Re: [nysbirds-l] Arctic Tern at Breezy Point

2016-06-11 Thread Long Island Birding
Hello everyone, To update, thanks for those of you emailed me about the situation at Breezy. I have learned that the Breezy Point Coop won a court battle over 50 years ago, and is under the impression that they are one of the few places in the US where land is owned to the "low tide line" (not the

Re: [nysbirds-l] Arctic Tern at Breezy Point

2016-06-11 Thread Long Island Birding
Hello everyone, To update, thanks for those of you emailed me about the situation at Breezy. I have learned that the Breezy Point Coop won a court battle over 50 years ago, and is under the impression that they are one of the few places in the US where land is owned to the "low tide line" (not the

Re: [nysbirds-l] Arctic Tern at Breezy Point

2016-06-11 Thread Long Island Birding
Just an FYI about general New York Beach Access, I believe the high water mark (high tide line) is the demarcation used to separate public and private beach property. Meaning if you walk on the wet sand that is covered by water half of the day, you are OK. There was even a ruling in 1988 in NY

Re: [nysbirds-l] Arctic Tern at Breezy Point

2016-06-11 Thread Long Island Birding
Just an FYI about general New York Beach Access, I believe the high water mark (high tide line) is the demarcation used to separate public and private beach property. Meaning if you walk on the wet sand that is covered by water half of the day, you are OK. There was even a ruling in 1988 in NY

[nysbirds-l] Arctic Tern at Breezy Point

2016-06-11 Thread Isaac Grant
I met an Australian birder at Jamaica Bay who really wanted to see Piping Plovers so I took him to breezy point. I was expecting it to pour on us so I left my camera and phone in the car. We parked at Tilden and walked a good ways down the beach until we found a large loafing flock. Mixed in

[nysbirds-l] Arctic Tern at Breezy Point

2016-06-11 Thread Isaac Grant
I met an Australian birder at Jamaica Bay who really wanted to see Piping Plovers so I took him to breezy point. I was expecting it to pour on us so I left my camera and phone in the car. We parked at Tilden and walked a good ways down the beach until we found a large loafing flock. Mixed in