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 **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html ****************************************************************