A wayward gray seal waddled into the parking lot of a Riverside beverage shop Sunday morning and waddled out with Southampton Town cops in pursuit before the chase ended and a marine rescue group took the animal in.
Southampton Police received a 911 call about 6:30 a.m. reporting a seal in the parking lot of Thrifty Beverage on Lake Avenue, south of Riverhead’s Main Street and the Peconic River, in the hamlet of Riverside. Police responded and the spooked seal crossed the street toward the Budget Host East End Hotel, authorities said. Officers were able to capture the seal after surrounding it, according to Southampton Town police.
The animal was captured by Southampton police and turned over to the Riverhead-based New York Marine Rescue Center. The animal is being evaluated and cared for by the rescue group and will be released at a later date, police said.
Police believe the animal was feeding on the alewives, fish that migrate upstream to spawn in the Peconic River.
Not as cold this week but rain for the second half 🌦️
With temperatures for the most part expected to be above freezing, that means things should green up in the next week or two, especially with the rain expected. This year, April showers might not only mean rain but also green grass. Might not be a terrible weekend to head out of town, but the long-range suggests the following weekend, Easter weekend might even be nicer.
Today. Feels like … March 30th.
Partly sunny.
Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
and
51 degrees
,
7:26 sunset.
Tonight. Feels like … April 6th.
Mostly cloudy.
West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
and
33 degrees
,
6:28 sunrise.
Tuesday. Feels like … April 11th.
Mostly sunny.
Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
and
57 degrees
,
7:27 sunset.
Tuesday Night. Feels like … May 4th.
A chance of rain, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy.
South wind around 7 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
and
44 degrees
,
6:27 sunrise.
Wednesday. Feels like … April 4th.
Rain, mainly between 8am and 2pm. High near 53. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
and
53 degrees
,
7:28 sunset.
Wednesday Night. Feels like … April 29th.
A chance of rain, mainly before 1am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
and
42 degrees
,
6:25 sunrise.
Thursday. Feels like … March 30th.
Showers, mainly between 8am and 2pm, then rain after 2pm.
Chance of precipitation is 90%.
and
51 degrees
,
7:29 sunset.
Thursday Night. Feels like … May 2nd.
Rain, mainly before 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am.
Yes it has. Second week of April, the grass is just starting to green up a bit. The mild, well seasonable weather plus rain most of the second half of the week should help a lot on that front.
Partly cloudy and 35 degrees in Delmar, NY. ⛅ There is a northwest breeze at 9 mph. 🍃. The skies will clear around 7 am.
A bit of a cold and damp start to the morning. 🌅 But part of it is that I’m under dressed for the morning walk 🚶 because I’ve decided it’s early April, it’s going to be fifty later and therefore can’t be cold out.
No ideas on what the work week will be like 🏢 but I’m leaning towards going to the store and maybe the car wash after work if I’m home by six 6⃣. My pantry isn’t that bare but I’m missing a lot of random things. 🥞
I am thinking about taking off the second half of next week to get out of town to do some fishing and hiking. ⛺ Not sure where I will head, there are different options. I mean I don’t already have the time off yet. But maybe up north, I haven’t been back to the Adirondacks since September. I sure wish remote work 💻 was still a thing so I could extend things out a bit.
