Re: Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: Bank Swallow nests at Plumb Beach

2022-07-18 Thread Gus Keri
sing the > > nesting chambers? > > > > > > -- Original Message -- > > From: gusk...@zoho.com > > To: jose.ramirez.garof...@rutgers.edu > > Cc: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu > > Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2022 1:

Re: Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: Bank Swallow nests at Plumb Beach

2022-07-17 Thread Gus Keri
z.garof...@rutgers.edu > Cc: redk...@optonline.net; NYSBirds-L@cornell.edu > Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2022 4:45 PM > Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: Bank Swallow nests at Plumb Beach > > The question is: will people obey the signs? > > >

Re: Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: Bank Swallow nests at Plumb Beach

2022-07-17 Thread redknot
rds-L@cornell.edu Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2022 4:45 PM Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: Bank Swallow nests at Plumb Beach The question is: will people obey the signs? On Sun, 17 Jul 2022 16:27:49 -0400 Jose Ramirez-Garofalo wrote --- > Unfortunately, not likely,

Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: Bank Swallow nests at Plumb Beach

2022-07-17 Thread Gus Keri
M > To: Gus Keri ; Jose Ramirez-Garofalo > > Cc: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu > Subject: Re: Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: Bank Swallow nests at Plumb Beach Gus: > Thank you for sharing some good news! Do you think that signs and > roping could be put on top to prevent humans fr

Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: Bank Swallow nests at Plumb Beach

2022-07-17 Thread Jose Ramirez-Garofalo
.garof...@rutgers.edu Cc: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2022 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: Bank Swallow nests at Plumb Beach Great news! After I saw the photo of the nestling taken by another birder 3 days ago (I am sorry for not mentioning his/her name. I don&

Re: Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: Bank Swallow nests at Plumb Beach

2022-07-17 Thread redknot
: Sunday, July 17, 2022 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: Bank Swallow nests at Plumb Beach Great news! After I saw the photo of the nestling taken by another birder 3 days ago (I am sorry for not mentioning his/her name. I don't know if he/she wants the publicity), I h

Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: Bank Swallow nests at Plumb Beach

2022-07-17 Thread Gus Keri
Great news! After I saw the photo of the nestling taken by another birder 3 days ago (I am sorry for not mentioning his/her name. I don't know if he/she wants the publicity), I had to go and check on the fate of this nestling and the nest. The moment I arrived, I noticed that the nest that was h

Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: Bank Swallow nests at Plumb Beach

2022-07-16 Thread Gus Keri
Thank you for the info, Jose. I hope you are right, and they will keep trying. A birder replied privately and sent me two photos of a nestling (peeking from the burrow) and its parent (flying away with a fecal sac). Both were taken two days ago. This proved that there are grown nestlings in these

Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: Bank Swallow nests at Plumb Beach

2022-07-16 Thread Jose Ramirez-Garofalo
Gus, Unfortunately, that is a common occurrence with Bank Swallow colonies on the coast. There is really no way to adequately protect the nests unless the land management agency fences off the top of the dune/bluff. Disturbance to the front of the colony site can also a problem at a site like P