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October 31, 1985 - Hawk MondayPage 12A The Suffolk Times October 3i, 1985 Hawk Monday By PAUL STOUTENBURGH Barbara and I seem to be like a couple of squirrels scurrying around before winter sets in. With such glorious wea- Focus on Nature ther we don't know what to do next. Sorry to say, the important things like storm windows, raking leaves, bringing in plants and so forth are being set aside for more pleasant things. For example, with the brisk northwest wind we had this Monday morning we thought a quick run to Smith Point over on Fire Island would be worthwhile; perhaps there'd be a few hawks still passing through, although earlier would have been better. To make both of us feel good, Barbara did some early morning paper work while I cleaned out the gutters before we left. This was supposed to psycholog- ically make us feel better and show each other we hadn't shirked our household duties completely before taking off. We stopped by to pick up my sister and in no time were heading west and zooming along the expressway for Will- iam Floyd Parkway. Right outside of TALL SHIP SCHOONER RACHAEL & EBENEZER at Claudio's Wharf Photo by Paul Stoutenburgh SPARROW HAWK OR KESTREL - -This handsome little hawk mig- rates along our barrier beach, sometimes in huge numbers yet a few will stay with us through the winter hunting for mice and voles. Riverhead, where we always see hawks, sure enough, there was a red tail circl- ing above. With the strong wind he'd have an easy job circling round and round till he found that unsuspecting mouse or rat, and then he'd swoop down on for a meal. As he circled, every once in a while his bank was just right and the sun revealed the characteristic rusty red tail. The scrub oaks had their maroon and brown coloring but nothing like in nor- mal years. Hurricane Gloria had taken the luster from everything. 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These were the cars of hopeful surfinen looking for stripers or blues. Cold Wind Blowing As we stepped out of the car we were buffeted by a cold north wind that told me I should have brought more cloth- ing. We hung binoculars around our necks and headed for the beach. Along the sides were long tracks of brown mowed lawn, brown from the salt spray Be a Start your The New Year will he here before You know it. By opening a Holiday Club now, you know you'll have the money when you need it for next year's shopping. You'll earn 51/2% interest, com- pounded daily from the day of Gloria had doused on them from the nearby sea. By looking closely I saw some small birds, heads down into the wind, moving about. The binoculars brought them up close and the yellow patches on their faces identified them as horned larks. They'd be in this gen- eral area all winter long, feeding on those almost invisible seeds that had dropped from the grass and weeds along the way. It's remarkable how they can eke out a living from such minute mor- sels. As we approached, they flew off with an undulating path, giving us a glimpse of black on the extreme end of their tail. Horned larks have feathers that appear as tiny, hard -to -see horns on their heads. We walked the beach for a mile or so and spotted some yellow rumped warblers in the protected parts of the undergrowth. They, too, were easy to identify with their bright yellow patches and their pointed black bills. We saw no hawks for the first part of our walk and so headed for one of the dune crossings that I remembered so well from my many years as a Ranger for the National Seashore along these lovely beaches. Sorry to say, the beach looked more like a roadway from the tracks of the four - wheel -drive vehicles that took fishermen to and from the beach. This is the price we pay for mod- ern convenience. For All to Enjoy Inland we came to the handicapped boardwalk that was built a few years ago. It is a fine walk through the swale and dune area and helps those who would otherwise not be able to travel along sandy paths. Then I saw a marsh hawk, this one in its dark phase, sort of a rusty brown with its white rump spot as a perfect identification. Its long glider -like wings maneuvered it low through the dunes and over the low (continued on page 14A) Cookie. �I,IDIAY CLUB. deposit to day of withdrawal. All customers depositing $10 or more each week may choose from a selection of these fine gifts. Just stop into your nearest Riverhead Savings Bank office, we'll do the rest. FdVERHEAD' SAVINGS BANK ,, 7 West Main Snect Riverhead, NY 11901 727 -3600 $10.00 Club Your choice of one of these Pfaltzgraff ceramic cookie 1110lcl.5._ ,$50.00 Club Kitchen apron. 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Prof. Brooks' objection to this game grew out of a party held Saturday night, under the auspices of the Good Templar Lodge. One of the games was bobbing for apples, Prof. Brooks bobbed for the biggest one. He got it, but when he at- tempted to close his mouth he couldn't. He had dislocated his jaw. Everybody tried to help him close his mouth but it was no use -- it simply wouldn't. A physician was hastily summoned from Greenport and Prof. Brooks' jaw was fi- nally persuaded to come back to its nor- mal position. That is the reason Prof. Brooks is talking quietly to -day, and this is the reason he has "sworn off' playing the The Suffolk Times October 31, 1985 Let's Look Back old game of bobbing for apples. Why Not Girl Scouts ?: The Boy Scout movement, suggested originally, we believe, by Ernest Thompson Seton, and taken up in England by Gen. Baden Powell, is growing in this country very rapidly, and will probably soon be another picturesque civilization. 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It, too, was looking for a meal on its way south. We moved on, feeling more and more the cold of the pressing north wind. Eyes watered and we joked about leav- ing gloves at home. Then way off to the east in the direction of the parking lot a group of gulls took off into the air in confusion. Something had frightened them. Gulls often rest in parking lots or open fields after spending a long time on patrol looking for food. Why had they been scared up? Perhaps a car had wheeled through the parking lot. No, the answer came from a group of marsh hawks; 12 in all passed us. Two were in the light phase, grey and white. Why had they traveled in a group? I don't know but I'm sure the presence of all those hawks put the gulls in the air. Often hawks merely sail by groups of birds for what seems like the fun of scaring them up. I've seen this with shore birds out on the Moriches flats. Usually the hawk will merely dive through them and pass right along. Perhaps he's looking for a weak one. The barrier beach is a great flyway for migratory birds and hawks. Once I remember seeing over 500 hawks pass by in one day at Smith Point. It's like fishing. If the fish are here, you'll do well. If not, well, there'll always be a next time. No more hawks passed ex- cept one lone kestrel, so we headed back towards the car. Does... (continued from page 1A) purchased the Nellie Williams Country Store on the Main Road near the Peconic border two years ago. They've restored the circa -1856 building "to keep the old country charm,” she says. Mrs. Davis has been in the antiques business for 11 years, and started the doll repair business six years ago. Since that time, she's made quite a name for herself in the doll care field. "I have work arriving daily," she says. "I work on dolls other people have re- fused to work on." 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