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Early April Sightings

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The Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation rescued a stranded Risso's dolphin at Louse Point on April 1. COURTESY RIVERHEAD FOUNDATION FOR MARINE PRESERVATION

The Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation rescued a stranded Risso's dolphin at Louse Point on April 1. COURTESY RIVERHEAD FOUNDATION FOR MARINE PRESERVATION

The Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation rescued a stranded Risso's dolphin at Louse Point on April 1. COURTESY RIVERHEAD FOUNDATION FOR MARINE PRESERVATION

The Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation rescued a stranded Risso's dolphin at Louse Point on April 1. COURTESY RIVERHEAD FOUNDATION FOR MARINE PRESERVATION

Last week, I wrote that the sun had warmed up the ground enough to stir terrestrial earthworms out of their winter dormancy, as evidenced by their small piles of “castings”... more

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