Don McCabe's effort towards a park at Foley Point is well worthwhile, as 
many UVBirders will realize!

Here are some links to more information. Note that there will be a 
presentation at the Norwich Selectboard meeting tonight at 6:30pm.

This site has been on the Connecticut River Birding Trail for some time.
  <http://www.ctriverbirdingtrail.org/>

Here is an image from Google Earth, for location:
  <http://www.geo.umass.edu/climate/doug/orn/foley_point.jpg>

eBird lists 93 species of birds reported from the area, and surely there 
are others! Go here to see a list:
  <http://tinyurl.com/pwwnjd>
Which is the same site as this long URL:
 <http://ebird.org/ebird/vt/GuideMe?reportType=location&bMonth=01&bYear=1900&eMonth=12&eYear=2009&parentState=US-VT&countries=US&states=US-VT&getLocations=myLocs&myLocs=L209036&continue.x=52&continue.y=8>
And the same list as a 1-page PDF:
  <http://www.geo.umass.edu/climate/doug/orn/ledyard_birds.pdf>

Thanks Don!



don mccabe wrote:
> All,
>
> This is my first message  to UV-Birders, and an invitation to learn 
> about - and perhaps support - a proposed public park and bird watching 
> site at Foley Point in Norwich.
>  Foley Point is a historic landing and settlement on the south facing 
> bluff overlooking the Connecticut River just past the Ledyard Bridge. 
> The land is owned by the town of Norwich. Several citizens, with 
> cooperation and support from a number of organizations, including the 
> Montshire Museum, Appalachian Trail Conference, and CT River Watershed 
> Council, will propose to the Norwich selectboard tomorrow night that 
> this land be dedicated as a multiple use public park and gazebo, 
> called "River Park". The point sits under the CT River Flyway, and it 
> overlooks the bay created by Blood Brook entering the Ct River.  Lots 
> of waterfowl and songbirds! The Montshire Museum is considering a 
> walkway to the site.
>
> If you would like to learn more, and especially if you have ideas for 
> making this public land a bird watching site, please contact me or 
> Norman Miller:  [log in to unmask] Or,
> come to the Norwich Selectboard meeting tomorrow night from 6:30 PM to 
> see this presentation.
>
> Don McCabe

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