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
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
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
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
Ed Horning in front of the second Museum, c.1997. Photo by Ethan Kibbe. Edwin Horning’s Extensive Bird Data to be Uploaded to eBird by John Sepenoski My involvement in the Ed Horning Journals Project can be traced back to the Town of Southold appointing me as the Town’s representative to an Audubon
On display until June 15, 2017. Wonderful photographs of hawks and owls by island naturalist Justine Kibbe.
Charlie Tracking May 20 ~ Charlie visited the nest before dawn, then in the early morning made a brief trip off-island to the Thames River and Baker Cove in Groton, CT. After returning to the nest at the west end transfer station, he spent the rest of the morning hunting for food off the southern
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Edwin Tracking May 20 ~ Edwin spent the morning mostly at Latimer Brook in East Lyme, Connecticut. He made a brief loop through Waterford early in the morning, heading first towards Lake Konomoc, but then continued his loop to the south and returned to Latimer Brook, where he remained through noon. [raw] [one_half] Edwin
Wilderness Dairy, circa 1890s, from exhibition “History of Farming on Fishers Island.” Museum Collection. In my first letter as president, I want to begin by remembering Penni Sharp and all that she did for our Museum. As our president since 2003, Penni provided quiet but confident leadership in all her initiatives. She educated
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F.I. Sketchbook 2005
