Re: [nysbirds-l] Purple Martins at Lemon Creek, Richmond Co.

2017-07-04 Thread Larry Trachtenberg 
Princess - Prince's

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> On Jul 4, 2017, at 1:37 PM, Seth Wollney  wrote:
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> Mathew,
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> This dates are when Howard Cleaves set up the houses.  He had his first 
> colony in his front yard on Purdy Place in 1917 but took it down when he left 
> Staten Island. Upon his return in the early 1950's, Cleaves once again set up 
> houses but this time put them on Johnston Terrace where they have been since 
> their construction. Beside a two-three year period in the early 2000's there 
> have been at least a few pairs there every year.
> 
> The proper name for the area is indeed Prince's Bay... named for which 
> English prince was around at the time it was named.  Princess Bay is an 
> incorrect monicker resulting from poor annunciation.  
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Jul 4, 2017, at 1:12 PM, Matthew Wills  wrote:
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>> We stopped off at the Purple Martin colony at Lemon Creek Park on Staten 
>> Island yesterday for the first time in four years. Glad to see the birds are 
>> still returning. There were fledglings out and about, and, judging from 
>> parents still entering nests regularly, nestlings to be fed. 
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>> There are at least a half dozen Purple Martin nests in the houses; counting 
>> is complicated by all the coming and going. House Sparrows and European 
>> Starlings have taken a good number of the nest spots. 
>> 
>> In Birds of the New York Area (1964), Ball cites a long study that marked a 
>> single pair of nesting Purple Martins at Princess Bay* (which Lemon Creek 
>> feeds into) in 1917. Then nothing until 1951, when 2 pairs nested. In 1961 
>> there were 50 pairs. 
>> 
>> *"Princess Bay" is found on older maps, but it is now more generally called 
>> "Prince's Bay."
>> 
>> Happy 4th! 
>> 
>> Matthew
>> 
>> Backyard and Beyond
>> https://matthewwills.com
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>> in four years. Glad to see the martins are still returning. There were 
>> fledglings
>> out and about, and, judging from parents still entering nests regularly,
>> nestlings to be fed. There are at least a half dozen nests in the houses;
>> counting is difficult with all the activity. House Sparrows and European
>> Starlings have taken a good number of the nest holes. 
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>> In Birds of the New York Area, Ball
>> cites a single pair of nesting martins at Princess Bay (which Lemon Creek 
>> feeds
>> into) a century ago. Then nothing until 1951, when 2 pairs nested. In 1961
>> there were 50 pairs. 
>> 
>> *"Princess Bay" is
>> found on older maps, but it is now more generally called "Prince's Bay."
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>> Happy Fourth! 
>> 
>> Matthew
>> 
>> Backyard and Beyond
>> 
>> https://matthewwills.com
>> 
>> --
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>> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm
>> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm
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>> ARCHIVES:
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>> 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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Re: [nysbirds-l] Purple Martins at Lemon Creek, Richmond Co.

2017-07-04 Thread Larry Trachtenberg 
Princess - Prince's

Annunciation - enunciation

Spell check - ? 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 4, 2017, at 1:37 PM, Seth Wollney  wrote:
> 
> Mathew,
> 
> This dates are when Howard Cleaves set up the houses.  He had his first 
> colony in his front yard on Purdy Place in 1917 but took it down when he left 
> Staten Island. Upon his return in the early 1950's, Cleaves once again set up 
> houses but this time put them on Johnston Terrace where they have been since 
> their construction. Beside a two-three year period in the early 2000's there 
> have been at least a few pairs there every year.
> 
> The proper name for the area is indeed Prince's Bay... named for which 
> English prince was around at the time it was named.  Princess Bay is an 
> incorrect monicker resulting from poor annunciation.  
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Jul 4, 2017, at 1:12 PM, Matthew Wills  wrote:
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>> We stopped off at the Purple Martin colony at Lemon Creek Park on Staten 
>> Island yesterday for the first time in four years. Glad to see the birds are 
>> still returning. There were fledglings out and about, and, judging from 
>> parents still entering nests regularly, nestlings to be fed. 
>> 
>> There are at least a half dozen Purple Martin nests in the houses; counting 
>> is complicated by all the coming and going. House Sparrows and European 
>> Starlings have taken a good number of the nest spots. 
>> 
>> In Birds of the New York Area (1964), Ball cites a long study that marked a 
>> single pair of nesting Purple Martins at Princess Bay* (which Lemon Creek 
>> feeds into) in 1917. Then nothing until 1951, when 2 pairs nested. In 1961 
>> there were 50 pairs. 
>> 
>> *"Princess Bay" is found on older maps, but it is now more generally called 
>> "Prince's Bay."
>> 
>> Happy 4th! 
>> 
>> Matthew
>> 
>> Backyard and Beyond
>> https://matthewwills.com
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>> Martin colony at Lemon Creek Park on Staten Island yesterday for the first 
>> time
>> in four years. Glad to see the martins are still returning. There were 
>> fledglings
>> out and about, and, judging from parents still entering nests regularly,
>> nestlings to be fed. There are at least a half dozen nests in the houses;
>> counting is difficult with all the activity. House Sparrows and European
>> Starlings have taken a good number of the nest holes. 
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>> 
>> In Birds of the New York Area, Ball
>> cites a single pair of nesting martins at Princess Bay (which Lemon Creek 
>> feeds
>> into) a century ago. Then nothing until 1951, when 2 pairs nested. In 1961
>> there were 50 pairs. 
>> 
>> *"Princess Bay" is
>> found on older maps, but it is now more generally called "Prince's Bay."
>> 
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>> 
>> Happy Fourth! 
>> 
>> Matthew
>> 
>> Backyard and Beyond
>> 
>> https://matthewwills.com
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> 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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> ARCHIVES:
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> 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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Re: [nysbirds-l] Purple Martins at Lemon Creek, Richmond Co.

2017-07-04 Thread Seth Wollney 
Mathew,

This dates are when Howard Cleaves set up the houses.  He had his first colony 
in his front yard on Purdy Place in 1917 but took it down when he left Staten 
Island. Upon his return in the early 1950's, Cleaves once again set up houses 
but this time put them on Johnston Terrace where they have been since their 
construction. Beside a two-three year period in the early 2000's there have 
been at least a few pairs there every year.

The proper name for the area is indeed Prince's Bay... named for which English 
prince was around at the time it was named.  Princess Bay is an incorrect 
monicker resulting from poor annunciation.  

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 4, 2017, at 1:12 PM, Matthew Wills  wrote:
> 
> We stopped off at the Purple Martin colony at Lemon Creek Park on Staten 
> Island yesterday for the first time in four years. Glad to see the birds are 
> still returning. There were fledglings out and about, and, judging from 
> parents still entering nests regularly, nestlings to be fed. 
> 
> There are at least a half dozen Purple Martin nests in the houses; counting 
> is complicated by all the coming and going. House Sparrows and European 
> Starlings have taken a good number of the nest spots. 
> 
> In Birds of the New York Area (1964), Ball cites a long study that marked a 
> single pair of nesting Purple Martins at Princess Bay* (which Lemon Creek 
> feeds into) in 1917. Then nothing until 1951, when 2 pairs nested. In 1961 
> there were 50 pairs. 
> 
> *"Princess Bay" is found on older maps, but it is now more generally called 
> "Prince's Bay."
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> Happy 4th! 
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> 
> Backyard and Beyond
> https://matthewwills.com
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> Martin colony at Lemon Creek Park on Staten Island yesterday for the first 
> time
> in four years. Glad to see the martins are still returning. There were 
> fledglings
> out and about, and, judging from parents still entering nests regularly,
> nestlings to be fed. There are at least a half dozen nests in the houses;
> counting is difficult with all the activity. House Sparrows and European
> Starlings have taken a good number of the nest holes. 
> 
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> 
> In Birds of the New York Area, Ball
> cites a single pair of nesting martins at Princess Bay (which Lemon Creek 
> feeds
> into) a century ago. Then nothing until 1951, when 2 pairs nested. In 1961
> there were 50 pairs. 
> 
> *"Princess Bay" is
> found on older maps, but it is now more generally called "Prince's Bay."
> 
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> Happy Fourth! 
> 
> Matthew
> 
> Backyard and Beyond
> 
> https://matthewwills.com
> 
> --
> 
> 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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[nysbirds-l] Purple Martins at Lemon Creek, Richmond Co.

2017-07-04 Thread Matthew Wills 
We stopped off at the Purple Martin colony at Lemon Creek Park on Staten Island 
yesterday for the first time in four years. Glad to see the birds are still 
returning. There were fledglings out and about, and, judging from parents still 
entering nests regularly, nestlings to be fed. 

There are at least a half dozen Purple Martin nests in the houses; counting is 
complicated by all the coming and going. House Sparrows and European Starlings 
have taken a good number of the nest spots. 

In Birds of the New York Area (1964), Ball cites a long study that marked a 
single pair of nesting Purple Martins at Princess Bay* (which Lemon Creek feeds 
into) in 1917. Then nothing until 1951, when 2 pairs nested. In 1961 there were 
50 pairs. 

*"Princess Bay" is found on older maps, but it is now more generally called 
"Prince's Bay."

Happy 4th! 

Matthew

Backyard and Beyond
https://matthewwills.com

  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  
  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  

 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 










We stopped off at the Purple
Martin colony at Lemon Creek Park on Staten Island yesterday for the first time
in four years. Glad to see the martins are still returning. There were 
fledglings
out and about, and, judging from parents still entering nests regularly,
nestlings to be fed. There are at least a half dozen nests in the houses;
counting is difficult with all the activity. House Sparrows and European
Starlings have taken a good number of the nest holes. 

 

In Birds of the New York Area, Ball
cites a single pair of nesting martins at Princess Bay (which Lemon Creek feeds
into) a century ago. Then nothing until 1951, when 2 pairs nested. In 1961
there were 50 pairs. 

*"Princess Bay" is
found on older maps, but it is now more generally called "Prince's Bay."

 

Happy Fourth! 

Matthew

Backyard and Beyond

https://matthewwills.com

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[nysbirds-l] Purple Martins at Lemon Creek, Richmond Co.

2017-07-04 Thread Matthew Wills 
We stopped off at the Purple Martin colony at Lemon Creek Park on Staten Island 
yesterday for the first time in four years. Glad to see the birds are still 
returning. There were fledglings out and about, and, judging from parents still 
entering nests regularly, nestlings to be fed. 

There are at least a half dozen Purple Martin nests in the houses; counting is 
complicated by all the coming and going. House Sparrows and European Starlings 
have taken a good number of the nest spots. 

In Birds of the New York Area (1964), Ball cites a long study that marked a 
single pair of nesting Purple Martins at Princess Bay* (which Lemon Creek feeds 
into) in 1917. Then nothing until 1951, when 2 pairs nested. In 1961 there were 
50 pairs. 

*"Princess Bay" is found on older maps, but it is now more generally called 
"Prince's Bay."

Happy 4th! 

Matthew

Backyard and Beyond
https://matthewwills.com

  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  
  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  

 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 










We stopped off at the Purple
Martin colony at Lemon Creek Park on Staten Island yesterday for the first time
in four years. Glad to see the martins are still returning. There were 
fledglings
out and about, and, judging from parents still entering nests regularly,
nestlings to be fed. There are at least a half dozen nests in the houses;
counting is difficult with all the activity. House Sparrows and European
Starlings have taken a good number of the nest holes. 

 

In Birds of the New York Area, Ball
cites a single pair of nesting martins at Princess Bay (which Lemon Creek feeds
into) a century ago. Then nothing until 1951, when 2 pairs nested. In 1961
there were 50 pairs. 

*"Princess Bay" is
found on older maps, but it is now more generally called "Prince's Bay."

 

Happy Fourth! 

Matthew

Backyard and Beyond

https://matthewwills.com

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ARCHIVES:
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