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Charlie Tracking May 28-29

2020-04-14T18:22:58-04:00June 1st, 2015|Charlie Blog|

Charlie Tracking May 28: 3 Trips to the Mainland ~ Charlie spent most of the morning between the nest at the west end transfer station and the southern shoreline, with one early morning trip to Groton, CT and back. [raw] [one_half] Charlie Tracking May 28 ~ 3 Trips to Mainland [/one_half] [one_half last]

Edwin Tracking May 26-28

2020-04-14T18:22:58-04:00May 31st, 2015|Edwin Blog|

Edwin Tracking May 26 ~ Edwin spent the early morning at Fairy Lake and small streams north in Salem, CT. [raw] [one_half] Edwin Tracking May 26 [/one_half] [one_half last] Early AM ~ Salem, CT [/one_half] [clear] [/raw] Edwin spent the late morning and early afternoon checking out waterways from Lake Konomoc,

Charlie Tracking May 26-27

2020-04-14T18:22:58-04:00May 29th, 2015|Charlie Blog|

May 26 ~ A Day on Fishers Island. Charlie spent most of the morning near the nest at the west end transfer station, with one mid-morning trip to Hay Harbor and back. [raw] [one_half] Charlie Tracking May 26 [/one_half] [one_half last] AM Near Nest & One Trip to Hay Harbor [/one_half]

Charlie Tracking May 24-25

2020-04-14T18:22:58-04:00May 27th, 2015|Charlie Blog|

Charlie Tracking May 24 ~ Charlie spent the early morning on the west end of Fishers Island, mostly between the nest, southern shoreline and Hay Harbor Golf Course. He then visited Hay Harbor before heading off-island, north to the Poquonnock River in Groton, and then stopped at Bluff Point before returning to the island in

Charlie Tracking May 22-23

2020-04-14T18:22:59-04:00May 26th, 2015|Charlie Blog|

Charlie Tracking May 22 ~ Charlie spent the early morning between the nest and the southern shoreline on the west end of Fishers Island. He then made a trip to the mainland and visited the Thames River, then stopped along the Clarence B. Sharp Highway in Groton, before returning to the island by mid-morning. [raw]

Edwin Tracking May 23-25

2020-04-14T18:22:59-04:00May 26th, 2015|Edwin Blog|

Edwin Tracking May 23 ~ Early in the morning, Edwin headed south from Latimer Brook in East Lyme, CT, first to Bush Pond, then he crossed the Niantic River into Waterford before continuing further south to Gardiners Island. [raw] [one_half] Edwin Tracking May 23 [/one_half] [one_half last] Early Morning ~ Latimer Brook

Edwin Tracking May 22

2020-04-14T18:22:59-04:00May 25th, 2015|Edwin Blog|

May 22 ~ Edwin spent the morning among waterways in Montville, CT and along the Salem border. Starting with Oxoboxo Lake, he briefly headed south, then followed an upper section of Latimer Brook and other streams north to Gardiners Lake, and by mid morning returned to Oxoboxo Lake before heading south again, this time to

Nature Notes: Invasive Crabs on Fishers Island

2020-05-16T09:44:36-04:00May 24th, 2015|Nature Notes, Newsletter, Newsletter 2015|

by Terry McNamara The crab species most of us are familiar with on Fishers Island is the green crab (Carcinus maenas). On the docks on the Fishers Island Sound side of the island, countless crabs have been hauled from the water with drop lines by youngsters. On the south side of the island these crabs

“Tagged” Osprey Update ~ Spring 2015

2020-05-29T12:50:02-04:00May 24th, 2015|Newsletter, Newsletter 2015|

by Beth Jepsen Charlie’s trip south to Colombia last fall (right) and his looped return north (left). Charlie Tracking Charlie spent his winter around lakes in the northwestern Bolivar region of Colombia. On March 18 he began his migration north by heading south to Cordoba, Colombia, before turning west and then northwest up

Island History: Paths Not Taken

2020-05-16T09:47:47-04:00May 24th, 2015|Island History, Newsletter, Newsletter 2015|

by Pierce Rafferty Of all the decades in Fishers Island’s storied history, there are few whose outcome was as unpredictable as the 1870s. The sudden death in 1871 of Fishers Island’s owner, Robert Ralston Fox, derailed his ambitious farm operation and exposed the island to wildly divergent development plans. Robert R. Fox, a wealthy

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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