Drive 1.0 miles, and turn left on Half Moon Road. Drive 0.4 miles, and turn right on Boulder Road. Drive 0.4 miles (passing Boulder Knoll Montessori School), and turn left into small Parking lot at Boulder Knoll kiosk and power line.
Leaders: Steve Broker, 203-272-5192 (home) 203-747-6843 (cell), or LS.Broker@cox.net; Melissa Baston, 860-995-0656 or mbaston@gmail.com