Dear NY Birders, A pair of Ravens has apparently brought off a clutch in Hampton Bays (Suffolk Co.). This afternoon, while running errands, I stopped by the Hampton Bays water tower (in the center of town, just south of the railroad tracks) and saw two birds perched on the towers. My first for Suffolk Co--heck, for Long Island.
Two points seem worth mentioning: 1. An employee of the water district came out and made sure that I was not taking photos of the birds on the tower. He claimed that taking photos of the tower was illegal. I have no idea whether that is true, but it might be nice not to aggravate the water authority employees. 2. One can view the birds from a road that runs just south of the tracks and west from Ponquogue Ave in the center of town. There is no need to venture on to the water authority property itself, and there is plenty of parking along the water authority fence. Hugh -- Hugh McGuinness The Ross School 18 Goodfriend Drive East Hampton, NY 11937 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
