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South Fork Outdoors: June nature sightings

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A pair of turkey vultures resting on the shore of Napeague Harbor near the Walking Dunes.

A pair of turkey vultures resting on the shore of Napeague Harbor near the Walking Dunes.

This odd-looking fish

This odd-looking fish

a striped burrfish (chilomycterus schoepfil)

a striped burrfish (chilomycterus schoepfil)

also known as the balloonfish and found in the family of fishes appropriately named

also known as the balloonfish and found in the family of fishes appropriately named "porcupinefish

" washed ashore in Napeague last week.

By Mike Bottini on Jun 30, 2008
This week’s column covers some of the nature sightings made while monitoring the piping plover nesting sites in Napeague during the month of June. Among the interesting sightings was a... more

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