02.05.2019 News Going with the flow The animal seen above, hitching a ride on an ice flow while sunbathing, is a harbor seal (Phoca vitulina), the most common marine mammal in our area, according to...
01.20.2019 Photo Galleries Rare bird This rare — for Shelter Island — peregrine falcon was spotted last week at Shell Beach. Known as a “duck hawk,” the falcon has no shortage of preferred prey...
01.07.2019 News Weather Service: Cold Monday for Shelter Island Monday morning will be bright and cold, with the day becoming increasingly cloudy, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
12.09.2018 Photo Galleries Shelter Island Photo Op This beautiful red-tailed hawk was spotted on Shell Beach last week.
11.23.2018 Columns Codger’s column: Thanks, anyway Codger loves Thanksgiving, his favorite holiday, a festival of food, fun, family and friends. Two years ago at this time, in this very place, he went on record about...