Back in Time - Glastonbury Town Conservation Land (5/16)

Well, its been a long difficult year for me. One that I will never forget. It just seemed like a cursed year. I lost my Mom and Aunt. My wife got in two auto accidents and my sister got in three. This New Year's I'll be so glad to ring into the new year. It can't possibly be as bad as this one.

Anyhow, with everything going on I've gotten away from writing in this blog. I really missed it but I just didn't have the time. There was always wedding plans to work on or house improvements to make. But, that doesn't mean that I didn't get out and enjoy nature. My time outside was limited but I tried to make the best out of it. And, now that I have a little more free time, I'd like to go back in time and relive some of the great adventures that I had. I hope that you enjoy reading about them.

Back in May I tried to get out every morning to go birding. Since I was relatively new to the Glastonbury area, I spent a lot of time looking for new places to hike. I read a posting about Diamond Lake right here in town. Unfortunately there was no directions so I just headed in the general direction hoping to find someplace.

I ended up finding a dirt road that split some great hiking land. On the left was Connecticut state land and the other side of the road was Glastonbury Conservation Land. I did some birding from the road and saw lots of birds. Unsatisfied, I started into the forest and was surprised to see a large bird fly low across the trail in front of me. When it perched, I focused my binoculars on it and was thrilled to see a Barred Owl. I watched the owl for a few minutes before heading back to the road.

I crossed the road and headed into the state land. Again, not far from the road I had an astounding sighting. I witnessed a territorial squabble between two Worm-eating Warblers. At one point the two birds flew so close by my head that I actually felt the force of the air as they flew by. The best part is that they were so occupied fighting that they paid me absolutely no attention. So, I got great looks at this secretive bird.