Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island's rare geese

2022-01-16 Thread mcb...@verizon.net
To add a tangibly scary observation to further elucidate Pat’s point, yesterday afternoon hunters were actively shooting at parts of the Riverhead goose herd (which often have held rare, sought-after species in the past, and may or may not this year as well) as they made short flights

Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island's rare geese

2022-01-16 Thread mcb...@verizon.net
To add a tangibly scary observation to further elucidate Pat’s point, yesterday afternoon hunters were actively shooting at parts of the Riverhead goose herd (which often have held rare, sought-after species in the past, and may or may not this year as well) as they made short flights

Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island's rare geese

2022-01-14 Thread Adelia Honeywood
Long Island's waterfowl hunting season ends on January 30th except for Snow Geese which is until March 6th. After January 30th should we still exercise these precautions with eBird? Should we wait until March 6th if people hunting Snow Geese might go for other geese species? (I look up the

Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island's rare geese

2022-01-14 Thread Adelia Honeywood
Long Island's waterfowl hunting season ends on January 30th except for Snow Geese which is until March 6th. After January 30th should we still exercise these precautions with eBird? Should we wait until March 6th if people hunting Snow Geese might go for other geese species? (I look up the

Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island's rare geese

2022-01-14 Thread Jennifer Wilson-Pines
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 wrote: > This morning, I shared your post to NYS birders on Facebook immediately > after reading it and also crossed posted to Phil Jeffery’s

Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island's rare geese

2022-01-14 Thread Jennifer Wilson-Pines
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 wrote: > This morning, I shared your post to NYS birders on Facebook immediately > after reading it and also crossed posted to Phil Jeffery’s

Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island's rare geese

2022-01-14 Thread Andrew Baksh
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

Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island's rare geese

2022-01-14 Thread Andrew Baksh
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

Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island's rare geese

2022-01-14 Thread John Kent
DEC police dispatch is 844.332.3267, or 844-DEC-ECOS. John Kent Selkirk > On Jan 14, 2022, at 6:04 PM, Patricia Lindsay 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

Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island's rare geese

2022-01-14 Thread John Kent
DEC police dispatch is 844.332.3267, or 844-DEC-ECOS. John Kent Selkirk > On Jan 14, 2022, at 6:04 PM, Patricia Lindsay 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

Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island's rare geese

2022-01-14 Thread Patricia Lindsay
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

Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island's rare geese

2022-01-14 Thread Patricia Lindsay
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

Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island's rare geese

2022-01-14 Thread Elliotte Rusty Harold
On Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 1:12 PM Patricia Lindsay 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 >

Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island's rare geese

2022-01-14 Thread Elliotte Rusty Harold
On Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 1:12 PM Patricia Lindsay 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 >

Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island's rare geese

2022-01-14 Thread Gerald Smith
Thanks I did not realize rules are so loose Definitely improvements needed Birds rise above it all > On Jan 14, 2022, at 10:03 AM, Richard Guthrie > wrote: > >  > The DEC waterfowl regulations are rather specific when it comes to the named > species - Mallard, Scaup sp., Eider, sp.,

Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island's rare geese

2022-01-14 Thread Gerald Smith
Thanks I did not realize rules are so loose Definitely improvements needed Birds rise above it all > On Jan 14, 2022, at 10:03 AM, Richard Guthrie > wrote: > >  > The DEC waterfowl regulations are rather specific when it comes to the named > species - Mallard, Scaup sp., Eider, sp.,

Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island's rare geese

2022-01-14 Thread Leslie Fiske
Here's the link with all the details on this hunting season's regulations https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/2.html On Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 10:03 AM Richard Guthrie wrote: > The DEC waterfowl regulations are rather specific when it comes to the > named species - Mallard, Scaup sp., Eider,

Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island's rare geese

2022-01-14 Thread Leslie Fiske
Here's the link with all the details on this hunting season's regulations https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/2.html On Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 10:03 AM Richard Guthrie wrote: > The DEC waterfowl regulations are rather specific when it comes to the > named species - Mallard, Scaup sp., Eider,

Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island's rare geese

2022-01-14 Thread Richard Guthrie
The DEC waterfowl regulations are rather specific when it comes to the named species - Mallard, Scaup sp., Eider, sp., Canvasbacks, etc. But when it comes to any not so specified, it's all in: " For all other duck species found in New York, the daily limit is 6.". So while a hunter may take 4

Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island's rare geese

2022-01-14 Thread Richard Guthrie
The DEC waterfowl regulations are rather specific when it comes to the named species - Mallard, Scaup sp., Eider, sp., Canvasbacks, etc. But when it comes to any not so specified, it's all in: " For all other duck species found in New York, the daily limit is 6.". So while a hunter may take 4

Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island's rare geese

2022-01-14 Thread Eileen Schwinn
I’ve been holding off because I haven’t seen any geeses Ditto the King Eider - I did report yesterday - hunters were in the area. The King left the sandbar when a small boat approached. Eileen Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 14, 2022, at 9:06 AM, Gerald Smith wrote: > > My question is

Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island's rare geese

2022-01-14 Thread Eileen Schwinn
I’ve been holding off because I haven’t seen any geeses Ditto the King Eider - I did report yesterday - hunters were in the area. The King left the sandbar when a small boat approached. Eileen Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 14, 2022, at 9:06 AM, Gerald Smith wrote: > > My question is

Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island's rare geese

2022-01-14 Thread Gerald Smith
My question is are any of these species legal to take in NY? I suspect the geese may not be while the ducks probably are. I applaud keeping information out of e-bird but also letting environmental conservation officers know that some bad apples may be skirting the rules. While one wishes to

Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island's rare geese

2022-01-14 Thread Gerald Smith
My question is are any of these species legal to take in NY? I suspect the geese may not be while the ducks probably are. I applaud keeping information out of e-bird but also letting environmental conservation officers know that some bad apples may be skirting the rules. While one wishes to