Shared on North Shore Audubon Facebook group and forewarded to a few east end folks that are not on the list
On Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 6:26 PM Andrew Baksh <birdingd...@gmail.com> wrote: > This morning, I shared your post to NYS birders on Facebook immediately > after reading it and also crossed posted to Phil Jeffery’s group, which is > more local. > > Additionally, I also tweeted this AM that no rare Geese or Ducks will be > reported from either my account or the NYRareBirdAlert Twitter account. > > Many Twitter users have pushed that tweet out to other social media sites > and groups. > > Best, > > -------- > “Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but > manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran > > "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the > ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own > abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass > > 風 Swift as the wind > 林 Quiet as the forest > 火 Conquer like the fire > 山 Steady as the mountain > Sun Tzu <http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu> *The Art of War* > <http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War> > > (\__/) > (= '.'=) > > (") _ (") > > Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! > > > Andrew Baksh > www.birdingdude.blogspot.com > > On Jan 14, 2022, at 6:04 PM, Patricia Lindsay <gelocheli...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Thanks to everyone for your support and understanding of this sensitive > issue. > > Ronnie, Thank you for pointing this out, absolutely, in fact I neglected > to mention this in my original email and was intending to send a second > email asking anyone who agrees and is willing, to cross-post to the various > other social media outlets (none of which I belong to). > > Elliot, As far as the eBird control is concerned, this is out of my > purview, but I would ask the eBird folks reading this whether this is > something they consider important enough to consider. > > Darlene, YES, I believe keeping the lists hidden from public will work. > > All, I encourage everyone to call DEC if they see anything illegal going > on. Long Island is DEC Region 1. The general number is 631-444-0200. They > can at least direct you to the enforcement number, which I seem to have > misplaced after calling them a previous year when we saw hunters gunning > down dozens of Canada Geese coming in to their decoys from their perch in a > field. Turned out it was legal at that time. The hunters just piled them > all up and left them there, not sure what happened to the carcasses later. > > Patricia Lindsay > > On Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 10:02 AM Ronnie Almonte <batresalmo...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Thank you Pat, can I post a version of this on social media, in order to >> spread the word? >> >> On Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 8:12 AM Patricia Lindsay <gelocheli...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> With the hunting season now upon us, and the Waterfowl Count starting on >>> Saturday, we would like to make a serious plea that birders and >>> photographers not post reports of rare geese from Riverhead and the East >>> End of Long Island on eBird, Facebook, this listserv, or any other social >>> media platform until the end of the season. >>> >>> It has become very clear here on LI that hunters have caught on to >>> eBird, the listservs, and social media, and are targeting the rare geese >>> (and ducks also) using information obtained from birders. One of the only >>> Pink-footed Geese in the Riverhead area last winter was shot this way, and >>> we personally know of other cases involving Ross's and Barnacle Geese (and >>> King Eiders, etc.). A Greylag Goose, very likely of wild origins and if so, >>> extremely rare, was also shot in this area a few years ago. >>> >>> The problem is most acute in the Riverhead area and on the South Fork, >>> from November to the end of hunting season (9 Feb for Canada Goose, 6 Mar >>> for Snow Goose). We understand that the birding community does not want war >>> with the hunters, but the situation here is very sensitive--everybody knows >>> the very limited number of specific fields used by the geese, and it seems >>> a shame that the rarer species are being exposed to this level of danger. >>> >>> We would suggest Cackling, Ross's, Barnacle, Pink-footed, and Greater >>> White-fronted Geese, and of course any mega rare species, seen in these >>> areas not be reported until hunting season ends or at least until the geese >>> seem to have moved on. >>> >>> Cackling and Greater White-fronted Goose may be taken legally as part of >>> the Canada Goose bag limits. Snow and Ross's Geese may be taken as part of >>> the Snow Goose bag limits. The others are not listed as game species on the >>> DEC website so apparently were taken illegally. >>> >>> By making this one small sacrifice, we might just be able to save a few >>> birds and get to enjoy them longer. >>> >>> Thanks for your consideration. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Shai Mitra and Pat Lindsay >>> Bay Shore >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *NYSbirds-L List Info:* >>> Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> >>> Rules and Information >>> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> >>> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >>> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> >>> *Archives:* >>> The Mail Archive >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> >>> Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> >>> ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> >>> *Please submit your observations to **eBird* >>> <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* >>> -- >>> >> -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > -- Jennifer Wilson-Pines -- 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/ --
