The male Painted Bunting continues in Prospect Park, Brooklyn and, with the media attention, many people unfamiliar with the ethics of birding have been seeking a look at our rare and famous visitor. The green roof on top of the Lefrak Center is particularly vulnerable to soil compaction, the grasses are still young and not fully established, and there is some delicate infrastructure, such as irrigation lines, that are subject to damage as well.
We ask all birders who witness the uninitiated (or even the initiated) moving off the paths to encourage them to return to the path - and you could perhaps even give them some background and info as to why this is so important. Here is Peter Dorosh's blog post from today. http://prospectsightings.blogspot.com/2015/12/rink-rooftop-enroachment-and-warning.html Thanks in advance and thanks to all who have pitched in already. Rob Bate President - Brooklyn Bird Club -- 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/ --
