The original poster auto-blocks replies, so I'll post on here The simplest idea - and something that clearly should have been done a while back - is to change the name of the hotspot to append either "private" or "closed to birders"
Phil Heffrey On Sat, Aug 22, 2020 at 9:24 AM AJIT ANTONY <aiant...@earthlink.net> wrote: > To those birders from outside Orange County New York who bird in Orange > County, NY. > Please note that Sunflower Valley Farm > in Pine Island New York has been out of bounds to birders for the past 3 > years or more. The owner has made it clear to a member of our club he knows > that he does not want birders on his property, and we the members of the E > A Mearns Club respect his wishes. > > However there was a message on the eBird RBA for Orange County New York: > > Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) (1) > - Reported Aug 18, 2020 10:00 by Anonymous eBirder > - Sunflower Valley Farm, Orange, New York > - Map: > http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=41.3354014,-74.4864158&ll=41.3354014,-74.4864158 > - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S72581069 > - Media: 2 Photos > - Comments: "Was wading in a large puddle near the corn and sunflower > fields with a Killdeer. I am not familiar with sandpipers but ID's it from > a photo on the NYS DEC web site. Photo attached." > > This birder seems unaware of the prohibition on entering the property. I > don't believe there is a sign at either end prohibiting birding, so I don't > blame Anonymous Birder (Btw it was not an Upland Sandpiper). > The farm is now open for sunflower picking and a sunflower maze with a fee > of $5 pp, and to photographers for a fee of $30.00 an hour. > https://www.sunflowervalleyfarm.com/ > > For those who don't know the location of Sunflower Valley Farm. > If you're go up Skinner's Lane (off CR 6 - Pulaski Highway) and continue > on to Skinners Tract to its end and turn left on Iris Road along the > Wallkill River, at the end of this road there is a bridge on your right. > The property beyond that with a dirt road which continues to CR 12 - Lower > Road where the large silos are, is the property in question. > > Liberty Lane which goes north on the opposite side of Oil City Road from > the parking lot at Wallkill River NWR is also private property and closed > to birders. > > Please respect the owners' wishes. If birders are seen on these > properties, the owners may think it that members of the local Mearns Bird > Club are the ones trespassing, i.e. we will get the blame for you! > > Please refer to the ABA Code of Birding Ethics which prohibits trespassing > on private property. > https://www.aba.org/aba-code-of-birding-ethics/ > > Ajit I Antony MD > E A Mearns Bird Club > Orange County, New York > > -- > > 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/ > > -- > -- "If you lie to the compiler, it will get its revenge" -- Henry Spencer -- 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/ --
