As part of the development permits, a percentage of the land around the breeding ponds has to be set aside. Michael R. Wasilco Regional Wildlife Manager NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Region 8 Bureau of Wildlife 6274 East Avon-Lima Road Avon, NY 14414 (585)226-5460
>>> Susan Herbst <susie...@optonline.net> 3/24/2010 11:01 AM >>> Soooo- you can't walk in the grasslands because of the "salamanders" but you can ultimately bulldoze and cement it over with stupid useless buildings etc, that they are hell bent on building? Makes perfect sense to me. On the other hand if salamanders existent-or-not can save it when rare owls can't, then I'll spread the word that the salamanders are there. Sue On Mar 23, 2010, at 10:11 PM, andya...@aol.com wrote: I went over to the air field to look over the grass lands at the air fields for Short eared Owls, Hawks etc.over the weekend. Saw at least two harriers and Red Tailed hawks, but no owls. I did see a flock of 6 or 7 Meadowlarks. I got pretty good looks in my scope but when I drove closer to take pictures I was yelled at by someone who told me I should not be on the grass. I asked him why not,and he told me that the town of Riverhead prohibits this because of the threat to the Salamanders in the Grasslands. I told him I thought that salamanders inhabited wet lands and under decayed logs, but he told me that these were his instructions, and he thought it was funny also. Andy Murphy Susan Herbst graphic design/illustration/photography 516-633-7730 susie...@optonline.net www.susieart60.etsy.com www.facebook.com/MermaidSuesStudio -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
