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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNovember 08, 1979 - More Geese November 8,1979 ��ge��� ���E �tzffalfz �ItattPs � MO������ f�� or1 � r� � �� ��,i s����,�r� . From every corner of our island 1 hear attr•act migrating geese Uiat otherwise � talk about geese. ilow come there are sn might not have sfopped off here on LonK ' many' Ilave you seen the geese oul in(he Island. Ficlds' -Did you see all the�,eese�oin�over tiU�ram�;Q)f 17onkin�€;ecsa� �.� � ��"`` our huuse yesterd-�v° - All of the5c com- Needless to say there is nothing more �' w� � menis give eviden<�e to the.fac�Ihal�+e have impressive lhan seein� a flock of gecse . � ��� � �'�`�`� , rnnre�eese�m fhe easi end ihan ever�before. coming into z field in the afternoon.The sky � +���'"��� ��r�'^��, �� �ti�� '�; � l�car� a�o whcn T was a kid we'd is aglow�a�ith thc bnllianL cnlors of a fall � � �� � �����;'�� �"�,"�,��. nccasionally see smal] (Incics around, buf sunseL There is a ch�ll in the air and then '��;; ;;�,� `��` ' :;�=' " ��»�� _:' :�, � thr��neversfaved.'1'hev�vere on migration. you hear lhem--ncithing is visib]e as yet-- x � >'�`' . II���as pac-�of thcir�eneral pattern to slnp Ihen all of a sudden vou see them.Endless here and fherc to feect and resl and Ihen streams of honkin��;eese,wings outstretch- . mnve on.T'oday�he story's r�uife differen�_ ed.A sight to remembe;. ��'e noI only have�!ond flocics r�f�;eesc:from 1 sau�just such a sighl one late afternoon 1 iverhead easf,hut some r�f Lhe flncks are t�ao years ago in Snuthampton,where geese , r �;ett.ing dmvn ri�;ht oiil of hand,according to have been seen in great numbcrs for years. reports. 114y wife and I had been shopping and as the I'm told the prnbiem is critic�il oul at afternoon drew to a dose the shopkeepei�, Yli�m Isl�uid, u-here Ihe}' have :�Imost knowing I was interested in the outdoors, _ outworn iheii�welcome.The srirne is iri�e nn aslced if I had seen the great flocks Lo the �,� ` � th�� suuth side �vhere �;ce5e and the�r east t3eing from the north shore i.of course, ' '� R c1r•r�ppin�;s h�ive, shall wc Say, rn�de it remr�rked"Na" A few hasty instructions -�`' � "�^' difficull to �;et nut nn the �;olf c nw:,�� a�nd Barbara and 1 were�iff to a certain field > `''�- �an � I�na�;ine Ihe�nlfer wh�has�iisl feed off v�d way off in hack of theschool.llnd so we were �;ANI)ER-This male oose and his fl�<�:x e,F C`;�t'�r+�..,.,'� g f���Sl }]�S I]��3Y2� his ball luckily drnppecl ri�;hf o�a the�,reen. introduced nn thaf aflernoon to nne of - � �' �o„��i st,���,�a r��asy�o�,uu i����,e�•�,i>.�it,i �,��e�,�c�s iate ra�i s�,crac�es. people are enjoying on the North Fork this yeae. nn.'['he���e:�have�spec��Ihe d.iy Iheetr�ind We dun't have geese in the great quant- ��lOtO jJY��U�S�Ol3i�1]���8�'��a fhe obslacles Ihe�- hrive• lcf� prc•srnf a itirs Ihal they dn nn the snutii shore.Iiut«�e 'rhe gander you see in the photo lypiCic�s head south, lhcy �i,ill aha.�y, nuilce yow �olfcr's ni�htm.ir�r. surely d��have more�eese here loday than fhese handsome birds. Whether you sce blood run a little tasicr nnd acqu;�inl ���ii t�f�en in the n�ilnral ��-url�l cnn�li�ious rver before.I kno�t�o(�me enuple w�ho feed (hrm on your baY beach.in a vac�int rye 1��( ���ilh that Inn�a�;o kinship uf�he n�ilci rnn !_han�;e and a favoiabl�� I�rvc��lin� ,,e�isnn P,n-1(III�;eese rm their br:�ch each rnornin�;. feedin�;,nrhigh in�heskv ina lnn�;1'as Ihc� foreCalhers�nce kn���v so wt�ll. hrin�,s forlh�in ovc•r-�ihnnrt��ncc of a specic�s. � nt perh���i5.�hc usual prr�l;ilrirs�h:i�kepl iJu, � sp�cic:;in c�hccic dicl nuf prrforrn ris in Ihct ` � p itii anrl ui c�:c��<<. �ii�piilnlinn�I�•<<lupi�l ��� ����� �� � 'I ha s��auxl hiuuhr�l;r�f ulh�•i f u Ini ti E i�c iis �,,;� � t�cl<ti�iflir�ll�,il�i�ii�l;iii����,iiitl c i�'�•it Ilii:; i �rhy in ncinl'insl ini•i�,I,:un� I ne�s u��pii� ���� inl��cff���l lu hrl�i hnl�uir��nul Ihis fluclu,t iinn k�a��ti�IO��rs'p'���ioiY��lii���;�4�iii�.�l��i1 .�,���,.�„�,�,��,�,?��,��,�,,,���.r�,�.��„�.�,,,�.,,...��., ���1-�i�l � S�r�ice 1��� Ilurk�u hcrcl.su I(h,i�i1 rini�s nnl sl:u��r,f�iil � nn�hinF(rin I�c fttorC crw�I Ih�in Ihe sluw: � � � IiiiE{crin+,di•nth ol'sl�u�vafinn.Anrl�rr ivusl i�i�rii�•�iil���i' Ili�il iii n�ml in:;l:inc•���; Ili��tii� �' u����r- �in�l inirlt•r-.ihinidan��i�s h;n�v hri�n I r,i�i.tii•rl h��ni;in'�:inl��rf�•r��nc�•in nn��w,i`'ur •�� �� � �, ruiniher. 'I'h��classic���xam�il����f m�cr nhiin�l,ina�i.� �I ih�� �la�a�r �inpulnlinn. 'I'nri:iy in Nt��� l'nrl< ������� ������� til:il�� �r�� hae�i� mum cic�•r Ih�ui wh�•n uur � I�iiiii�iin��.l�illu•is,irri��i•clin�liiti�•�iii�itry."I'li�� In:�son is sim�ile•. l)c��r arc hrvna�sin�; :��,�,,,,,��:,�,��,���,��;��E��,,,�,��.�,�����„����<�,����,,;�. 415 East Main Stre�t 429 Four#h 5$reet9 Nu( iiei�p forcSis. II �+��iti nM imlil m,ui ��V�1��I�� VY'QeI1�0�� �� °� :���r���il cfr�u'inR th��se fnrrsls Iha1 ihi�di�cr ,,�,,����.����,�, �,,����������. ��•�����, ������� �� „������ 727�4336 477-0457 �io�ti�n. �ti�h�n in the It��c 1ltuns n����r Ihr<•c ytr,u�tcr�uf Ih��slalc�had hc��n cicarcd fnr fnrming and th<�fnresf c�rarin�s�aith�heir hrnin(iful hrmti�sin��;rounds diminishcvl. ----�--- -�.�. __._T__._._.__�._ !�'iU�thcir disappc.�rance Ihe decr popula- li�ma�,ainciccl�ned lstimt��aenlnn.�ndlhc� �1� Cll�'� pYOU(� t0 O,ff�1°f0 �ttt'+C1.1;5ttOlil�1'S t11"1[�,fi�G't1C�S C7S�1.1t'��CI young men leFl fhe farms fnr Ihe t>iR ci(y, f�rm� ���ere slci�vl�� ai�ancl�necl ai.>��iit the ,fl��l ()1j SLiQp�l7. WG' �IQ1Ue 'Bi�►'l�C� SU�i�'71�7 C�11�1"pC�S lU�tl�i ��IA]��A�/GI's stale and the brushv counlrvside look over. Non� the populalion incrcased a�ain wilh decr to such an exla�t ihec�c�vere more deer 1� NO�IMIN@ �fN�ll��1'�$ ' '�� �7(7[��i than tbnd.13y then�ae had also eliminated 2) Metropo�n Petxoleum �� �.741� lhe deer's precia�or,the�imher wolf nnd the mountain linn. Ovcrpopulation�t�as cr�cry- ;�� Pat+C�IIQ oi�TQR1'INI�1 �� MC?�� �rha•e a.9.�Dccr:\n I:sampl�, r - _ . Tn c•onlrcil this, game l�iws came into Wc;do not believe our competitors can make t}us state 1 t. ' effcct, studies �vere made ln delermine ��herc thc high-lo�; populations�vere.And Our service contracts do notcontain a hidden extrt�.���"for Sunday and holiday hurner lhe science ot game management took its service,like some of our competitors do. ' j , placc as a profession.Toda��right here on ` ; � t.ong�Island we can see the resul(s of ihis We offer to our customers and thc�ir friends this m�rey-saving special: game inanagement in our own dcer popull- *�yodern Oil-Fired Hotwatee��er,Corrlp(etely installed$575.00 tion.7'he classic evainple 1 kno�v of is on *�'uel Saving Beckitt Burner,Completely Installed$225.00 tiheiter Island�+�here I am told be(oi'e deer hunling�i�as permitted the deer�vere sm�ll, thin and unhealthv. it �ti�as �he same old ('�L�r�urrent price of highest grade fuel oil is 84.9¢,with a moneysaving discount fni lar��ci s1orF�.'I'oo many deer and�iot enough foad. t311ks(teimS 3ve1�1ble). � With the culling oul of the deer herd by h«nting �+�e now ha��e a sh•onger and We offer I'REE efficiency test and heating survey at no charge or obligatioi�. healthier herd and the deer poptilat.ion in gcneral is the better for it. 1Ne pledge ali our efforts to take all steps necessary to ave all our customers and trieir rm not sure.l�hen I started to not�ce more friends their full izeating oil requirements and to maintain normal credit terms. { geesc�around on the Cast Gnd.Perhaps it �,as four or tive vears ago, „�hen I �+�as In order to make it moFe convenient for our customers and their friends,we still continue to �vandering aroimd in thnse wonderFul wet t��ake minimum 100-gallon deliveries,although many of our competitors do not. areas to lhe sottth of Riverhead,now called lhe Cranber•ry Bog Preserve. I rernember �"�'��� finding a pair of geese nesting almost�vithin the shadows of the Prison Tower.This was ' just one of three pairs that I found in the � general��icinity that day,���hidi brings me to another point.Ntore geese are nesting in * ouc- area than ever before. This tact_ ��������L, ��� ���� ����� � i probably rnore than anything else, has \�� increased the geese popi�lation,fm-not mil} , \� �,:�.'a`. � do they bring off big clutches, but t ey