At about 11:00 am today (Dec. 29), an adult bald eagle (head and tail both
white, although with some slight brown streaking) was flying over the Swan Lake
Country Club fairway and ponds adjacent to Grumman Blvd in Calverton across
from the old Grumman property. The bird appeared to be hunting f
Had my first gannet of the season today about 15 miles east of Fire Island
Inlet, perhaps 4 1/2 miles offshore. Really nice adult bird with bright white
plumage and contrasting black wing tips, that was a marked contrast to the
gulls in the area. Not a lot of bait on the surface, so I'm not sur
