One should never enter the fields on Indiana Road. The last time I was there there were birders from a number of states trampling all of the fields, much to the dismay (right fully so) of the local farmers. So much so that there was talk of putting up a locked entrance gate.
Peter Post Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 23, 2019, at 2:18 PM, Felipe Pimentel <fpime...@hunter.cuny.edu> wrote: > > There a several private roads but you can enter through Skinner’s lane and > drive in the direction of Route 12 and look around for migrating shorebirds > (now in early fall). You will pass several sad farms and now there a few > “protected” medical cannabis farms too, and the area is under surveillance. > > https://ebird.org/hotspots?hs=L1276465&yr=all&m= > > The other road that is private but birders use is Indiana rd that is good for > migrating hawks in Fall. > > https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1041928 > > Avoid to enter the crop fields when you see workers and stay on the main dirt > roads. > > The other place to go is Pine Island Turf Nursery. I suggest NOT to visit > that farm during the week since they are working and preparing the fields for > winter. I generally go there ONLY during the weekends, when the place is more > quiet. > > https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1041928 > > Good luck! > > Felipe > > >> On Sep 23, 2019, at 2:07 PM, Robert Lewis <rfer...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> A few weeks ago I asked here for directions about where to actually go in >> the Black Dirt region. One can find many references to birding there >> online, and there are some ebird spots, but there are many dirt or gravel >> roads and many seem to be on private property, and many are obviously not >> driveable once you see them. So what is an out-of-the-area birder supposed >> to do? >> >> I thank Felipe Pimentel who provided directions to the Pine Island Turf farm. >> >> Yesterday I went exploring. The attached map is the result. Enter the area >> at Skinner Lane, 41.320541, -74.435339. My route is the narrow black line. >> I went up Skinner Lane to the northwest until it meets Iris Road, which is >> called Celery Avenue on my Iphone map app. Then I turned left and follow >> Iris a long time. It is all an excellent gravel road. I was surprised to >> see a bridge over the Wallkill River at 41.325083, -74.466914. It is >> certainly driveable. The maps are wrong in that there is no connection >> between Iris and Transport at 41.300798, -74.472080. >> >> As for birds, there were very few. But in a few months -- let's hope. >> >> >> Bob Lewis >> Sleepy Hollow NY >> -- >> NYSbirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics >> Rules and Information >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> Surfbirds >> ABA >> Please submit your observations to eBird! >> -- >> <black dirt area.png> > > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > ABA > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
