Re:[nysbirds-l] Flaco
By now we all know the sad but inevitable news of Flaco’s demise. I now know what a media circus feels like - a lot of people with agendas are taking advantage of the publicity - many for great causes like Lights Out legislation. I’m all for honoring Flaco's memory, nevertheless, we should not confuse Flaco’s accident in a dark alleyway, whatever we eventually find out about it, with nighttime seasonal migration flyways. But I don’t want to feed yet another human interest story here as this listserv is for aviary-interest news. So, this past month I’ve observed a red-tail hawk hanging around the nearby Sailor-and-Soldiers monument in Riverside. This morning to clear my head before a Zoom call with NY1 I noticed the red-tail has found a mate and one of them was snapping off twig material for a nest as the other was whistling. They won’t be competing for food with an unfamiliar escapee and hopefully their future fledglings will not be in any danger. I wish them well in this circle of life. Alan Drogin > > -- > > Subject: Flaco > From: Alan Drogin > Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 21:50:53 -0500 > X-Message-Number: 1 > > About a month ago I posted about hearing Flaco in our neighborhood. I > connected with Bruce Yolton who’s been photographing and reporting Flaco > sightings on his website Urban Hawks https://www.urbanhawks.com/. I’d been > hearing Flaco regularly since then and a few us in our building have seen him > sleeping on the fire escape adjacent to our courtyard. > > Earlier this evening our super buzzed us to report that Flaco was likely > dead, lying face down, wings splayed out just outside our building’s basement > door. When I ran downstairs to have a look I saw some slight movement and > immediately ran upstairs to report to the Wild Bird Fund and the NY > Department of Environmental Protection. WBF fortunately being only a few > blocks away immediately sent two volunteers to rescue him. > > I don’t know if there is any chance he survived, but our prayers are with him. > > Alan Drogin > > > --- > > END OF DIGEST > -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") NYSbirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/nysbirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) birding_DOT_aba_DOT_org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Don't miss the next QCBC monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 20th featuring "Spring Hawk Migration-In the Northeast and Above Us" by Steve Walter
Don't miss the next QCBC monthly meeting featuring "Spring Hawk Migration - In the Northeast and Above Us" by QCBC member Steve Walter. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 20th at 7:30 PM at the Alley Pond Environmental Center, 229-10 Northern Blvd, Douglaston, NY 11362. As this year’s migration ramps up, Steve will talk about the dynamics of spring hawk movements in the Northeast, with a particular focus on the New York metro area and his own Alley Creek Hawk Watch in Queens County. Steve is a long-time naturalist on Long Island, having included in his pursuit's flora study, dragonfly migration, butterfly distribution, and the surveying of moth populations at several sites. He applies his expertise in these fields as a consultant with a non-profit organization in Nassau County. Steve is also a long-time birder, with a particular passion for hawks. He is a life member of the Hawk Migration Association of North America, having written for its journal as a regional editor and currently serving on its Winter Raptor Survey committee. Please arrive early since the front door must be locked after the meeting starts. Marcia AbrahamsVP/Programs CoordinatorQueens County Bird Clubwww.qcbirdclub.orgEmail: marciaaabrah...@aol.com -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") NYSbirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/nysbirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) birding_DOT_aba_DOT_org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
