Its intersection with Pine Island Turnpike is unmarked and it appears to be a
public road. However, it is of no value to the birder as it ends quickly at
some businesses.
Bob LewisSleepy Hollow NY
On Tuesday, September 24, 2019, 5:45:39 PM EDT, Ajit Antony
<[email protected]> wrote:
Transport Lane is another private road that birders are not welcome on.... for
about 15 years.
Ajit I. Antony
Mearns Bird Club, Orange County New York
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On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 3:52 PM -0400, "ArieGilbert"
<[email protected]> wrote:
Trespassing is *against the law*. Adults should know this. Birders or
photographers are *not* exempt.
See the following document on proper behavior. Sheesh, does it really need to
be posted? Apparently and sadly yes. Yes it does.
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxxY2JpcmRjbHVifGd4OjcyZDE1Nzk1MDNjZWM3Yzc
It will not take a lot for the selfish and inconsiderate to ruin it for the
rest of us. Dont be one of them!
Arie GilbertNorth Babylon Queens County Bird Club inc.
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-------- Original message --------From: Peter <[email protected]> Date: 9/23/19
3:22 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Felipe Pimentel <[email protected]> Cc: Robert
Lewis <[email protected]>, nys birds <[email protected]> Subject: Re:
[nysbirds-l] Birding the Black Dirt Region, Orange County
One should never enter the fields on Indiana Road. The last time I was there
there were birders from a number of states trampling all of the fields, much to
the dismay (right fully so) of the local farmers. So much so that there was
talk of putting up a locked entrance gate.
Peter Post
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On Sep 23, 2019, at 2:18 PM, Felipe Pimentel <[email protected]> wrote:
There a several private roads but you can enter through Skinner’s lane and
drive in the direction of Route 12 and look around for migrating shorebirds
(now in early fall). You will pass several sad farms and now there a few
“protected” medical cannabis farms too, and the area is under surveillance.
https://ebird.org/hotspots?hs=L1276465&yr=all&m=
The other road that is private but birders use is Indiana rd that is good for
migrating hawks in Fall.
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1041928
Avoid to enter the crop fields when you see workers and stay on the main dirt
roads.
The other place to go is Pine Island Turf Nursery. I suggest NOT to visit that
farm during the week since they are working and preparing the fields for
winter. I generally go there ONLY during the weekends, when the place is more
quiet.
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1041928
Good luck!
Felipe
On Sep 23, 2019, at 2:07 PM, Robert Lewis <[email protected]> wrote:
A few weeks ago I asked here for directions about where to actually go in the
Black Dirt region. One can find many references to birding there online, and
there are some ebird spots, but there are many dirt or gravel roads and many
seem to be on private property, and many are obviously not driveable once you
see them. So what is an out-of-the-area birder supposed to do?
I thank Felipe Pimentel who provided directions to the Pine Island Turf farm.
Yesterday I went exploring. The attached map is the result. Enter the area at
Skinner Lane,41.320541, -74.435339. My route is the narrow black line. I went
up Skinner Lane to the northwest until it meets Iris Road, which is called
Celery Avenue on my Iphone map app. Then I turned left and follow Iris a long
time. It is all an excellent gravel road. I was surprised to see a bridge
over the Wallkill River at 41.325083, -74.466914. It is certainly driveable.
The maps are wrong in that there is no connection between Iris andTransport at
41.300798, -74.472080.
As for birds, there were very few. But in a few months -- let's hope.
Bob LewisSleepy Hollow NY
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