While riding an LIRR train (Babylon line) into the city for work this morning (around 8:45) I spotted an OSPREY flying north of the tracks, between Wantagh Parkway and Bellmore station. At first glance I almost wrote it off as another gull (plenty of Ring-billed and Herring seen during the trip), until I saw the fish it was carrying, probably plucked from nearby Wantagh or Seaman ponds. This siting is over a week ahead of when I typically see this species for the first time most years. Chalk another one up to the mild winter.John GluthIslip, NY
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