4th Annual Holiday Open House
Please join us
Tuesday, December 23rd
5:00 – 7:00 pm
8th Annual Thanksgiving Trail Clearing & Oyster Gathering
Friday, November 28, 2014
2:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Meet at the Museum before proceeding to the Nature Trails
Charlie Tracking: Nov 4 – Maria la Baja, Colombia
For almost a month now, Charlie has been staying in Maria la Baja, Bolivar, Colombia. He appears to spend most of his days near a lake (Cienaga Maria La Baja) and his nights to the east near Mampujan (just south of Las Mercedes in Genova, Quindio, Colombia). [raw] [one_third] Maria la Baja, Bolivar, Colombia
Charlie Tracking: Sept 12 – MIG DAY 1: New Jersey
9/12/14 MIGRATION DAY 1: Charlie spends the his final 2014 early morning on Fishers Island, at the trees on Winthrop, then by 7 a.m., he heads south towards Gardiners Island. He spends from 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. just west and south of Tobaccolot Pond, then continues further south to reach Long Island before 10 a.m.
Osprey Feeding Three Chicks
[slider id="three-chicks-2014"] June 9 Slideshow: Osprey Nest on Main Road east of Middle Farms Flats Now that the chicks are growing it is easier to see all 3 of them as the parents feed. [button link="https://fergusonmuseum.org/osprey-cam/" color="blue" target="_self" size="medium"]View live web cam[/button]
1741-2 Fishers Island Lease
April the 29th 1746 It is Covenanted and agreed by the Lessor & Lessee that this Lease Shall be & it hereby is Lengthned out one year after the Expiration of the Same
Osprey Chicks Have Hatched!
Slideshow of both adult osprey on the nest on May 30, 2014, with the female feeding the chicks as the male looks on.
Osprey Video Clip: Nest Tending May 5, 2014
This video was captured during a recent nest-tending by the osprey. It reveals that there appears to be 2-3 eggs!
Fishers Island’s Second Osprey is Tagged: “Charlie” Joins “Edwin”
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
OspreyCam Nesting: Awaiting the Hatching of Chicks
[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
