A heads up to all who might wish to enjoy the wonderful birds at EPCAL in Calverton/Riverhead: You can park and walk the grasslands but are not permitted to drive or walk on the concrete runway/taxiways of the closed NE-SW grassland area. The area is under camera surveillance at all times, and Riverhead Town Police will respond when you and your cars are seen. I, along with two other birders (and an additional three cars), had four police cars respond to our presence today, around noon. We were all issued a warning, our personal information taken and entered into the "computer" and told if caught there again, "it's jail" The birds, by the way, were present and in good numbers - at least a dozen Kestrel, and three singing E. Meadowlark.........
Please spread the word, since this area has become an outstanding birding spot for many declining species. Many out-of-local-area birding visitors make EPCAL a destination. Eileen Schwinn Sent from my iPhone -- 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/ --
