CT Audubon Society Center at Glastonbury (3/31)

Later in the day Shannon and I took a drive over to the CT Audubon Society Center at Glastonbury. I hadn't been to this property in a few years but it was good to hike it again.

We were welcomed to the center by a Downy Woodpecker at the bird feeders. After he flew off, we went on a short hike thru the property. Near the area which is used for horse jumping, I noticed that the ground was alive with insects. Several hundred Ground Bees were emerging from their underground homes. They left these little mounds everywhere.

We continued on to the small pond near the center of the property. I was hoping to find the Musk Turtle that I'd seen years before but we lucked out. There were hundreds of tadpoles in the water though. I'm guessing that they were mostly Bullfrog tadpoles since a few were quite large (Bullfrog tadpoles take multiple years to reach full adulthood).

We tried to continue on but the main bridge was cordoned off. There was signs of beaver activity in the area so I'm guessing that's what caused the closure.