Tonight at 6:45 PM, I had 9 T.V's. flying low between the LIRR tracks at Ostrander Ave, and E. Main St., near the L.I. Aquarium/ Atlantis Marine World. This location is quite close to the roost that held up to 30 of this specie, before the 2-3 largest (of ~ 10 mature pine trees) were taken down, causing the birds to head out, and stay away...at least up until this spring. A short time after the "tree trim", I stopped to speak to the lady (Mary) whom I thought was the owner of the property, whose trees held the roosting T.V's. and to whom I must have spoken to a dozen times, without being told they belonged to her new neighbor I He must have been worried about the liability involved (the trees extending well over her detached garage) prompting him to remove the threat.
Fast forwarding now to the middle of last week, I had a reason to be back on the same block and found 12 vultures roosting in the 2 largest, remaining pines. After getting no response from "Mary's" house, I knocked at her neighbor's door, and found her home. I explained my past and present interest in the birds, and how an influx of birders might effect her family's activities. She, of course, wanted to speak to her husband first, and then call me re: their wishes. To date, I haven't received her call, and therefore, was holding up on posting the particulars, until I do ! Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
