The Baiting Hollow Hummingbird Sanctuary: Important New Waiver Updates

BASICS

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).

Monday, August 26, 2013

Important New Waiver Updates

UPDATE (see below): I was able to approve all these requests simultaneously. I will try to keep up with more recent requests (dating from approx 3.30 pm today).
If you have already visited again, do not re-visit: we still have a lot of new people who want to come, and I want to give them priority.

earlier: I have discovered a large batch of requests for waivers (dating from aug 21 9.50 pm) that I've not yet approved. Rather than approving each one individually, I'm tying to figure out how I can approve all at once. So bear with me a little longer if you have requested a waiver since that time. This also explains why the flow of requests suddenly dried up!

2 comments:

UnknownAugust 27, 2013 at 10:53 PM
Thanks a lot for the update on the "old" waiver requests. My daughter asked me every day if I received the waiver! I started to doubt GoogleDocs and I resent a request.
The time and energy you put in this sanctuary and in keeping it open are amazing!
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UnknownFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:53 PM
Thank you for sharing this new waiver update.

US Visa Waiver
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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.