A good day for the Hudsonian Godwit

The "Hugos" (see picture) that visit the Connecticut shore line should be bobbing up and down with joy today.  Kim, the rest of the TPL team, Save the Griswold Land, the various other groups involved including the selectmen and all of the concerned citizens of Madison, CT have put a parcel of land (the old airport) into permanent conservation.

This is a project which has been several months in the active stage and years in the less active stage.  A referendum was held in the town yesterday to allow the town to purchase the land and in consequence raise the taxes for the next 20 years.  It's hard to get people to raise their own taxes.  But the team mounted a successful campaign and and the yes votes outnumbered the no votes by almost 3 to 2.

There are actually lots of other reasons to save the land.  It's not just the hugos.  But they and the saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrow (above) have acted, literally, as the poster-birds for the campaign.

Congratulations to all!  Now, the team will want to follow this Snowy Owl and take a well-earned nap.