Well I hope the little guy just up and left - He wouldn't be terribly easy to catch - unless you wanted to fall in! He was fast! and I know he was very aware of his surroundings - he did not like when I went on the lower cement area to get a closer view. He scurried off very quickly. Being more used to open ocean, I imagine that if the area froze over & he was able, he'd take off.
This is the Westhampton facility on the newsday site. http://www.wildliferescuecenter.org/ On Jan 31, 2010, at 4:25 PM, Felipe Pimentel wrote: > Yesterday (early afternoon) there was a woman claiming that the > bird was in distress and needed help. We told her that the Dovekie > was pretty active the entire morning (swimming and diving > constantly) and that it was just taking a break. She insisted that > the bird was not OK, mentioned a net in her car and that she was > going to "rescue" it (whatever than means). Some birders tried to > discourage her and I left about 2PM (Saturday) after being there > for 2 hours (more or less). Apparently, this morning the bird was > not there and someone said that the water at the marine was > partially frozen. Maybe the bird left or it was taken bey this > "rescuer." I would love know if the bird was "removed" from the > marine by someone who may have good intentions or it just left the > place because it was time to continue its journey. > > FP > > On Jan 31, 2010, at 3:59 PM, David Klauber wrote: > >> Following up on Andy's post, I was told that yesterday afternoon >> around 12-1 there was a woman present who said she was a wildlife >> biologist or rehabilitator, and she had a crab net to try and >> catch the bird. Since I saw reports of sightings late in the >> afternoon I assumed she was unsuccessful. Maybe she returned later >> and did catch it. What I don't understand is why she was there in >> the first place, more so given scarce resources and budget cuts. >> The recent newspaper article by a rehabilitation facility said >> most Dovekies don't do well in rehab and 80% die. So why bother >> trying to catch a seemingly actively feeding bird, admittedly in >> an unusual location, when doing so would increase its probability >> of death? Isn't that time spent more productively rescuing beached >> animals or clearly injured inviduals? The Dovekie only had to swim >> out a hundred yards or so to the bay, which in turn connects to >> the ocean. What's going on here? >> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:39:30 -0500 >> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Timber Point Doveke - NO - Sunday, 31 January >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> Just got off the phone with my Dad (Rich Guthrie) who was at >> Timber Point in hopes of seeing the long-staying Dovekie. He did >> not see it, and according to others on the scene the Dovekie has >> not been seen all day. There were also second-hand rumors that >> the Dovekie was taken in, perhaps to a rehabilitator. Anyone have >> more details on this? Assuming it's true, it would have been >> useful for word to get out to the listserve to save people the >> trip over. >> >> >> Cheers, >> Andy Guthrie >> Hamlin, NY >> >> Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. >> Sign up now. > Susan Herbst graphic design/illustration/photography 516-633-7730 [email protected] www.susieart60.etsy.com www.facebook.com/MermaidSuesStudio -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
