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Cheshire Hotspots – Steve Broker
October 29, 2017 @ 8:00 am
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 Community Farm, 875 Boulder Road, Cheshire. Directions: Drive North on Route 10 Whitney Avenue and enter Cheshire at Old Lane Road (on right). Drive 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. See also large red barn 0.2 miles ahead on right.
LS.Broker@cox.net
home – 203-272-5192
cell – 203-747-6843
Melissa Baston
mbaston@tgimachine.com
860-995-0656