[nysbirds-l] Go east young man, go east !

[robert adamo]

This afternoon I found myself birding on Dune Rd., from the Post La. Bridge
to Shinnicock Inlet, for the 4th day in a row ! Today's jaunt was very
quiet, although I did get 4 Boat-tailed Grackles ! Using this outing's low
production as a challenge, when I reached Montauk Highway on my way home,
instead of turning left, I turned right (easterly) and headed to
Southampton, to ride the "other" Dune Rd., aka Meadow La. This is the
western end of Meadow La.- running from Halsey Neck La. to the e/s of
Shinnicock Inlet. While driving the 1,or,2 miles to the inlet you pass many
large, gorgeous homes (ie, small castles) mostly on the ocean side, with
most of the bay side filled up by marshes ! Through the years this location
has provided many good birds, ranging from the Curlew Sandpiper, found by
Julius & Cecilia Hastings, members of Moriches Bay Audubon Society, before
it was called ELIAS, to the Short-eared Owl that we spooked during a "Big
Day" in May, led by Steve Biasetti, a few years back ! Today's providence
came on the wings of my FOS Osprey, sitting on the only Osprey nest along
this great blue way ! Another highlight was the female N.Harrier that was
hunting while flying in a westerly direction !

Cheers,
Bob
P.S...After not using the "term" FOS for quite awhile, I now found myself
using it 2 days running. I had been using it for many, many "seasons",
until a very knowledgeable and respected birder asked me about my use of
it. He then asked me if I had ever thought of another interpretation, which
stopped me cold ! My look of shock gave him a good laugh, and I can't
remember using it until yesterday ! His words of wisdom brought forth the
possibility of FOS standing for "Full of  ! I just love the birds and
people I have met during these 53 years of birding !

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[nysbirds-l] Go east young man, go east !

[robert adamo]

This afternoon I found myself birding on Dune Rd., from the Post La. Bridge
to Shinnicock Inlet, for the 4th day in a row ! Today's jaunt was very
quiet, although I did get 4 Boat-tailed Grackles ! Using this outing's low
production as a challenge, when I reached Montauk Highway on my way home,
instead of turning left, I turned right (easterly) and headed to
Southampton, to ride the "other" Dune Rd., aka Meadow La. This is the
western end of Meadow La.- running from Halsey Neck La. to the e/s of
Shinnicock Inlet. While driving the 1,or,2 miles to the inlet you pass many
large, gorgeous homes (ie, small castles) mostly on the ocean side, with
most of the bay side filled up by marshes ! Through the years this location
has provided many good birds, ranging from the Curlew Sandpiper, found by
Julius & Cecilia Hastings, members of Moriches Bay Audubon Society, before
it was called ELIAS, to the Short-eared Owl that we spooked during a "Big
Day" in May, led by Steve Biasetti, a few years back ! Today's providence
came on the wings of my FOS Osprey, sitting on the only Osprey nest along
this great blue way ! Another highlight was the female N.Harrier that was
hunting while flying in a westerly direction !

Cheers,
Bob
P.S...After not using the "term" FOS for quite awhile, I now found myself
using it 2 days running. I had been using it for many, many "seasons",
until a very knowledgeable and respected birder asked me about my use of
it. He then asked me if I had ever thought of another interpretation, which
stopped me cold ! My look of shock gave him a good laugh, and I can't
remember using it until yesterday ! His words of wisdom brought forth the
possibility of FOS standing for "Full of  ! I just love the birds and
people I have met during these 53 years of birding !

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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond - update on preparing for the 2022 Shorebird Season…

[Andrew Baksh]

Salutations,

I trust everyone is doing well.

I am pleased to share with you all, that a team consisting of NPS staff and 
myself executed an East Pond outflow valve digout on Monday.

The goal was to follow up the success we had last year and that begins with an 
early start. There is a nice flow ongoing and I will be monitoring the outflow 
and keeping NPS updated on the drawdown progress.

Last year it took at least 6 dig outs to keep things at optimum and maybe we 
will have to do the same this year or maybe not. The good news is that we are 
off to an early start. In other good news, the superintendent Jennifer 
Nersesian shared with me that efforts to replace the outflow infrastructure on 
the East Pond continues to make progress and is now in the design stage.

I have no timeline on when sign off and construction will begin but I am hoping 
that we are in the final stages to finally seeing something implemented that 
would make it easier to manage the water level on the East Pond. Digging out 
that valve is back breaking work and it does not get easier with each season.

Once the water level allows it, I will be on the Pond clearing and preparing 
trails. Updates will be shared as I deem necessary.

Here is a link to the work effort on Monday that I tweeted out.

https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1503500374136832007?s=21

Cheers,


“Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free our 
mind.” ~ Bob Marley

“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  The Art of War

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond - update on preparing for the 2022 Shorebird Season…

[Andrew Baksh]

Salutations,

I trust everyone is doing well.

I am pleased to share with you all, that a team consisting of NPS staff and 
myself executed an East Pond outflow valve digout on Monday.

The goal was to follow up the success we had last year and that begins with an 
early start. There is a nice flow ongoing and I will be monitoring the outflow 
and keeping NPS updated on the drawdown progress.

Last year it took at least 6 dig outs to keep things at optimum and maybe we 
will have to do the same this year or maybe not. The good news is that we are 
off to an early start. In other good news, the superintendent Jennifer 
Nersesian shared with me that efforts to replace the outflow infrastructure on 
the East Pond continues to make progress and is now in the design stage.

I have no timeline on when sign off and construction will begin but I am hoping 
that we are in the final stages to finally seeing something implemented that 
would make it easier to manage the water level on the East Pond. Digging out 
that valve is back breaking work and it does not get easier with each season.

Once the water level allows it, I will be on the Pond clearing and preparing 
trails. Updates will be shared as I deem necessary.

Here is a link to the work effort on Monday that I tweeted out.

https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1503500374136832007?s=21

Cheers,


“Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free our 
mind.” ~ Bob Marley

“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  The Art of War

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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[nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull, E Setauket Harbor, Suffolk Co

[Mike Scheibel]

Showing now north of #91 Shore Road, East Setauket 
Mike & Lynne Scheibel 
Brookhaven 

Sent from my iPhone

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[nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull, E Setauket Harbor, Suffolk Co

[Mike Scheibel]

Showing now north of #91 Shore Road, East Setauket 
Mike & Lynne Scheibel 
Brookhaven 

Sent from my iPhone

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[nysbirds-l] "Vulture" by Katie Fallon - North Shore Audubon presentation - Tues, Mar 22, 7pm

[Nancy Tognan]

The next North Shore Audubon Society (NSAS) general meeting will be held via 
Zoom on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at 7pm.

Our presentation will be "Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird” by 
Katie Fallon.
Free admission.
All are invited - you do not need to be a NSAS member to attend.
  Turkey vultures, the most widely distributed and abundant scavenging 
birds of prey on the planet, are found from central Canada to the southern tip 
of Argentina, and nearly everywhere in between. But despite being ubiquitous 
and recognizable, the turkey vulture has never had a book of literary 
nonfiction devoted to it—until Vulture.

 Floating on six-foot wings, turkey vultures use their keen senses of smell 
and sight to locate carrion. Unlike the black vulture, turkey vultures do not 
kill weak or dying animals; instead, they cleanse, purify, and renew the 
environment by clearing it of decaying carcasses, thus slowing the spread of 
such dangerous pathogens as anthrax, rabies, and botulism. The beauty, grace, 
and important role of these birds in the ecosystem notwithstanding, turkey 
vultures are maligned and underappreciated; they have been accused of spreading 
disease and killing livestock, neither of which has ever been substantiated. 
Although turkey vultures are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the 
birds still face persecution. They’ve been killed because of their looks, their 
odor, and their presence in proximity to humans. Even the federal government 
occasionally sanctions “roost dispersals,” which involve the harassment and 
sometimes the murder of communally roosting vultures.

 Vulture follows a year in the life of a typical North American turkey 
vulture. By incorporating information from scientific papers and articles, as 
well as interviews with world-renowned raptor and vulture experts, author Katie 
Fallon examines all aspects of the bird’s natural history: breeding, incubating 
eggs, raising chicks, migrating, and roosting. After reading this book you will 
never look at a vulture in the same way again.

 Katie Fallon is the cofounder of the Avian Conservation Center of 
Appalachia, a nonprofit research, education, and rehabilitation center for 
injured birds. A member of the International Association of Avian Trainers and 
Educators, she has glove-trained a wide variety of raptor species, including 
turkey vultures, hawks, owls, and falcons. She is the author of Cerulean Blues: 
A personal Search for a Vanishing Songbird.  Katie lives in West Virginia.

Pre-registration is required for this Zoom meeting.  
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtdu6rqzwuEtWl-gZfESHRmGZ5ZiIGyqNu 
 
After registering, you will receive a link to join the meeting.
 
For more information on NSAS programs and weekly walks, see 
www.northshoreaudubon.org/calendar   
  
Hope to see you on Zoom!

Nancy Tognan
Publicity volunteer, North Shore Audubon Society, PO Box 763, Port Washington, 
NY 11050
www.northshoreaudubon.org  
nancy.tog...@gmail.com  
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[nysbirds-l] "Vulture" by Katie Fallon - North Shore Audubon presentation - Tues, Mar 22, 7pm

[Nancy Tognan]

The next North Shore Audubon Society (NSAS) general meeting will be held via 
Zoom on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at 7pm.

Our presentation will be "Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird” by 
Katie Fallon.
Free admission.
All are invited - you do not need to be a NSAS member to attend.
  Turkey vultures, the most widely distributed and abundant scavenging 
birds of prey on the planet, are found from central Canada to the southern tip 
of Argentina, and nearly everywhere in between. But despite being ubiquitous 
and recognizable, the turkey vulture has never had a book of literary 
nonfiction devoted to it—until Vulture.

 Floating on six-foot wings, turkey vultures use their keen senses of smell 
and sight to locate carrion. Unlike the black vulture, turkey vultures do not 
kill weak or dying animals; instead, they cleanse, purify, and renew the 
environment by clearing it of decaying carcasses, thus slowing the spread of 
such dangerous pathogens as anthrax, rabies, and botulism. The beauty, grace, 
and important role of these birds in the ecosystem notwithstanding, turkey 
vultures are maligned and underappreciated; they have been accused of spreading 
disease and killing livestock, neither of which has ever been substantiated. 
Although turkey vultures are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the 
birds still face persecution. They’ve been killed because of their looks, their 
odor, and their presence in proximity to humans. Even the federal government 
occasionally sanctions “roost dispersals,” which involve the harassment and 
sometimes the murder of communally roosting vultures.

 Vulture follows a year in the life of a typical North American turkey 
vulture. By incorporating information from scientific papers and articles, as 
well as interviews with world-renowned raptor and vulture experts, author Katie 
Fallon examines all aspects of the bird’s natural history: breeding, incubating 
eggs, raising chicks, migrating, and roosting. After reading this book you will 
never look at a vulture in the same way again.

 Katie Fallon is the cofounder of the Avian Conservation Center of 
Appalachia, a nonprofit research, education, and rehabilitation center for 
injured birds. A member of the International Association of Avian Trainers and 
Educators, she has glove-trained a wide variety of raptor species, including 
turkey vultures, hawks, owls, and falcons. She is the author of Cerulean Blues: 
A personal Search for a Vanishing Songbird.  Katie lives in West Virginia.

Pre-registration is required for this Zoom meeting.  
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtdu6rqzwuEtWl-gZfESHRmGZ5ZiIGyqNu 
 
After registering, you will receive a link to join the meeting.
 
For more information on NSAS programs and weekly walks, see 
www.northshoreaudubon.org/calendar   
  
Hope to see you on Zoom!

Nancy Tognan
Publicity volunteer, North Shore Audubon Society, PO Box 763, Port Washington, 
NY 11050
www.northshoreaudubon.org  
nancy.tog...@gmail.com  
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