Yesterday, in the AM, I tried for the Pacific Loon in E.Moriches for the 6th time, without success. I then routed myself through the Calverton Grasslands, on the way home - I was aware of the use of it's runways as a holding area for motor vehicles damaged during "Sandy", and wanted to see it for myself. This stop had a nice start, as I picked up a Merlin and an E.Bluebird along the south fence-line. However, once on the site's crossing road near the 2 runway's, I had a rude awakening...despite knowing what to expect. The short (5000 yards) runway (from the c/ road s/w to Grumman Blvd/Swan Lake Blvd) was completely full with cars/trucks. The long (!0,000 yards) runway (from the c/road s/e to River Rd.) is now being used as such, starting from it's east terminus. A security guard I spoke with said he was told there were ~ 40,000 vehicles on the property at this time - a real eyesore, which, hopefully, won't turn into an environmental disaster. Cheers,Bob --
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/ --
