John Askildsen raises an extremely valid point regarding the access of Greig Farm. I apologize for making it appear as if this site was openly accessible to an influx of birders, which I must assert it is NOT as it stands right now. When I arrived at the farm yesterday there were atleast 15-20 other birders present, so prior to my posting the word had seemingly already gotten out to the extended birding community. This however does not mean that more should be added, and the magnitude of birders on the property already seemed to be damaging the farm property itself, especially the celery stands where the Le Contes had been seen. So I need to emphasize that if any of you attempt to go to this location, please seek permission to walk the grounds from somebody working there and if you are granted access, please choose where you walk carefully as to not damage any of the farm's crops or bird habitat. For the time being though, I'd encourage most birders to refrain from visiting the location unless a formal agreement is made with the owners of the farm to allow people to actively bird there. There are several other accessible nearby locations such as Poets Walk Park in Rhinebeck which have similar habitat to Greigs and could likely produce good birds. Once again I'm sorry if any of you were under the assumption that Greigs was a free-for-all to anyone wanting to bird the property. While this spot is proving to attract great birds, it is not a public sanctuary and should not be birded heavily. Thanks, Ryan MacLean Tivoli NY
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