TMI on Seneca Falls and fairgrounds: There actually /is/ something
called the Seneca County Fairgrounds, but they have nothing to do with
the Lott Farms and in fact are in Waterloo, on the north edge of the
village off Swift Street. Every year the Seneca County Fair is held
there in mid-July. So far as I know there aren't any interesting birds
there although there are lots of sheds on the property so, who knows,
maybe Monk Parakeets have moved in!
The Lott Farms used to be a working farm but for the last 25 years or
so, it mostly has hosted Empire State Farm Days in early August each
year. This is probably where the idea that it is a "fairgrounds" began,
but that is just a private arrangement between the NYS Potato Growers
Assn and the Lotts - Empire State Farm Days essentially is an
Agricultural Expo by businesses who want to sell farming related stuff.
Maybe the Lott Farm should be referred to by its own name to avoid
confusion, just in case Parakeets do invade the real Seneca County
Fairgrounds?
Alicia
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Fairgrounds Access
Ralph Lott Farms are what I call the Seneca County Fairgrounds.
*315 568-9501*
I always get an answering machine; ask permission, leave my name and
# with a description of the vehicle I will be driving. They have
been very generous in giving people access.
Gary
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*Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] Fairgrounds Access
Hi all,
Eric Sibbald and I are headed up to the Montezuma area today, and we
would like to see Upland Sandpipers. I understand that the
fairgrounds where
they're seen reliably is restricted access. Does anyone know how I
can go about obtaining permission? Is there a number I can call?
Please contact me off-list via email (randrew...@gmail.com
<https://mail.google.com/mail/mu/mp/972/?source=nap&hr=1&hl=en>), or
phone (706-587-9312). Thank you very much!
Happy birding,
Andrew Dreelin
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