Digital Nature Walk - Quinnipiac River Estuary (Winter)
Last weekend, I went for a little walk at the Eugene B. Fargeorge Preserve in New Haven, Connecticut. At only 32 acres, this property of the New Haven Land Trust isn’t very big, but what it lacks in size, it more than makes up for in interesting habitat and excellent opportunities for viewing wildlife. Starting from a small, inconspicuous parking area on Quinnipiac Avenue and running about a quarter of a mile along the edge of the property, a gravel service road acts as the backbone of the preserve’s humble trail system, which consists of two small loops — the Meadow Walk and the River Walk. The former will take you through a mixture of open, grassy marshland and thickets of various shrubs, vines, and small trees, while the latter leads to an old, wooden bird blind with an excellent view of Quinnipiac River and its tidal marshes. Both trails are great for a nature walk in any season, but I especially like to visit in the winter, when there is often a lot more going on than you might e