6/14/14 Edwin spends most of the morning in Groton, first at Pohegnut Reservoir, then just to the south at the Tilcon/Baker Cover area from 6:15-11:30 a.m. He then heads east towards Noank, but circles back towards Baker Cove to fish along the shoreline and the Thames River reaching as far north as the Gold Star
6/15/14 Edwin spends the early morning at Oxoboxo Lake in Montville, and Gardner Lake on the Salem border to the northwest. Around 8 a.m., he heads west to fish along the Selden Neck Park/Hamburg Cove areas of the Connecticut River from 8:45-10:45 a.m., and then returns to Salem and is at Barnes Reservoir from 11:15-12:15
6/16/14 Edwin spends the early morning at the Groton Reservoirs, then around 9 a.m. heads south to the west end of Fishers Island around 10:15-10:30 a.m. He then continues southwest and spends much of the day at Gardiner Island from 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. and then from 3:45-4:15 p.m. is at Plum Island to
Fresh Water Turtles of Fishers Island by Penni Sharp Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) On any sunny spring or summer day, anyone passing by one of Fishers Island’s freshwater ponds may catch a glimpse of turtles basking on an exposed rock or fallen tree. These turtles are most likely to be painted turtles (Chrysemys
6/12/14 Edwin spends the early morning at Tadma Pond in Bozrah, then around 6 a.m., heads north to Gardner Brook, and then continues further north to fish along the Yantic River from 7:15-8 a.m. He then heads northeast towards Norwich and is at Bog Meadow Reservoir from 8:45-9:45 a.m., and then continues northeast to fish
6/13/14 Edwin spends most of the morning at Tadma Pond in Bozrah with one trip west to Gardner Lake and back around 8 a.m. In the afternoon, he heads northeast and is at Bog Meadow Reservoir in Norwich by 12:30 p.m., and then spends time along a small stream further east from 1:30-4 p.m. He
6/13/14 Around 5:45 a.m., Charlie heads to Silver Eel Cove and then makes a trip to Groton and returns to the nest on the west end of Fishers Island by 7:15 a.m. He remains near the nest for the rest of the morning and entire afternoon, and then makes a trip to the northwest trees
6/14/14 After a night in the northwest trees, Charlie spends most of the morning near the nest from 6-11:30 a.m. He then fishes along the southern shoreline and returns to the nest by noon, and then heads southeast over open ocean between Long Island and Block Island and returns to Fishers Island by 12:45 p.m.
Sessile-leaved bellwort (Uvularia sessilifolia) Starflower (Trientalis borealis) Indian cucumber-root (Medeola virginiana) Photos by Thomas Kent. From the President Now that the long winter is behind us and thoughts of the polar vortex thankfully fade, our attention turns to the most welcomed season—spring.
The Museum Begins Second Floor Renovation Project The Museum has commissioned a new plan to bring our unfinished second floor into more active use as a reference/research area for visitors and as a site for programming of all types. At our October 2013 meeting, the HLFM board voted to move forward with finished architectural
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F.I. Sketchbook 2005
