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New Haven Bird Club: Cheshire Hotspots
November 3 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Free
Field Trip – Cheshire Hotspots – Steve Broker and Melissa Baston
November 3 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Bird several hotspots in the Town of Cheshire, including Broad Brook Reservoir and Fresh Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary. Broad Brook Reservoir annually hosts 200-400 Ruddy Ducks in fall, one of the highest concentrations of this diving duck in the state. Fresh Meadows offers a diversity of bird species through the year. Broad Brook Reservoir is level walking (100 yards) on leaf-covered paved road; Fresh Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary is level walking (500 yards) with water-resistant boots recommended.
Meet at the Route 68 access to Broad Brook Reservoir, north side of the road. Parking is available at a safe pullout opposite the water company gate in the lowest section of Route 68. Look for our cars.
Leaders: Steve Broker, stephenpaulbroker@gmail.com, 203-747-6843 and Melissa Baston, mbaston@gmail.com, 860-995-0656.
