[nysbirds-l] Re: [ebirdsnyc] Jones Beach Long Island West End CUSA update.. Parks concede the entry denial was in error…

[Andrew Baksh]

Just now Jennifer-Wilson Pines shared a screenshot showing George Gorman from Parks, conceding the entry denial to West End this morning was in error.  I am unable to post the image here but it is available at this link which I tweeted. Use the image to show anyone who stops you from gaining entry to West End. https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1662148316241575946?s=46&t=yCd8zvCt5vAwEYLwhkC5ww It takes a village. Big up to all who took the time to sort this out and massive thank you to Jennifer in sharing her response from George quickly. Cheers, -------- “Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free our mind.” ~ Bob Marley “Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass 風　Swift as the wind 林　Quiet as the forest 火　Conquer like the fire 山　Steady as the mountain Sun Tzu  The Art of War (\__/) (= '.'=)                                             (") _ (")                                      Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!  Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com On May 26, 2023, at 12:00 PM, Andrew Baksh via groups.io <birdingdude=gmail....@groups.io> wrote: I am passing on a report from Darlene McNeil who reported the continuing Curlew Sandpiper minutes ago. See her pin here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9Fky3TWREDMdr8cHA?g_st=ic For those of you thinking of twitching. Please be aware that there has been a situation where some birders were denied entry to West End this morning. Apparently, the person manning the toll booth indicated that a fishing pass was required. A few of us have taken up the charge to get this sorted out. As it was reported that even Empire Pass holders were being denied entry. Darlene, shared that she got around the mess by quickly getting a fishing license - see link - (https://decals.east.licensing.app/ ). Returned to the site with a fishing pole in tow and was able to gain entry. The latest in this sorry state of affairs is that I got NY State Parks to publicly state on Twitter (https://twitter.com/nystateparks/status/1662113576436355072?s=46&t=yCd8zvCt5vAwEYLwhkC5ww ) that they are looking into the issue and will update me with a status as soon as the LI regional office provides an explanation. Hopefully, it is sorted out in our favor soon. Cheers, -------- “Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free our mind.” ~ Bob Marley “Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass 風　Swift as the wind 林　Quiet as the forest 火　Conquer like the fire 山　Steady as the mountain Sun Tzu  The Art of War (\__/) (= '.'=)                                             (") _ (")                                      Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!  Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com _._,_._,_ Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#613) | Reply To Group | Reply To Sender | Mute This Topic | New Topic Your Subscription | Contact Group Owner | Unsubscribe [birdingd...@gmail.com] _._,_._,_ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds ABA Please submit your observations to eBird! --