May 17th
Sundays at Two
“Birding in the Long Pond Greenbelt”
with Chris Gangemi
Sunday, May 17, 2:00 pm
Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center
1061 Sag Harbor-Bridgehampton Turnpike, Bridgehampton
Join us for the next Sundays at Two presentation. Reporter Chris Gangemi will discuss the pleasures of year-round birding in the Long Pond Greenbelt, focusing on areas around Long Pond, Little Long Pond, and Crooked Pond. The mix of birds through the seasons, special spots, and favorite finds will all be shared.
About Chris
Chris is a New York Press Association award-winning reporter for The East Hampton Star and the creator of the Star’s birding column “On the Wing.” Prior to his career in journalism, he was a stock trader and managed a health food market for 10 years. Chris has been a devoted East End birder for 25 years.
Sundays at Two events are free and open to the public.
A Win for Greenbelt Activists
Activists block PSEG power cable in the preserve
ACTION ALERT!
Once again, the Long Pond Greenbelt needs your help!
Dear Long Pond Greenbelt Friends,
In 2023, many of you signed a petition asking the Town Board to save Poxabogue Field as open space, yet the field remains designated for agricultural use. Please help prevent Poxabogue Field between Sagg Road and Poxabogue Pond from being fenced and plowed up! Poxabogue Field, as it continues its evolution into a natural grassland ecosystem, provides many critical ecological services. It acts as:
• a wildlife sanctuary and if farmed, as projected, would be fenced and plowed, obliterating the wildlife that has come to live there.
• a vital buffer protecting Poxabogue Pond, its wetlands, and our aquifer.
• an essential ecosystem for ground-nesting birds, salamanders and turtles, grasshoppers and beetles, butterflies and moths.
• a shelter for foxes, rabbits, deer, field mice, raccoons, chipmunks, and more.
• an open, natural field vista.
• a buffer to preserve the health and vitality of the Greenbelt’s coastal plain pond ecosystem
• a reminder of why we love this area.
Please send a letter to Supervisor Moore and Councilpersons Michael Iasilli, Cyndi McNamara, Bill Pell, and Rick Martel to support changing the field’s designated status from agriculture to open space/greenbelt preservation:
mmoore@southamptontownny,gov
miasilli@southamptontownny.gov
cmcnamara@southamptontownny.gov
billpell@southamptontownny.gov
rmartel@southamptontownny.gov
cc:jfenlon@southamptontownny.gov
American Woodcock in Poxabogue Field, February 2025. Photographer: Jane Gill
Spring Peeper Chorus line
