Driving to revel in nature's beauty? Fine by me! But birds first,always! Thanks, Willie!
On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 3:07 PM ROBERT SPAHN <rsp...@prodigy.net> wrote: > I also will echo the kudos to Willie for his posts and staying on top > of this birding event and also back the capture and move decision as best > for the bird. > Hopefully, all goes well. > In any case, I will add a donation to the rehabber. > > Best to all! > Bob Spahn > > On Friday, November 18, 2022 at 09:58:11 AM EST, Willie D'Anna < > dannapot...@roadrunner.com> wrote: > > > The Limpkin in Lewiston, along the Niagara River, was seen throughout the > day yesterday and was there again this morning. It is sticking to a very > small area – a linear strip about 50 yards long. If you don’t see it, just > carefully check the weeds at the base of the slope for any movement. It can > really hide in there! > > > > If you have not seen the bird by now, unfortunately, your opportunity may > soon be over. I know this will be disappointing/upsetting to those who have > had no chance to chase it during the week and were waiting for the weekend. > Although there may be disagreement on whether or not humans should > intervene, there is strong consensus among people that I have talked with > that the health of this bird should be the primary consideration. A > rehabilitator has been alerted who is willing to transport the bird to > Florida. Although the bird seems fine now, we know how quickly things can > change. We are fairly certain from past experience (the Anhinga near > Rochester), that this bird will not simply leave when things get really bad > for it. Therefore, its capture may come sooner rather than later. Capturing > a healthy bird often results in a better outcome than capturing one that is > already unwell. Please don’t ask me exactly when this will occur because I > don’t know. It could be today. We will continue to monitor the Limpkin and > try to assess its condition, as well as watch what the weather is or will > be doing. > > > > The snowstorm in Buffalo is horrendous right now and there is a driving > ban in parts of Buffalo and the suburbs. Nobody should be driving into or > close to the city to see this bird. If you are coming from the east, go > through Rochester and come along Lake Ontario, then back south to Lewiston. > > > > The coordinates are *43.173805, -79.049374* Mapped pin: > https://goo.gl/maps/CyuEbPmWpmwBt1DL8 This is below the cliff, down at > river level. You must park above at street level and take the stairs down. > For those who have difficulty walking, you can be driven down and let off > at water level. Look for the blue-gray building that says “harbor master” > over one of the doors. Next to it is a blue-gray shed. The weeds that it > was hanging out in all afternoon on Tuesday are between those two > buildings, which are only 15 feet apart. The bird sometimes moves behind > one of the buildings but you can usually find it by moving around. It is > close, only 30 feet or so away, though usually obscured or made invisible > by weeds, and does not seem particularly concerned about people. However, > please do not surround it, as it does sometimes like to come out into the > open. I suggest that people stay off the grass in order to give it some > space. You will still get great views. > > > > *PLEASE NOTE: *If anyone notices the bird showing concerning behavior, > such as lethargy, noticeable limping, or dragging a wing, could you please > contact me ASAP. > > > > Thanks and good birding! > > Willie > > ------------------ > > Willie D'Anna > > Wilson, NY > > dannapotterATroadrunnerDOTcom > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Geneseebirds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to geneseebirds-l+unsubscr...@geneseo.edu. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/a/geneseo.edu/d/msgid/geneseebirds-l/002c01d8fb5e%242e10f330%248a32d990%24%40com > <https://groups.google.com/a/geneseo.edu/d/msgid/geneseebirds-l/002c01d8fb5e%242e10f330%248a32d990%24%40com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Geneseebirds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to geneseebirds-l+unsubscr...@geneseo.edu. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/a/geneseo.edu/d/msgid/geneseebirds-l/1847110113.2223573.1668802014057%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/a/geneseo.edu/d/msgid/geneseebirds-l/1847110113.2223573.1668802014057%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/ --
