The DEC waterfowl regulations are rather specific when it comes to the named species - Mallard, Scaup sp., Eider, sp., Canvasbacks, etc. But when it comes to any not so specified, it's all in: " For all other duck species found in New York, the daily limit is 6.". So while a hunter may take 4 long-tailed ducks, or 2 hooded mergansers, for example, that hunter may take up to 6 Fulvous Whistling-Ducks, Garganeys, Eurasian Wigeon, Smews, or any combination of those &tc. And, yes. A lot of hunters would like one or more of those rarities for their trophy wall.
Rules need to be amended. Rich Guthrie On Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 9:13 AM Eileen Schwinn <beach...@optonline.net> wrote: > I’ve been holding off because I haven’t seen any geeses!!!! Ditto the > King Eider - I did report yesterday - hunters were in the area. The King > left the sandbar when a small boat approached. > Eileen > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 14, 2022, at 9:06 AM, Gerald Smith <gosh...@gisco.net> wrote: > > My question is are any of these species legal to take in NY? I suspect > the geese may not be while the ducks probably are. I applaud keeping > information out of e-bird but also letting environmental conservation > officers know that some bad apples may be skirting the rules. While one > wishes to avoid all out war a few skirmishes might be in order. Interesting > problem you have down there as I suspect most of the northern NY > sportsperson community would be oblivious of e bird Good Luck > > Birds rise above it all > > On Jan 14, 2022, at 8:12 AM, Patricia Lindsay <gelocheli...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > With the hunting season now upon us, and the Waterfowl Count starting on > Saturday, we would like to make a serious plea that birders and > photographers not post reports of rare geese from Riverhead and the East > End of Long Island on eBird, Facebook, this listserv, or any other social > media platform until the end of the season. > > It has become very clear here on LI that hunters have caught on to eBird, > the listservs, and social media, and are targeting the rare geese (and > ducks also) using information obtained from birders. One of the only > Pink-footed Geese in the Riverhead area last winter was shot this way, and > we personally know of other cases involving Ross's and Barnacle Geese (and > King Eiders, etc.). A Greylag Goose, very likely of wild origins and if so, > extremely rare, was also shot in this area a few years ago. > > The problem is most acute in the Riverhead area and on the South Fork, > from November to the end of hunting season (9 Feb for Canada Goose, 6 Mar > for Snow Goose). We understand that the birding community does not want war > with the hunters, but the situation here is very sensitive--everybody knows > the very limited number of specific fields used by the geese, and it seems > a shame that the rarer species are being exposed to this level of danger. > > We would suggest Cackling, Ross's, Barnacle, Pink-footed, and Greater > White-fronted Geese, and of course any mega rare species, seen in these > areas not be reported until hunting season ends or at least until the geese > seem to have moved on. > > Cackling and Greater White-fronted Goose may be taken legally as part of > the Canada Goose bag limits. Snow and Ross's Geese may be taken as part of > the Snow Goose bag limits. The others are not listed as game species on the > DEC website so apparently were taken illegally. > > By making this one small sacrifice, we might just be able to save a few > birds and get to enjoy them longer. > > Thanks for your consideration. > > Best, > > Shai Mitra and Pat Lindsay > Bay Shore > > > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > -- Richard Guthrie -- 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/ --
