Long Island Mammals

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Raccoons continue to have a large population on Long Island. FILE PHOTO

Despite recent illnesses, white-tailed deer continue to have good numbers on Long Island. DANA SHAW

Long Island is a pretty big area, 100 miles long by up to 50 miles wide. It’s not the way it was before the builders went crazy. We once had... more

It’s the season of leaf change here in the Northeast. I looked outside on September ... 3 Oct 2023 by Larry Penny

Noyac Road, connecting downtown Sag Harbor with North Sea Road 11 miles or so to ... 20 Sep 2023 by Larry Penny

When I was a boy growing up in Mattituck, across the bay, there were only ... 23 Aug 2023 by Larry Penny

There are seven turtle species that inhabit the seven seas, the males of which almost ... 8 Aug 2023 by Larry Penny

We hope you read the recent story at 27east.com about the lady who saved the ... 25 Jul 2023 by Larry Penny

As I recall, it was only a day or two after the TWA plane crash ... 12 Jul 2023 by Larry Penny

They’re back! When I was a lad in the early 1940s, I remember seeing my ... 27 Jun 2023 by Larry Penny

Wow, what a day! Looking out across Noyac Bay from my window this morning, the ... 13 Jun 2023 by Larry Penny

I am getting to the age where I forget everything that happened to me a ... 30 May 2023 by Larry Penny

While some of us have seen robins come back year after year for 75 or ... 16 May 2023 by Larry Penny

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