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
[slider id="osprey-nesting-2014"] April 16 Slideshow: Osprey Nest on Main Road east of Middle Farms Flats The osprey were first spotted on the nest at the beginning of April and courtship followed. During this time, one could see both ospreys on the nest as demonstrated in the photos from this April 16 slideshow. Shortly after that, eggs
4/26/14 Before 7 a.m. Edwin heads east from Selden Neck State Park along the Connecticut River to Latimer Brook in East Lyme, where he spends the morning, shortly after noon he make a quick trip just east at the Niantic River and back, then just north to Banning Cove by 4 p.m., but is back
Since Edwin reached Connecticut just over a month ago, he has spent much of his time on the mainland with his most frequent location being the Latimer Brook area of East Lyme and the Niantic River just to the east of it (see map above and April 26 post below for Google Earth view). According
The lease was signed on March 25, 1734 by Ann Winthrop, acting as agent and attorney for her husband John Winthrop, the Lessor and owner of all of Fishers Island. The Lessees were Mary and George Havens, of Fishers Island. This particular John Winthrop (1681-1747) was generally known as “John Winthrop, F.R.S.” to distinguish him from his famous forebears of the same name. He was the great grandson of John Winthrop, Sr., founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and the grandson of John Winthrop, Jr., the founder of Fishers Island and New London.
4/22/14 Edwin spends the early morning in the Latimer Brook and Niantic River area, then heads east and crosses the Thames River at Mamacoke Cove around 11 a.m. to reach the Groton Reservoir area before noon. He spends the afternoon between there and just south near Avery point but around 5 p.m. heads back west
April 20 4/20/14 Edwin spends the early morning in the Latimer Brook and Niantic River area, then heads south and is near the shoreline by 8:30 a.m., then he heads west through South Lyme to the Connecticut River to spend the rest of the morning and afternoon reaching as far north as Selden
4/17/14 Edwin spends the morning and afternoon on Fishers Island but heads for the mainland just before 5 p.m. and spends the rest of the day and night around Latimer Brook and the Niantic River. 4/18/14 Edwin spends the early morning in Latimer Brook and the Niantic River area, then heads southeast and is at
4/15/14 Edwin spends the early morning around Latimer Brook in East Lyme but heads east across the Thames River to Groton Reservoir by 10:15 a.m. and then south to Fishers Island before 11 a.m. He visits the Matty Matthiessen Wildlife Sanctuary and Island Pond, then heads east around 2 p.m. to the Chocomount trail section
4/16/14 Edwin leaves Fishers Island and heads for the mainland around 8 a.m. and reaches Chesterfield by 10:45 a.m., then heads east to Ledyard before noon and then south back to the middle of Fishers Island before 1 p.m. where he spends the rest of the day and a second night. View Close-up
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F.I. Sketchbook 2005
