by admin | May 30, 2025 | Blog, Featured, The Sandpiper
Our 2025 Annual Dinner Recap We had another great dinner at Captain Bill’s thanks to Annette Brownell. She has been planning these dinners for years by herself, never asking for help! We get 70-90 people attending and have great speakers. Annette has retired from...
by admin | Mar 25, 2025 | The Sandpiper
The Presidents Message Hello my little birding friends! Hope this newsletter finds you well and enjoying the birds. Some are migrating back up from the south. I’m starting to have redwing blackbirds and grackles at my feeders and have a beautiful flicker at the...
by admin | Mar 25, 2025 | The Sandpiper
Sika Deer on Long Island An interesting article in the Great South Bay News caught my eye, as it told of a Sika Deer population in Southaven Park. I knew that the Sika, a Japanese deer, were in captivity at the Bronx Zoo, so this was a fun discovery. Southaven Park...
by admin | Mar 25, 2025 | The Sandpiper
A Young Man’s Fancy Alfred Lord Tennyson famously penned “In the Spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.” Well, in my world, in Spring a homeowner’s fancy turned to yard clean up. Just a few ideas: Be kind to the earth and living things – prune...
by admin | Mar 25, 2025 | The Sandpiper
KIC – Keep Islip Clean Do you know about KIC? Until recently, the only thing I knew about KIC was that it was an organization that I believe was started by the beloved Kay Erwood and the kids of the Islip schools who did clean-up projects. Boy, was I uneducated...
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