Aix sponsa
Here's an easy 1-1/2 mile dabble with a brace of letterboxes near the
duck pond at Pequot Woods in Mystic, CT. Perfect for the hatchlings
in your brood, this short and level flight might sometimes give
waterfowl slightly damp webbed feet.
Flyway: From I95 in Mystic CT, take exit 89 (Allyn Street) and turn
south from the ramp towards Mystic. Bank right at the first street
and follow Sandy Hollow Rd 0.2 miles to the nesting area on your left.
Migration: Take wing southwards around the gate and follow the stone
wall past wetlands on your right to a junction with a nice trail map.
Migrate straight south for a clockwise loop. At the southern turn of
your journey, bank left on 250 degrees toward Stone Bridge. After a
few flaps of the wing, watch on your left for a waist-high boulder
split in three like a deck of cards. Behind it is a maple and behind
that is a single clutch in a nest.
Your V formation can continue down this path to Rte. 1 and back if
you'd like. Then fly back up to the main migration route and bank
left to continue your clockwise loop. You'll pass a clearing and an
old farm site. At the end of the east-running cobblestone walkway,
soar over the wall to your left just before a chestnut tree and quack
loudly when you spot the second nestling of the day.
Now fly your flock down to the original trail junction and point your
pinfeathers left, north, to return to your incubator.
Aix sponsa (new in CT 2)
2 messages in this thread |
Started on 2000-08-22
Aix sponsa (new in CT 2)
From: Jay Drew (drewclan@aol.com) |
Date: 2000-08-22 16:47:52 UTC
Re: [LbNA] Aix sponsa (new in CT 2)
From: Tom Cooch (tcooch@sover.net) |
Date: 2000-08-22 12:54:53 UTC-05:00
Very nice clues, Jay!
As I recall, my Mud Pond box also featured Aix sponsa on the wing.
Tom
> Aix sponsa
>
> Here's an easy 1-1/2 mile dabble with a brace of letterboxes near the
> duck pond at Pequot Woods in Mystic, CT. Perfect for the hatchlings
> in your brood, this short and level flight might sometimes give
> waterfowl slightly damp webbed feet.
>
> Flyway: From I95 in Mystic CT, take exit 89 (Allyn Street) and turn
> south from the ramp towards Mystic. Bank right at the first street
> and follow Sandy Hollow Rd 0.2 miles to the nesting area on your left.
>
> Migration: Take wing southwards around the gate and follow the stone
> wall past wetlands on your right to a junction with a nice trail map.
> Migrate straight south for a clockwise loop. At the southern turn of
> your journey, bank left on 250 degrees toward Stone Bridge. After a
> few flaps of the wing, watch on your left for a waist-high boulder
> split in three like a deck of cards. Behind it is a maple and behind
> that is a single clutch in a nest.
>
> Your V formation can continue down this path to Rte. 1 and back if
> you'd like. Then fly back up to the main migration route and bank
> left to continue your clockwise loop. You'll pass a clearing and an
> old farm site. At the end of the east-running cobblestone walkway,
> soar over the wall to your left just before a chestnut tree and quack
> loudly when you spot the second nestling of the day.
>
> Now fly your flock down to the original trail junction and point your
> pinfeathers left, north, to return to your incubator.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to:
> letterbox-usa-unsubscribe@egroups.com
>
The Orient Express
Braintree, VT
P17F89
"The game is afoot!"
As I recall, my Mud Pond box also featured Aix sponsa on the wing.
Tom
> Aix sponsa
>
> Here's an easy 1-1/2 mile dabble with a brace of letterboxes near the
> duck pond at Pequot Woods in Mystic, CT. Perfect for the hatchlings
> in your brood, this short and level flight might sometimes give
> waterfowl slightly damp webbed feet.
>
> Flyway: From I95 in Mystic CT, take exit 89 (Allyn Street) and turn
> south from the ramp towards Mystic. Bank right at the first street
> and follow Sandy Hollow Rd 0.2 miles to the nesting area on your left.
>
> Migration: Take wing southwards around the gate and follow the stone
> wall past wetlands on your right to a junction with a nice trail map.
> Migrate straight south for a clockwise loop. At the southern turn of
> your journey, bank left on 250 degrees toward Stone Bridge. After a
> few flaps of the wing, watch on your left for a waist-high boulder
> split in three like a deck of cards. Behind it is a maple and behind
> that is a single clutch in a nest.
>
> Your V formation can continue down this path to Rte. 1 and back if
> you'd like. Then fly back up to the main migration route and bank
> left to continue your clockwise loop. You'll pass a clearing and an
> old farm site. At the end of the east-running cobblestone walkway,
> soar over the wall to your left just before a chestnut tree and quack
> loudly when you spot the second nestling of the day.
>
> Now fly your flock down to the original trail junction and point your
> pinfeathers left, north, to return to your incubator.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to:
> letterbox-usa-unsubscribe@egroups.com
>
The Orient Express
Braintree, VT
P17F89
"The game is afoot!"