Paul Desjardins paul.desjardins2@gmail.com Phone: (860) 623-3696 As many of you know when parking along Main Street at the corner of Newberry Road there is a house which was run down. It has now been renovated and a new owner will move in shortly. His name is Joe Valenti and he knows me. Like the previous owner he is o k with birders walking up his driveway to gain access to the trail that goes to the marsh. He even put up a fence so his dog will not bother anyone and situated it so that there is ample space for people to get by. Just a F Y I Paul Desjardins Windsor Locks

Thank you, Paul - isn't it great there are still people like that! Angela Dimmitt New Milford On Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 01:56:26 PM EDT, Paul Desjardins <paul.desjardins2@gmail.com> wrote: Paul Desjardins paul.desjardins2@gmail.com Phone: (860) 623-3696 As many of you know when parking along Main Street at the corner of Newberry Road there is a house which was run down. It has now been renovated and a new owner will move in shortly. His name is Joe Valenti and he knows me. Like the previous owner he is o k with birders walking up his driveway to gain access to the trail that goes to the marsh. He even put up a fence so his dog will not bother anyone and situated it so that there is ample space for people to get by.  Just a F Y I Paul Desjardins Windsor Locks To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or "leave" in the subject or body to: ctbirds-request@lists.ctbirding.org CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/

Thanks Paul, good of you to share. Chris Chris S. Wood Woodbury, CT 203 558-0654 Follow me on: Flickr -https://www.flickr.com/photos/cswood-photos/ Instagram - cswood_nature_photography <https://www.instagram.com/cswood_nature_photography/#> > On Aug 27, 2026, at 1:56 PM, Paul Desjardins via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > > > > Paul Desjardins > paul.desjardins2@gmail.com > Phone: (860) 623-3696 > > As many of you know when parking along Main Street at the corner of Newberry Road there is a house which was run down. It has now been renovated and a new owner will move in shortly. His name is Joe Valenti and he knows me. Like the previous owner he is o k with birders walking up his driveway to gain access to the trail that goes to the marsh. He even put up a fence so his dog will not bother anyone and situated it so that there is ample space for people to get by. Just a F Y I > > Paul Desjardins > Windsor Locks > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or "leave" in the subject or body to: ctbirds-request@lists.ctbirding.org > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/

Not at all disparaging the new owner for being welcoming to birders, but does he have a choice in being okay with people using the driveway? My understanding is that it’s a Right-Of-Way, meaning he must allow people access, or is that not the case? More of just a curiosity thing of “what would happen if someone was not welcoming to us”? In either case, thrilled to know he’s okay with us using the driveway, I love that spot so much. Thanks for letting us know, and I hope he knows how much we appreciate being able to get to that trail! Jesse LeBlanc Vernon CT Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 27, 2026, at 2:38 PM, C Wood via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > > Thanks Paul, good of you to share. > > Chris > > Chris S. Wood > Woodbury, CT > 203 558-0654 > > Follow me on: > > Flickr -https://www.flickr.com/photos/cswood-photos/ > Instagram - cswood_nature_photography <https://www.instagram.com/cswood_nature_photography/#> > > > > > >> On Aug 27, 2026, at 1:56 PM, Paul Desjardins via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: >> >> >> >> Paul Desjardins >> paul.desjardins2@gmail.com >> Phone: (860) 623-3696 >> >> As many of you know when parking along Main Street at the corner of Newberry Road there is a house which was run down. It has now been renovated and a new owner will move in shortly. His name is Joe Valenti and he knows me. Like the previous owner he is o k with birders walking up his driveway to gain access to the trail that goes to the marsh. He even put up a fence so his dog will not bother anyone and situated it so that there is ample space for people to get by. Just a F Y I >> >> Paul Desjardins >> Windsor Locks >> >> >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or "leave" in the subject or body to: ctbirds-request@lists.ctbirding.org >> >> CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ >> >> CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or "leave" in the subject or body to: ctbirds-request@lists.ctbirding.org > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/

I was thinking this same thing, Jesse. The people purchasing that property must know there is a wildlife refuge behind it and thus will have people walking in and out of it. And on this particular property, there is no way to access it without walking on the driveway for part of it. It is definitely comforting to know that the new owner is prepared and kind though - that is always a plus! Barbara Scavotto Enfield, CT ________________________________ From: Jesse LeBlanc via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2026 10:02 AM Cc: ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: A Note Concerning Birding At Stn 43 South Windsor Not at all disparaging the new owner for being welcoming to birders, but does he have a choice in being okay with people using the driveway? My understanding is that it’s a Right-Of-Way, meaning he must allow people access, or is that not the case? More of just a curiosity thing of “what would happen if someone was not welcoming to us”? In either case, thrilled to know he’s okay with us using the driveway, I love that spot so much. Thanks for letting us know, and I hope he knows how much we appreciate being able to get to that trail! Jesse LeBlanc Vernon CT Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 27, 2026, at 2:38 PM, C Wood via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > > Thanks Paul, good of you to share. > > Chris > > Chris S. Wood > Woodbury, CT > 203 558-0654 > > Follow me on: > > Flickr -https://www.flickr.com/photos/cswood-photos/ > Instagram - cswood_nature_photography <https://www.instagram.com/cswood_nature_photography/#> > > > > > >> On Aug 27, 2026, at 1:56 PM, Paul Desjardins via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: >> >> >> >> Paul Desjardins >> paul.desjardins2@gmail.com >> Phone: (860) 623-3696 >> >> As many of you know when parking along Main Street at the corner of Newberry Road there is a house which was run down. It has now been renovated and a new owner will move in shortly. His name is Joe Valenti and he knows me. Like the previous owner he is o k with birders walking up his driveway to gain access to the trail that goes to the marsh. He even put up a fence so his dog will not bother anyone and situated it so that there is ample space for people to get by. Just a F Y I >> >> Paul Desjardins >> Windsor Locks >> >> >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or "leave" in the subject or body to: ctbirds-request@lists.ctbirding.org >> >> CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ >> >> CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or "leave" in the subject or body to: ctbirds-request@lists.ctbirding.org > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or "leave" in the subject or body to: ctbirds-request@lists.ctbirding.org CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/

This hasn't been mentioned but Joe is a birder! He showed me my first Eastern Whip-poor-will at Mott Hill Brook in South Glastonbury in the Meshomasic SF. So not only is he supportive of Hartford Audubon & birders using his property, he is a birder himself, as was his father. Thanks Joe! Sara Zagorski West Hartford Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 28, 2026, at 11:28 AM, Barbara Scavotto via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > > I was thinking this same thing, Jesse. The people purchasing that property must know there is a wildlife refuge behind it and thus will have people walking in and out of it. And on this particular property, there is no way to access it without walking on the driveway for part of it. > > It is definitely comforting to know that the new owner is prepared and kind though - that is always a plus! > > Barbara Scavotto > Enfield, CT > ________________________________ > From: Jesse LeBlanc via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> > Sent: Friday, August 28, 2026 10:02 AM > Cc: ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> > Subject: [CT Birds] Re: A Note Concerning Birding At Stn 43 South Windsor > > Not at all disparaging the new owner for being welcoming to birders, but does he have a choice in being okay with people using the driveway? My understanding is that it’s a Right-Of-Way, meaning he must allow people access, or is that not the case? More of just a curiosity thing of “what would happen if someone was not welcoming to us”? > > In either case, thrilled to know he’s okay with us using the driveway, I love that spot so much. Thanks for letting us know, and I hope he knows how much we appreciate being able to get to that trail! > > Jesse LeBlanc > Vernon CT > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug 27, 2026, at 2:38 PM, C Wood via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: >> >> Thanks Paul, good of you to share. >> >> Chris >> >> Chris S. Wood >> Woodbury, CT >> 203 558-0654 >> >> Follow me on: >> >> Flickr -https://www.flickr.com/photos/cswood-photos/ >> Instagram - cswood_nature_photography <https://www.instagram.com/cswood_nature_photography/#> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> On Aug 27, 2026, at 1:56 PM, Paul Desjardins via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Paul Desjardins >>> paul.desjardins2@gmail.com >>> Phone: (860) 623-3696 >>> >>> As many of you know when parking along Main Street at the corner of Newberry Road there is a house which was run down. It has now been renovated and a new owner will move in shortly. His name is Joe Valenti and he knows me. Like the previous owner he is o k with birders walking up his driveway to gain access to the trail that goes to the marsh. He even put up a fence so his dog will not bother anyone and situated it so that there is ample space for people to get by. Just a F Y I >>> >>> Paul Desjardins >>> Windsor Locks >>> >>> >>> >>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or "leave" in the subject or body to: ctbirds-request@lists.ctbirding.org >>> >>> CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ >>> >>> CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ >> >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or "leave" in the subject or body to: ctbirds-request@lists.ctbirding.org >> >> CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ >> >> CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or "leave" in the subject or body to: ctbirds-request@lists.ctbirding.org > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or "leave" in the subject or body to: ctbirds-request@lists.ctbirding.org > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/