Osprey Spotting Contest: Who will be the winner of the 2026 First Osprey Award?
The ospreys are coming! Keep your eyes on the sky—be the first person to spot the ospreys’ annual return to Fishers Island—and win!
HLFM is Seeking Interns April – October 2026
The Henry L. Ferguson Museum Wants You! Looking for a summer job that gets you outside and helps the planet? Join the Land Trust Trail Dogs and/or Seagrass Water Dogs! Application Seeking Interns April - October Age Requirement: 14+ Rate: $17-$20 per
RFP: Professional Prescribed Burn Services
Proposals Due: February 23, 2026, Notification of Contract Award: February 27, 2026
Museum Hosts Archaeology Program for Fishers Island Students
The Henry L. Ferguson Museum recently welcomed third and fourth graders from the Fishers Island School for an exciting hands-on learning experience focused on the island’s Native American history and archaeology.
Taking Manhattan
Taking Manhattan Illustrated talk on the birth of New York City, presented at the Museum September 28, 2025, by Russell Shorto, author of The Island at the Center of the World. Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty Russell introduces us to “Taking Manhattan” his new riveting narrative that chronicles
2025 Reported Bird Sightings on Fishers Island
There were 103 different species reported by observers in January and February. Of those, five were new and added to our overall list of historic sightings. That list now contains 257 species.
Middle Farms Nest Osprey Began Migration September 27, 2025
Osprey at Middle Farms Nest ~ September Migration Update One of the osprey chicks visited the nest for the last time this season on September 27, 2025. Early in September, both chicks were often seen on the nest, or on nearby poles and competing for fish, but by the middle
Insights into the Hidden Lives of Terns and Gulls
Insights into the Hidden Lives of Terns and Gulls Illustrated talk on current research activities on neighboring Great Gull Island presented at the Museum September 14, 2025, by Dr. Peter Paton, Professor, Department of Natural Resources Science, University of Rhode Island. Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty Great Gull
Dialogues: Harriet Brickman & Jenny Dixon
Dialogues: Harriet Brickman & Jenny Dixon Artist Harriet Brickman sat down with Jenny Dixon, former Director of the Noguchi Museum, August 22, 2025, to revisit Passages: Beach Forms, a site-specific public artwork Brickman created on South Beach, Fishers Island, in 1980. Their conversation explores the work's origins, its connection to
Osprey Update from Middle Farms nest August 31, 2025
Osprey at Middle Farms Nest ~ August 2025 Update The two osprey chicks hang out on the nest August 31, 2025. In August the two osprey chicks at Middle Farms nest took their first flights (the 1st chick flew from nest on August 1 and the 2nd chick flew from
