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July 25, 1985 - Always Something to See in Nature's WorldJuly 25, 1985 The Suffolk'Tithe's Always Something to Soe in Nature's World By PAUL STOUTENBUR.GH A week or so ago someone called me from Greenport to say they had seen an exceptionally large bird on Plum. Is- land. The description just didn't fit any- thing I could come up with. Now just the other day another person called tel- ling me of what they thought was an eagle out in Orient. Both these indi- viduals have a good background in iden- Focuius..on Nature tification and I must say their reports intrigued me so much so that Barbara and I took off early Sunday morning to travel the backroads of Orient in hopes of a rare encounter. It's remarkable what is out there, and with so many people becoming more and more interested in what goes on in "their backyard" the more I realize how fortunate I am to get their input. Many times what seems new and strange to someone is really common to the area. The reason for this le that they have just started looking closer at the world around them. It is the same with birds, flowers, animals or even the shells on the beach. In our busy life we often over- look what, is right before our eyes and once we start looking the whole world becomes more interesting. For instance, two weeks ago I saw the first flock of shore birds low on the water' heading south. I'm sure many people don't realize these small fluffs Pholo by Paul Stoutenburgh MOTHER AND BROOD --This mother duck with her newly- hatched young made a run for it across the turbulent waters of Shinnecock Canal. Boats of all sizes and descriptions yielded the right of way. have already migrated north to the open tundra of Hudson Bay, had their young and are now flying back to winter in South America. Or who noticed the first tree swallows sitting on the wires of Orient after having their young up north and heading south now to spend their winter where flying insects roam year round? I mentioned last week that we used to'have a lot of tree swallows nesting around on the North Fork, but my boxes go empty now. Why is this? I'm not quite sure, but when you spray to kill insects many of them keep flying and are picked up by insect - gathering birds and we know what happens then. Most birds return to the same area to nest each year. We had an oriole that used to come to our front yard to build its hanging • Page 17A nest year after year and I'm sure we have a pair of robins that are building over our patio in the exact same spot they did last year. The more you know about the world we live in, the more the pieces seem to fall in place and make more sense. When I spent an evening surf casting up at McCabe's Beach last week terns were working over the water. They wouldn't be there if bait fish weren't below being driven to the surface by feeding bluefish. Knowing this I walked down the beach and proceeded to cast out into what I hoped would be the feed- ing grounds of the bluefish. I'm not an ardent surfman, but like so many things I enjoy working at it and should I catch a fish or two so much the better. It was one of those wonderful even- ings when the sun went down like a giant red ball. I walked way up to the left and worked at my way of aurfcast- ing. What a wonderful way to watch the sun go down. A few gulls flew by to the oast after probably spending the day at our town dump. After all, where else can they get such an assortment of food and such an endless supply? Where do these gulls go at night is a question often asked. In the winter from my home I see them coming from the general direction of the town dump where they've spent the day feeding. They head for the lee behind the bay shore. Here in the protection of the land they congregate on the surface of the water and sleep the night away. Some- times they'll congregate on points of land and appear to stay there, for I've watched them until it gets dark but I'm sure they fly away later. No gull in his right mind would sit on a sand spit where a fox or raccoon or dog might get them. On the water, they're safe. Of course on islands like Gardiners and Plum they're safe on the land for there (continued on page 20A) We can't sell your house if we don't have it listed!! BEIXEDON - SouthoId Exclusive New Exciting Listing.Top drawer private waterfront community with an ex- cellent, sandy beach. 4 bedrooms, 11/2 baths, paneled livingroom with fire place, dining area oak floors. Enclosed porch with slate floor, 2 car garage. Move -in condition. Near town. $185,000. We have bona fide buyers for Peconic Bay waterfront lots. Highest prices paid. The Suffolk Times Irth.Fork vestment Broker 1 E. Mann (ork quotation lines SELEY 1, Estabrook & Weeden Inc. Y. 11971 • 765 -5100 ments Since 1850 >ther principal exchanges and SIP 1 .Business & Real Estate July 25, 1985 Corps OKs 3 Permfts OKs 3 AIJGELO STEPNOSKI President NPORT DOCK DNTRACTI NG ings, Jetties sting Docks able now' -eenport, New York 11944 u 996 est Rate prise You- Payments er Will! )n at no cost to you. e Center only Business, MIX .d t(16M1 NEW YORK—The New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued three permits for waterfront NEW YORK --The New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued three permits •for work in this area during the month of June. The applicants and the work that was approved: • Louis Jahier of Huntington, a letter of permission to construct a pier in Dam Pond, Gardiners Bay, East Marion. • John Scott of Cutchogue, a permit to install a seasonal shellfish system in Cutchogue Harbor, Great Peconic Bay. Another application by Mr. Scott, to in- stall clam mesh tubing in Great Peconic Chamber Okays Poster The Greenport- Southold Chamber of Commerce has endorsed the creation of a commemorative poster highlighting local businesses, institutions and land- marks. The 24 -by -36 inch poster will be a stylized artist's conception of Southold Town, done from an aerial perspective. The map, which will not be to scale, will feature accurate renderings of build- ings and landmarks in the area. The poster, which is put out by Ranlee Publishing of Englewood Cliffs, N.J., will be funded through the advertising fees paid by participating businesses. Each business will be given 30 posters, which retail for $6, and the Chamber of Commerce will receive about 2,000 of the posters. Similar posters have been done for Shelter Island and Montauk. MACDONALD' WOODWORKING Roofing, Alterations, and Millwork 323 -2716 • Stewart Senter of Old Westbury, of permission to construct a pier, and dolphin :.. Shelter Island did not require Corps approval. • Stewart Senter of Old Westbury, a letter of permission to construct a pier, pile and dolphin in Shelter Island Sound, Shelter Island. Three local applications were with- drawn during June. Sidney Beckwith. withdrew a plan to install piles in Menantic Creek, Shelter Island; Sebas- tian's Cove, Ltd. decided not to apply for a permit to dredge in Mattituck Creek; and Otto Jaeger withdrew an ap- plication to construct a groin in Shelter Island Sound off Shelter Island Heights. Bancorp Reports Record Earnings MATTITUCK- -North Fork Bancor- poration, has reported record earnings for the second quarter. Net income to- talled $1,361,735 for the second quarter of 1985, a 46 percent increase over the similar period in 1984. When .added to first quarter results, net income total- led $2,587,699 for the year to date, or 37 percent over last year. Net interest income, which rose 32 percent, was largely responsible for .the gain. In- terest income on loans grew 41 percent to $13,072,331. Per share income for the six -month period was $2.70, a 34 percent increase over 1984. Focus... (continued from page 17A) are no predators and the gulls soon learn these safe places. Remember, their life is one big survival race. Whether it's on a trip to Orient in hopes of seeing a new bird or just on a sail over to Shinnecock, there is always something to see. I chuckle at the latter, for amid all the hustle and bustle of boats going by and the turbulent waters of that narrow canal yesterday I watched a mother duck and her newly- hatched clutch of downy young scurry across to the other side. The time had come for them to move and so they were off. They became the center of attrac- tion for all those around and here big boats and small steered clear of this bit of wild making its way to safety. There's always something to-see out there. It's just a matter of getting used to looking for it. • - • • CUSTOM HOMES . • el... • • ▪ • . • • • • ' •. I MMOrAT10110 • OS M11. TWIN • mums KININMs gardinerk bav 17t July 25, 1985 The.F� Real Estate Transfers Southold Robert Latham, executor Cavagnaro and Merle Allel 338 Second Street, Greenpc $50,000. Stephen Weinrib to Clau and Christopher Olsen, Lot House Road, Southold, $60,000. Stacia Rutkowski to Euge and wife and others, Lot 3, : Greenport. 6/25/85. $70,000 Joseph Carlozzi and wife Swensen and wife, Lot 19, Street, Greenport. 6125/85: Thomas Uhl and another, Donna McLean, Lot 27.2, 1 Lane and Main Road, Cutcl 85. $58,500. Luis SanAndres and Frixos Polykarpou and will north Luther's Road, Matte 85. $60,000. Stirling Cove Associatioi Rosenblatt., Lot 26, 48 Sti; Greenport. 6/26/85. $210,00 Gloria Litell and anothe Fogarty and wife, Lot 19.8, e ter Avenue, Cutchogue $27,500. Alexander Koke and : Wayne and Kathleen Del 17.6, 240 Garden Court, Sou 85. $180,000. Solar Symmetry Inc. to Rosaia Forchelli, Lot 9, Shores, Apartment 19, Soui 85. $185,000. Bernice Houston to Barry Lot 7 -and8, Bayview- Avenue 6/28/85. $165,000. Theodore Schroeder and velopment Corporation, Lot crest Woods Section 1, East 28/85. $42,000. Wallace Quimby, exec another to Walter Green as Lot 20, Pine Neck Road, Sot 85. $203,000. Guy Sobering and anothu Rockson, Lot 3.3, north Soui and east Bergen Avenue, Mi 1/85. $80,000. Marcel Rioux and wife ti Van Hengel, Lot 15, Fishers] 85. $215,000. Peter Kujawski to Veroni Toni, Lot 10.3, 3275 Bay Aven ogue. 7 /1/85. $50,000. Hilda Boerum and ai Michael Bogden Jr., Lot 13.4 chard Street and east Na Orient. 7/1/85. $33,000. Shelter Island Conservancy Estates at F. land to Lorna Zaia, Lot 22, Col Estates, Shelter Island. $68,500. Paul Lewis to Geraldine 1 Lot 15, Menantic Colony, land. 6/26/85. $45,000. Riverhead Frances Forte and anothe Fowley and wife, Lot 29.1, s brook Street and east Eight 1 Riverhead. 6/25/85, $165,001 Joseph Attonito to Am sociates, Lot 7, southwest Mi July 25, 1985 The Suffolk Times Page 17A Always Something to See in Nature's World By PAUL STOUTENBURGH A week or so ago someone called me from Greenport to say they had seen an exceptionally large bird on Plum Is- land. The description just didn't fit any- thing I could come up with. Now just the other day another person called tel- ling me of what they thought was an eagle out in Orient. Both these indi- viduals have a good background in iden- Focus on Nature tification and I must say their reports intrigued me so much so that Barbara and I took off early Sunday morning to travel the backroads of Orient in hopes of a rare encounter. It's remarkable what is out there, and with so many people becoming more and more interested in what goes on in "their backyard" the more I realize how fortunate I am to get their input. Many times what seems new and strange to someone is really common to the area. The reason for this is that they have just started looking closer at the world around them. It is the same with birds, flowers, animals or even the shells on the beach. In our busy life we often over- look what is right before our eyes and once we start looking the whole world becomes more interesting. For instance, two weeks ago I saw the first flock of shore birds low on the water heading south. I'm sure many people don't realize these small fluffs MOTHER AND BROOD - -This mother duck with heronewlyShatched young made a run for it across the turbulent waters of Shinnecock Canal. Boats of all sizes and descriptions yielded the right of way. have already migrated north to the open tundra of Hudson Bay, had their young and are now flying back to winter in South America. Or who noticed the first tree swallows sitting on the wires of Orient after having their young up north and heading south now to spend their winter where flying insects roam year round? I mentioned last week that we used to have a lot of tree swallows nesting around on the North Fork, but my boxes go empty now. Why is this? I'm not quite sure, but when you spray to kill insects many of them keep flying and are picked up by insect - gathering birds and we know what happens then. Most birds return to the same area to nest each year. We had an oriole that used to come to our front yard to build its hanging We can't sell your house if we don't have it listed!! nest year after year and I'm sure we have a pair of robins that are building over our patio in the exact same spot they did last year. The more you know about the world we live in, the more the pieces seem to fall in place and make more sense. When I spent an evening surf casting up at McCabe's Beach last week terns were working over the water. They wouldn't be there if bait fish weren't below being driven to the surface by feeding bluefish. Knowing this I walked down the beach and proceeded to cast out into what I hoped would be the feed- ing grounds of the bluefish. I'm not an ardent surfman, but like so many things I enjoy working at it and should I catch a fish or two so much the better. It was one of those wonderful even- ings when the sun went down like a giant red ball. I walked way up to the left and worked at my way of surfcast- ing. What a wonderful way to watch the sun go down. A few gulls flew by to the east after probably spending the day at our town dump. After all, where else can they get 'such an assortment of food and such an endless supply? Where do these gulls go at night is a question often asked. In the winter from my home I see them coming from the general direction of the town dump where they've spent the day feeding. They head for the lee behind the bay shore. Here in'the protection of the land they congregate on the surface of the water and sleep the night away. Some- _ times they'll congregate on points of land and appear to stay there, for I've watched them until it gets dark but I'm sure they fly away later. No gull in his right mind would sit on a sand spit where a fox or raccoon or dog might get them. On the water, they're safe. Of course on islands like Gardiners and Plum they're safe on the land for there (continued on page 20A) BEIXEDON - Southold Exclusive New Exciting Listing.Top drawer private waterfront community with an ex, cellent, sandy beach. 4 bedrooms, 11 /2 baths, paneled livingroom with fire place, dining area, oak floors. Enclosed porch with slate floor, 2 car garage. Move -in condition. Near town. $185,000. We have bona fide buyers for Peconic Bay waterfront lots. Highest prices paid. ,BURT G. LEWIS, JR. REAL ESTATE CALL ANY ONE OF OUR THREE LOCATIONS ON THE MAIN ROAD CUTCHOGUE 734 -5533 MATTITUCK 298.4600 SOUTHOLD 765 -5810 a ° The Suffolk Times July 25, 1985 North Fork Resident Investment Broker R E. Mann Direct New York quotation lines MOSELEY Moseley, Hallgarten, Estabrook & Weeden Inc. Southold, N.Y. 11971 • 765 -5100 Investments Since 1850 Members NYSE, Inc., other principal exchanges and SIPC (516) 477 -2807 N� iT'1 f, GREE ANGELO STEPNOSKI President NPORT DOCK IJ MARINE CONTRACTING Bulkheadings, Jetties and Floating Docks (available now) 200 Broad Street • Greenport, New York 11944 Our 9% Interest Rate May Surprise You -- 474" But the Payments Never Will! <�,t,Y prequalification at no cost to you. theme Mor!.3agta, Center Mortgages dre our only Business 'FX • P.O. BOX 1090 TOLL FREE: 1380 ROANOKE AVE. AN EMAL RIVERHEAD. NEW YORK 11901 Homes 800- 227 -0 30:3 (g 16) 569 -0333 L"mR Q Business &Real Estate Corps OKs 3 Permits NEW YORK - -The New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued three permits for waterfront work in this area during the month of June. The applicants and the work that was approved: • Louis Jahier of Huntington, a letter of permission to construct a pier in Dam Pond, Gardiners Bay, East Marion. • John Scott of Cutchogue, a permit to install a seasonal shellfish system in Cutchogue Harbor, Great Peconic Bay. Another application by Mr. Scott, to in- stall clam mesh tubing in Great Peconic Chamber Okays Poster The Greenport- Southold Chamber of Commerce has endorsed the creation of a commemorative poster highlighting local businesses, institutions and land- marks. The 24 -by -36 inch poster will be a stylized artist's conception of Southold Town, done from an aerial perspective. The map, which will not be to scale, will feature accurate renderings of build- ings and landmarks in the area. The poster, which is put out by Ranlee Publishing of Englewood Cliffs, N.J., will be funded through the advertising fees paid by participating businesses. Each business will be given 30 posters, which retail for $6, and the Chamber of Commerce will receive about 2,000 of the posters. Similar posters have been done for Shelter Island and Montauk. MACDONALD WOODWORKING Roofing, Ahcrations, and Millwork 323.2716 Bay, did not require Corps approval. • Stewart Senter of Old Westbury, a letter of permission to construct a pier, pile and dolphin in Shelter Island Sound, Shelter Island. Three local applications were with- drawn during June. Sidney Beckwith withdrew a plan to install piles in Menantic Creek, Shelter Island; Sebas- tian's Cove, Ltd. decided not to apply for a permit to dredge in Mattituck Creek; and Otto Jaeger withdrew an ap- plication to construct a groin in Shelter Island Sound off Shelter Island Heights. Bancorp Reports Record Earnings MATTITUCK - -North Fork Bancor- poration, has reported record earnings for the second quarter. Net income to- talled $1,361,735 for the second quarter. of 1985, a 46 percent increase over the similar period in 1984. When added to first quarter results, net income total- led $2,587,699 for the year to date, or 37 percent over last year. Net interest income, which rose 32 percent, was largely responsible for the gain. In- terest income on loans grew 41 percent to $13,072,331. Per share income for the six -month period was $2.70, a 34 percent increase over 1984. Focus,.. (continued from page 17A) are no predators and the gulls soon learn these safe places. Remember, their life is one big survival race. Whether it's on a trip to Orient in hopes of seeing a new bird or just on a sail over to Shinnecock, there is always something to see. I chuckle at the latter, for amid all the hustle and bustle of boats going by and the turbulent waters of that narrow canal yesterday I watched a mother duck and her newly- hatched clutch of downy young scurry across to the other side. The time had come for them to move and so they were off. They became the center of attrac- tion for all those around and here big boats and small steered clear of this bit of wild making its way to safety. There's always something to see out there. It's just a matter of getting used to looking for it. •.: - CUSTOM HOMES RENOVATIONS • SOLAR INSTALLATWM • UCI ID KUM@m !gardlner'sbay construction. CCL at GARDINER'S SAY DRIVE - SMELTER ISLAND 749-0182