03.07.2025 News Mattituck parks hosts annual Return of the Osprey at Breakwater Beach UPDATE: This event has been postponed to Sunday, March 23, from noon 2 p.m. at Breakwater Beach in Mattituck. The Mattituck Park District sent out an email announcement Thursday...
03.21.2024 Environment Volunteers prep Mattituck beach for osprey season About thirty community volunteers gathered on Breakwater Beach in Mattituck, Saturday, March 16 for an event celebrating the spring return of the osprey — a fish-eating raptor that breeds...
11.05.2023 Environment North Fork bald eagles, population rebuild leads to common sightings With a degree in marine biology from LIU/Southampton, Chris Paparo is the manager of Stony Brook University’s Marine Sciences Center. He is an award-winning member of the Outdoor Writers...
01.30.2023 Environment East End osprey population continues to thrive, report shows Marina DeLuca grew up in East Marion and considers ospreys a “staple” of her upbringing. She has witnessed the increase in the number of ospreys that are now seen...