The Baiting Hollow Hummingbird Sanctuary: Important Helicopter Noise Meeting Tomorrow; smell the roses

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BASICS: "Hummingbirds.....where is the person, I ask, who, on observing this glittering fragment of the rainbow, would not pause, admire, and turn his mind with reverence..." (J. J. Audubon).

This is a blog about my summer life at the Baiting Hollow Hummingbird Sanctuary, at my winter garden, Calypso, in the Bahamas, and aspects of life in general.

This private sanctuary is now permanently closed to the general public, as a result of a lawsuit brought by a neighbor. Only my friends and personal guests may visit (paul.adams%stonybrook.edu).

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Important Helicopter Noise Meeting Tomorrow; smell the roses

(from Kathleen Cunningham, Chair of the Quiet Skies Coation. If you are ever bothered by aircraft noise over Long Island, please try to attend this very important meeting.)

Dear Quiet Skies Coalition Supporters,

This is IT. This is the BIG SHOW. We simply MUST SHOW UP IN FORCE to support the East Hampton Town Board's proposals for access limits to protect the public from noise.

Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. at

LTV Studio,

75 Industrial Rd,

Wainscott, NY 11975

Driving directions

Montauk Hwy to Wainscott NW Road (Twice Upon a Bagel is at the corner) in Wainscott.

Make a left (if traveling East on Montauk Hwy) onto Wainscott NW Road and take it to the end.

Make a left onto Industrial Road. The studio is about a half a mile down on the left (#75).

LTV Studio is the building on your left as you pull into the driveway.

I simply cannot emphasize strongly enough, how critically important it is for the noise affected to attend this meeting. Opposition groups will be there in force. And, so must we.

The Town Board needs to feel our support on Thursday evening.

This is OUR LAST CHANCE for vastly improved noise conditions this summer.

Please come. Please speak out. Please support these amendments as proposed. This is our last stand.

Thank you, as always, for your support.

See you then.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Cunningham

Chair

I realize the cold snowy weather seems to have settled in permanently on Long Island but spring is just round the corner. Here are a couple of vids I shot of the climbing roses at the Baiting Hollow Hummingbird sanctuary last year in early june. They scramble up the little wild cherry trees close to the bluff.

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FAQs

1. How can I visit? Unless you are an invited friend or personal guest of the owner, Paul Adams, you cannot. The sanctuary is now permanently closed to the general public.

2.Why did the sanctuary close? The sanctuary opened, on a very limited basis, during 1998-2017. However, a neighbor, Kamal Bherwani, and 2 former neighbors, Fred Terry and Shawn Hamilton, brought a $3 million lawsuit, and forced complete and permanent closing. The plaintiffs claimed, incorrectly, that the sanctuary was a "commercial business". Though no evidence for this claim was, or could be, produced, the owner decided to settle the lawsuit and permanently close.

3. When do the hummingbirds arrive and leave, and where do they go for the winter?

They arrive on Long Island late april, and early may. They leave between aug 1 and oct 1. The adult males arrive and leave first, then the adult females, then the young, in order of fledging. They all go to central America via the Gulf of Mexico.

3. What varieties do we have at the sanctuary?

Only the ruby-throat (only the adult male has the ruby throat). This is the only one that breeds east of the Mississipi. The US has about 9 other species but they are all western.

4. Why are there rocks in the trees? How long have you had this place?

I have had the property for 27 years and each year I put a new rock to mark the beginning of a new hummingbird season (may 1).

5. What is the best place to sit to see hummingbirds?

On your bottom! Since you may have to wait a bit choose the spot that best suits you.

6. How can I attract hummers to my yard?

Plant cardinal flower (right variety!) and black-and-blue salvia, maintain a couple of small clean feeders, both placed where you spend a lot of time outdoors (or in front of a picture window). Read this blog or lihummer.org for further suggestions.

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Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Important Helicopter Noise Meeting Tomorrow; smell the roses

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