Rob Bierregaard Rob Bierregaard, Research Associate of the A cademy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in Philadelphia, returned to Fishers Island in late April 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 transmitter, having
Edwin’s tracks from 4/01/14 to 5/17/14. Charlie’s tracks from 5/01/14 to 5/18/14. A Report on “Tagged” Ospreys Edwin and Charlie by Beth Jepsen Edwin spent much of the summer last year in Connecticut, most frequently around Lake Konomoc in Montville and nearby water sources. In August he began
Two Historic F.I. Leases Purchased by HLFM by Pierce Rafferty It may come as a surprise to many that for much of its fabled history Fishers Island was an absentee-owned rental property. From the mid-1600s until the early 1810s, successive generations of island-owning Winthrops more often than not rented out all of Fishers Island
Eeast of Chocomount Beach, 5/30/32. Donated by Richard S. Baker.
6/11/14 Charlie heads to the west shoreline near Silver Eel Cove around 5 a.m., then heads north to the mainland and reaches Groton by 6:45 a.m. and then, returns south to Fishers Island and is at the nest from 7:30-8:15 a.m. He then heads to the shoreline north of the nest and the nearby trees,
6/12/14 Around 5 a.m., Charlie heads the the northwest shore at the west end of Fishers Island and Silver Eel Cove, then brings his morning catch to the nest at the Transfer Station by 8 a.m. He returns to the northwest trees from 9:15-10:15 a.m., then returns to the nest area for the rest of
6/10/14 Edwin spends the early morning at Tadma Pond in Bozrah, then heads north to reach the Yantic River around 8 a.m., and then continues southwest to fish along Gardner Brook from 9 a.m. until past noon time. Around 1:20 p.m., he is further south at Oxoboxo Lake in Montville, then, around 2 p.m. he
6/11/14 Edwin spends the early morning at Oxoboxo Lake in Montville, then heads west and from 10-10:30 a.m., takes a break at a tower near Route 11 in Salem, and then heads north following small streams along Route 11. He then heads east, and then north just past Deep River Reservoir to fish along some
6/9/14 Charlie fishes briefly at the southern shoreline early in the morning, then around 5:30 a.m. heads north to the mouth of the Thames River and then west towards Alewife Cove in New London, but then returns south to the nest on the west end of Fishers Island by 8 a.m. He remains near the
June 10 Around 5 a.m. Charlie heads to the shoreline northeast of the nest, then continues northwest towards the mainland and Alewife Cove on the Waterford/New London border and then returns to Fishers Island. He spends from 7:30-9 a.m. in the trees to the northwest of the nest, then spends the rest of the morning
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F.I. Sketchbook 2005
