Thank you very much, Joe. ---- On Thu, 27 May 2021 10:28:38 -0400 Joe Jannsen <jjann...@tnc.org> wrote ---- > > Gus, > > I forwarded this to NPS. Hopefully they can get out there this year to help > this pair. > > Thanks. > > Joe > > From: bounce-125668354-10871...@list.cornell.edu > <bounce-125668354-10871...@list.cornell.edu>On Behalf Of Gus Keri > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2021 9:22 AM > To: Birding alert, NYSBirds, Birding alert <nysbirds-l@cornell.edu> > Subject: [nysbirds-l] Oystercatcher nest at Plumb Beach > > Hi everyone, > > I hesitated before I wrote this email because I was not sure if this poor > creature can be helped. Last year, I wrote similar email but it didn't help. > I am hoping this time, things will be different. > > Last week, I found an Oystercatcher nest on Plumb beach with two eggs and > the parent kept getting flushed by the many people and dogs that roam this > beach. There was two eggs in the nest. I only mentioned this issue to few > birders who were there at the time, but I didn't have high hope that this > nest will survive this God-forsaken place. > > Two days ago, I went there again and to my pleasant surprise, I found the > nest still intact and there were three eggs instead of two. But again, the > people and dogs kept flushing this poor Oystercatcher away from the nest > every few minutes. > > And while walking there, I noticed a man approaching the same area, not > knowing there was a nest. I had to run to him and alert him to the presence > of the nest, so he wouldn't step on the eggs accidently. > > Last year, the park (or beach) authority promised to do something to protect > the nest but they were late and the nest was destroyed in the following > couple of days. I am sorry I don't remember the person who communicated with > them then. > > Can they do something to help this nest now? > > Here is video I shot of the bird getting back to the nest and sitting on the > eggs. > https://twitter.com/BirdBrklyn/status/1397725094907101186 > > Gus Keri > > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm > 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- >
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