One of my teeth broke off over the weekend, making the dentist appointment in Wading River at 1230 today, the only place I absolutely had to be this fine day...for that is what it turned out to be ! Routing myself on to Hulse Landing Rd. in W.R., before seeing if Dr. Art Jarit could work his magic once again, I found the Merlin that has been reported by a number of birders recently. It was in the same tree near the water hole, between Rt. 25A and the power line R.O.W., as it was, when I first saw it on 2/13. Encouraged by this "playing", getting back to "business"was somewhat easier. Using 6 titanium pins, Art was able to re-set the tooth, saving me from more extensive work and expense. He's been our dentist for ~ 30 years now, proving himself to be great at it ... and a good man ! The drive home was equally as fortuitous. On the n/s of Sound Ave, 1/8th mile w/o Doctors Path, Riverhead, a light morph, Rough-legged Hawk waited for me...what good fortune ! Being my FOS, together with the 2 "pluses" above, I decided to "push the envelope" and try for the Iceland Gull (seen by many) at Iron Pier Beach, Jamesport - a bird I've missed so far this year. Well, I missed today too, but I did find 5 Snow Geese (4 of them Blue morphs) in a large flock of canadas on the n/s of Sound Ave, ~1/8th mile e/o Northville Tpke. The birds were feeding in the field, between the Northville Fuel Tanks and Sound Ave. Cheers,Bob --
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