The Henry L. Ferguson Museum Newsletter Vol. 39, No. 1 • Spring 2024 From the President Elizabeth McCance I heard my first woodpecker this morning, a sure sign that spring is right around the corner. As I think about spring and the summer ahead,
Middle Farms Osprey Nest Update: April 2024 The male osprey delivers fish to the nest at Middle Farms during the afternoon of April 22, 2024. During the first few weeks of April the osprey couple visited the nest often during the daytime to mate, and to tend and defend the
The role of this part-time position will be to take the lead and manage three concurrent Land Trust projects with a major focus on strategic management goals. Applications are due May 31, 2024.
Beatrice Cuming Connecticut Precisionist by Tanya Pohrt, Ph.D., curator, Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, Connecticut Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty Based in New London, Connecticut for much of her career, Beatrice Cuming celebrated industry and progress in her art, painting urban views and local maritime landscapes in
The first confirmed sighting of a male osprey from the Museum webcam was on March 26, 2024. A male osprey landed on the nest at Middle Farms during the morning of March 26, 2024. The Museum received a report by Richard Marshall of a male osprey sighting at Middle Farms
The first confirmed sighting of an osprey from the Museum webcam was on March 20, 2024. A female osprey lands on the nest at Middle Farms during the early afternoon of March 20, 2024. The Museum received reports of osprey sightings at the Middle Farms nest from March 20th and
Tracking Snowy Owls South of the Tundra by Rebecca McCabe, PhD Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty In this recorded illustrated talk, presented virtually February 25, 2024, Rebecca McCabe as she shares her journey from an undecided first-generation college student to a research biologist at the first refuge for
Henry L. Ferguson Museum photo by Neil Knowles To ALL Fishers Islanders, Whether you’ve been to the Museum recently or not, we’d like your input! Tell us what you think! What you love, what we should improve, what you would like to see more of … Your feedback will shape how we plan
Wildlife in Winter by Kim Hargrave, education director of the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty In this recorded illustrated talk, presented virtually by the Museum January 28, 2024, Kim Hargrave discusses the incredible strategies wildlife has to survive the winter. From painted turtles spending
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.
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