[nysbirds-l] Purple Martins - New Paltz
Thanks to the care and maintenance by the Thruway and nearby neighbors, the Purple Martin colony at the east side of the New Paltz Thruway exit lane is doing very well this year. With birds coming and going to the many occupied next boxes and gourds, it is hard to get a good count, but I'd estimate that there are at least a dozen pairs in residence, more likely more. The birds can easily be seen from the shoulder of the exit land (after exiting the toll booths) or from the Park & Ride lot on the west side of the lanes. You can get much closer to the birds at the end of Paradies Lane off Rt. 299. The good folks nearest to the martin colony welcome viewers. But there's no need to go off the public road since the martins frequently fly up to the utility lines and shrubs close to the road. The heron colony north of Rt. 299 seems to be thriving as well. Richard Guthrie -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Purple Martins - New Paltz
Thanks to the care and maintenance by the Thruway and nearby neighbors, the Purple Martin colony at the east side of the New Paltz Thruway exit lane is doing very well this year. With birds coming and going to the many occupied next boxes and gourds, it is hard to get a good count, but I'd estimate that there are at least a dozen pairs in residence, more likely more. The birds can easily be seen from the shoulder of the exit land (after exiting the toll booths) or from the Park & Ride lot on the west side of the lanes. You can get much closer to the birds at the end of Paradies Lane off Rt. 299. The good folks nearest to the martin colony welcome viewers. But there's no need to go off the public road since the martins frequently fly up to the utility lines and shrubs close to the road. The heron colony north of Rt. 299 seems to be thriving as well. Richard Guthrie -- 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/ --
RE: [nysbirds-l] Purple Martins - New Paltz, Ulster County
amynewy...@msn.com Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone Original message From: Richard Guthrie Date:05/07/2015 1:36 PM (GMT-05:00) To: NYSBIRDS_L Subject: [nysbirds-l] Purple Martins - New Paltz, Ulster County Upstate travellers might be interested in checking out the PURPLE MARTIN colony at the New Paltz exit of the NYS Thruway (Exit 18). With an easy off-on, you can go through the toll plaza and pull off to the right shoulder or into the Park & Ride lot on the left. The colony of about 20 pairs occupy the houses and maybe the gourds put up for them by the Thruway Authority and maintained by the neighbors. If you want a closer look, you can go to the traffic light ahead, turn right and take the first right turn onto Paradies Road - then go to the end. The neighbors there are very birder (and martin) friendly. Yesterday, I happened to look over to the nest boxes and noticed a gray squirrel climbing up one of the poles. I went over and chased the squirrel down That was not difficult to do since squirrels do not like to be cornered up a tree - or pole - isolated from other trees. The squirrel quickly descended the pole and scurried over to the woodlot. One of the neighbors came over to see what was happening so I mentioned the squirrel problem with a suggestion that they put up a baffle to keep it and other predators out of the nest boxes. While in the area, you might like to check out the very easy viewing opportunity for RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS at Weston Road, east of the martin colony. Refer to your eBird Hotspot map for directions. -- Richard Guthrie New Baltimore The Greeene County (year round) -- 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/ -- -- 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/ --
RE: [nysbirds-l] Purple Martins - New Paltz, Ulster County
amynewy...@msn.com Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone div Original message /divdivFrom: Richard Guthrie richardpguth...@gmail.com /divdivDate:05/07/2015 1:36 PM (GMT-05:00) /divdivTo: NYSBIRDS_L nysbirds-l@cornell.edu /divdivSubject: [nysbirds-l] Purple Martins - New Paltz, Ulster County /divdiv /div Upstate travellers might be interested in checking out the PURPLE MARTIN colony at the New Paltz exit of the NYS Thruway (Exit 18). With an easy off-on, you can go through the toll plaza and pull off to the right shoulder or into the Park Ride lot on the left. The colony of about 20 pairs occupy the houses and maybe the gourds put up for them by the Thruway Authority and maintained by the neighbors. If you want a closer look, you can go to the traffic light ahead, turn right and take the first right turn onto Paradies Road - then go to the end. The neighbors there are very birder (and martin) friendly. Yesterday, I happened to look over to the nest boxes and noticed a gray squirrel climbing up one of the poles. I went over and chased the squirrel down That was not difficult to do since squirrels do not like to be cornered up a tree - or pole - isolated from other trees. The squirrel quickly descended the pole and scurried over to the woodlot. One of the neighbors came over to see what was happening so I mentioned the squirrel problem with a suggestion that they put up a baffle to keep it and other predators out of the nest boxes. While in the area, you might like to check out the very easy viewing opportunity for RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS at Weston Road, east of the martin colony. Refer to your eBird Hotspot map for directions. -- Richard Guthrie New Baltimore The Greeene County (year round) -- 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/ -- -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Purple Martins - New Paltz, Ulster County
Upstate travellers might be interested in checking out the PURPLE MARTIN colony at the New Paltz exit of the NYS Thruway (Exit 18). With an easy off-on, you can go through the toll plaza and pull off to the right shoulder or into the Park & Ride lot on the left. The colony of about 20 pairs occupy the houses and maybe the gourds put up for them by the Thruway Authority and maintained by the neighbors. If you want a closer look, you can go to the traffic light ahead, turn right and take the first right turn onto Paradies Road - then go to the end. The neighbors there are very birder (and martin) friendly. Yesterday, I happened to look over to the nest boxes and noticed a gray squirrel climbing up one of the poles. I went over and chased the squirrel down That was not difficult to do since squirrels do not like to be cornered up a tree - or pole - isolated from other trees. The squirrel quickly descended the pole and scurried over to the woodlot. One of the neighbors came over to see what was happening so I mentioned the squirrel problem with a suggestion that they put up a baffle to keep it and other predators out of the nest boxes. While in the area, you might like to check out the very easy viewing opportunity for RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS at Weston Road, east of the martin colony. Refer to your eBird Hotspot map for directions. -- Richard Guthrie New Baltimore The Greeene County (year round) -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Purple Martins - New Paltz, Ulster County
Upstate travellers might be interested in checking out the PURPLE MARTIN colony at the New Paltz exit of the NYS Thruway (Exit 18). With an easy off-on, you can go through the toll plaza and pull off to the right shoulder or into the Park Ride lot on the left. The colony of about 20 pairs occupy the houses and maybe the gourds put up for them by the Thruway Authority and maintained by the neighbors. If you want a closer look, you can go to the traffic light ahead, turn right and take the first right turn onto Paradies Road - then go to the end. The neighbors there are very birder (and martin) friendly. Yesterday, I happened to look over to the nest boxes and noticed a gray squirrel climbing up one of the poles. I went over and chased the squirrel down That was not difficult to do since squirrels do not like to be cornered up a tree - or pole - isolated from other trees. The squirrel quickly descended the pole and scurried over to the woodlot. One of the neighbors came over to see what was happening so I mentioned the squirrel problem with a suggestion that they put up a baffle to keep it and other predators out of the nest boxes. While in the area, you might like to check out the very easy viewing opportunity for RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS at Weston Road, east of the martin colony. Refer to your eBird Hotspot map for directions. -- Richard Guthrie New Baltimore The Greeene County (year round) -- 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/ --
