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Charlie Tracking: May 11 – Two Groton Trips and Time on Fishers

By |2020-04-14T18:31:09-04:00May 13th, 2014|Charlie Blog|

5/11/14    Around 7:30 a.m. Charlie heads north to Groton and returns to the nest at the west end’s Transfer Station around 9 a.m. Around 10 a.m. he heads to the northern shore for some fishing and then east east to eventually reach Brickyard Pond in the middle of the Island around 10:30 a.m. He then

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Charlie Tracking: May 8 – Two Quick Trips to Niantic River

By |2020-04-14T18:31:10-04:00May 11th, 2014|Charlie Blog|

5/9/14    Charlie spends the early morning at the west end's Tranfer Station nest, then heads to the mainland and reaches the Keeny Cove area of the Niantic River before 7:30 a.m. He returns to Fishers Island by 9:30 a.m. Just before noon, he heads out again, up the Thames River to downtown New London and

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Charlie Tracking: May 7 – Three Trips to Niantic River

By |2020-04-14T18:31:10-04:00May 10th, 2014|Charlie Blog|

5/7/14    Charlie spends the early morning by the nest at the west end’s Transfer Station, then heads to the mainland to reach Keeney Cove around 7:15 a.m.. He returns to the nest around 9:15 a.m. and heads out again around 10 a.m., up the Thames River to Mamacoke Cove then west to fish at the

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Charlie Tracking: May 1 – First Data Received

By |2020-04-14T18:31:12-04:00May 5th, 2014|Charlie Blog|

5/1/14    After being fitted with the transmitter, Charlie spends the afternoon  at different locations along the western end of the Island. From 8:30 p.m. until the following morning, he remains in one area. Charlie at Night

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Charlie Tracking: May 2 – Fishing with Edwin at Latimer Brook

By |2020-04-14T18:31:12-04:00May 5th, 2014|Charlie Blog|

5/2/14    Before 5 a.m. Charlie heads to the mouth of the Thames River but circles back to the west end of Fishers Island by 7:30 a.m. Around 11 a.m. he heads towards the mainland again and is at the Niantic River before noon but comes right back to Fishers Island by 12:30 p.m. Around 5

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Charlie Tracking: May 3 – Circling Back to Fishers Island

By |2020-04-14T18:31:12-04:00May 5th, 2014|Charlie Blog|

5/3/14    Charlie spends the early morning at various locations around the west end of Fishers Island, then around 11 a.m. heads towards Niantic but before reaching the mainland circles back to the Island and then heads out again to the southeast of Great Gull Island around noon and circles back. Around 1 p.m. he makes

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Fishers Island’s Second Osprey is Tagged: “Charlie” Joins “Edwin”

By |2020-05-21T13:42:51-04:00May 3rd, 2014|Charlie Blog, Museum News|

By Pierce Rafferty, Director Henry L. Ferguson Museum Rob Bierregaard, Research Associate of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in Philadelphia, returned to Fishers Island on April 29th 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

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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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