2022 Reported Bird Sightings on Fishers Island (There were a total of 86 different bird species observed as of May 1st of this year) The data are collected from a group of knowledgeable birders and updated on a monthly basis. ● indicates a reported sighting Baltimore
The third osprey egg was laid at Middle Farms nest shortly before midnight on May 2, 2022 – three days after the second egg.
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The second osprey egg was laid at Middle Farms nest shortly after 10 PM on April 29, 2022 – three days after the first egg. The above screen capture showing two eggs was provided by Vicki Rafferty, who was watching from California on May 1st and first noticed that a second egg had been
The Museum web cam captured a brief challenge to the Middle Farms nest on April 27, 2022.
On April 27, 2022, the morning after the first egg was laid, the two adult osprey worked to fortify the nest.
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The first egg was laid at Middle Farms nest the night of April 26, 2022 (About 30 seconds into video) while the male took a nap on the right post. The female then hopped up onto the left post as the male examined the egg. He covered it to provide warmth. Please
Wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa) The wood anemone, is an early-spring flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. Wood Anemone. Photo by Jack Schneider Anemonoides nemorosa is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant less than 30 centimetres (12 in) in height. The compound basal leaves are palmate or ternate (divided
Look for the Canada mayflower, Maianthemum (May blossom) canadense, which is a "spring ephemeral". Maianthemum canadense photo courtesy of Halpaugh at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Spring Ephemerals Spring ephemerals are native woodland plants that flower briefly during the spring. Look for their blooms in deciduous woods
Young Eastern Painted Turtle on lily pad, the Peninsula, Darby’s Cove
Photograph by Terry McNamara
