Luke,
I have forwarded your post to NYSDEC for follow-up. Thank you for this report. Joe ________________________________ Joseph Jannsen Conservation Lands Director jjann...@tnc.org (631) 367-3225 Ext. 122 (Phone) (631) 367-4715 (Fax) nature.org <http://nature.org/> The Nature Conservancy Uplands Farm Sanctuary 250 Lawrence Hill Road Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724 "One side, one side, let a rabbit through!" --Bugs Bunny Information contained in this electronic communication and any attachments transmitted within may contain information that is LEGALLY PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL OR EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. It is only for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, release, retransmission, copying, dissemination or other use of, or taking any action in reliance upon this communication, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and permanently delete the material from your computer and destroy any printed copies. Receipt by anyone other than the intended recipient is not a waiver of any attorney-client, attorney work product or other privileges. From: bounce-35414454-10871...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-35414454-10871...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Luke Ormand Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 12:04 AM To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu Subject: [nysbirds-l] Least Tern Colony - Flanders Bay This evening I went for a kayak trip and found a Least Tern colony in Flanders Bay on a spit of land that is inaccessible via foot. There looked to be about 25 pairs of birds occupying the bit of land. I had noticed a plover yesterday nearby so it is possible that there are plovers breeding on-site, but I didn't get out on foot to check. I assume that the Nature Conservancy or the State knows about the site since there was some fencing - but clearly hasn't been attended to this year so if anyone knows more about this feel free to contact me, I certainly wouldn't mind doing some "counting" of the birds given my proximity to the site and past experience as a plover/tern monitor. There were several short-billed dowitchers, semi-palmated sanderlings and willets. Some of these birds, interestingly enough, were feeding on horseshoe crab eggs that had just been laid as I watched the pair of crabs separate and go back into the water as the birds fed where they had been. Photos can be seen here: http://birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com/2011/06/least-tern-colony.html For those of you interested in herpetology I photographed a Diamond-backed Terrapin heading back into the water, presumably after laying eggs. For photos of that, check out my other blog here: http://wildlongisland.blogspot.com/2011/06/diamond-backed-terrapin.html -- - Luke Ormand, Flanders www.birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com <http://www.birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com/> www.wildlongisland.blogspot.com <http://www.wildlongisland.blogspot.com/> -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > Archives: The Mail Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> Please submit your observations to eBird <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> ! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
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