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First egg laid at Middle Farms Nest April 23rd

By |2025-05-04T08:35:47-04:00May 1st, 2025|News, Osprey Blog 2025|

The female osprey watches over incubation of egg by the male osprey on April 23, 2025. On April 23, 2025 the ospreycam at Middle Farms nest captured the shared effort of the osprey to incubate their egg. The incubation period is 36 to 42 days. The video clips below

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Osprey Nest at Middle Farms Update April 22

By |2025-04-27T16:32:11-04:00April 22nd, 2025|News, Osprey Blog 2025|

The osprey couple perched on the nest April 4, 2025 There was a lot of activity at and around the osprey nest at Middle Farms during the end of March and most of April. The osprey couple were captured on the web cam daily delivering fish and nesting materials, defending the

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Osprey Return to Middle Farms Nest March 27, 2025

By |2025-04-01T08:59:45-04:00April 1st, 2025|News, Osprey Blog 2025|

The first confirmed sighting of an osprey from the Museum webcam was on March 27, 2025. The first osprey landed on the nest at Middle Farms around 6:08 a.m. on March 27, 2025. After a late start this year, three osprey were captured by the Museum webcam at the Middle

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Ospreys will be Returning Soon — Keep a Look Out

By |2025-03-16T16:24:07-04:00March 10th, 2025|News, Osprey Blog, Osprey Blog 2025|

UPDATE: Ellen Parker spotted an osprey on the roof of Holiday House overlooking Hay Harbor at 11:30 a.m., on Saturday morning, March 15, 2025!

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Job Opening: Administrative Assistant (Part-time Position)

By |2025-03-05T09:11:50-05:00March 5th, 2025|Museum News, News|

The Henry L Ferguson Museum is seeking someone to help the functions of the Museum run smoothly. The primary function is to assist the Museum director in his managerial duties. Application deadline: March 31, 2025.

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HLFM welcomes Jessica NeJame as the new Land Trust Stewardship Coordinator

By |2024-12-09T10:29:34-05:00December 9th, 2024|Land Trust, Museum News, News|

Please join us in providing a warm welcome for Jessica!

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Holiday Sale! Get 20% off all items in the Museum Gift Shop

By |2024-11-27T10:36:15-05:00November 27th, 2024|Museum News, News|

Holiday Sale! Get 20% off all items in the Museum Gift Shop this Friday and Saturday, November 29-30 from 10am to 1pm. We’ve got tons of new items in stock, from books to posters to stationary to educational toys to stuffed animals, and more. There’s something for every naturalist in your life, no matter

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Invasive Plant Guided Trail Walk: Clay Point Road Trail

By |2025-03-24T16:53:58-04:00October 22nd, 2024|Land Trust, Museum News, Natural History, News|

Invasive Plant Guided Trail Walk: Clay Point Road Trail On Saturday, October 12, 2024, trail guides Terry McNamara and Diana Fiske led thirty community members on a guided trail walk through Clay Point Road Trail. The newer Land Trust trail had not yet undergone the extensive invasive plant management that other island trails

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Osprey Update September 23, 2024

By |2024-09-23T09:45:54-04:00September 23rd, 2024|News, Osprey Blog 2024|

Osprey Update September 23rd The last images of osprey captured by our Middle Farms nest cam this year was on September 9th. In September the three remaining osprey from the family that nested at our Middle Farms nest were not captured by the cam and believed to have begun their

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ANNUAL EXHIBITION 2023

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F.I. Sketchbook 2005

THE SKETCHBOOKS OF CHARLIE FERGUSON

In the full sweep of Fishers Island’s history, there is no artist more synonymous, more closely associated with Fishers Island than Charles B. “Charlie” Ferguson. The main show features images from two of Charlie's sketchbooks which functioned as illustrated diaries that were filled with daily activities, nature observations, personal notes, and lots of art—drawings, sketches, and watercolors—in various states of completion.

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