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Charlie Tracking: Nov 4 – Maria la Baja, Colombia

By |2020-04-14T18:25:07-04:00November 5th, 2014|Charlie Blog, Museum News|

For almost a month now, Charlie has been staying in Maria la Baja, Bolivar, Colombia. He appears to spend most of his days near a lake (Cienaga Maria La Baja) and his nights to the east near Mampujan (just south of Las Mercedes in Genova, Quindio, Colombia). [raw] [one_third] Maria la Baja, Bolivar, Colombia

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Charlie Tracking: Sept 12 – MIG DAY 1: New Jersey

By |2020-04-14T18:25:09-04:00September 15th, 2014|Charlie Blog, Museum News|

9/12/14 MIGRATION DAY 1: Charlie spends the his final 2014 early morning on Fishers Island, at the trees on Winthrop, then by 7 a.m., he heads south towards Gardiners Island. He spends from 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. just west and south of Tobaccolot Pond, then continues further south to reach Long Island before 10 a.m.

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Osprey Feeding Three Chicks

By |2020-04-14T18:30:12-04:00June 9th, 2014|Museum News, Osprey Blog|

[slider id="three-chicks-2014"] June 9 Slideshow: Osprey Nest on Main Road east of Middle Farms Flats Now that the chicks are growing it is easier to see all 3 of them as the parents feed. [button link="https://fergusonmuseum.org/osprey-cam/" color="blue" target="_self" size="medium"]View live web cam[/button]

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Fishers Island’s Second Osprey is Tagged: “Charlie” Joins “Edwin”

By |2020-05-21T13:42:51-04:00May 3rd, 2014|Charlie Blog, Museum News|

By Pierce Rafferty, Director Henry L. Ferguson Museum Rob Bierregaard, Research Associate of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in Philadelphia, returned to Fishers Island on April 29th at the invitation of the Henry L. Ferguson Museum. Rob’s goal was to “tag” a second male osprey on Fishers Island with a cell tower

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OspreyCam Nesting: Awaiting the Hatching of Chicks

By |2020-04-14T18:31:12-04:00May 2nd, 2014|Museum News, Osprey Blog|

[slider id="osprey-nesting-2014"] April 16 Slideshow: Osprey Nest on Main Road east of Middle Farms Flats The osprey were first spotted on the nest at the beginning of April and courtship followed. During this time, one could see both ospreys on the nest as demonstrated in the photos from this April 16 slideshow. Shortly after that, eggs

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Edwin Tracking 2014, April 26 – Latimer Brook, Banning Cove and Niantic River

By |2020-04-14T18:31:13-04:00April 28th, 2014|Museum News|

4/26/14    Before 7 a.m. Edwin heads east from Selden Neck State Park along the Connecticut River to Latimer Brook in East Lyme, where he spends the morning, shortly after noon he make a quick trip just east at the Niantic River and back, then just north to Banning Cove by 4 p.m., but is back

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Edwin Tracking April 2014 Recap

By |2020-04-14T18:31:13-04:00April 28th, 2014|Edwin Blog, Museum News|

Since Edwin reached Connecticut just over a month ago, he has spent much of his time on the mainland with his most frequent location being the Latimer Brook area of East Lyme and the Niantic River just to the east of it (see map above and April 26 post below for Google Earth view). According

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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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