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First osprey egg April 24th

By |2023-04-26T14:31:10-04:00April 26th, 2023|Osprey Blog 2023, Uncategorized|

The female osprey at Middle Farms nest has laid her first egg of the year. Thanks to help from Vicki Rafferty we believe it was shortly after 2 PM on April 24, 2023. During the first day, both osprey took turns tending to the egg and the nest. The video clips below highlight some

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Red-tailed Hawk visits Middle Farms After Controlled Burn

By |2023-04-13T16:59:35-04:00March 31st, 2023|Osprey Blog 2023|

On March 22, 2023, the FIFD executed a controlled burn at Middle Farms. The osprey were both on the nest just before the burn but did not stick around. Later that evening, after the burn, a Red-tailed Hawk briefly visited the nest. Live Osprey Cam

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Battle for the osprey nest March 21

By |2024-03-24T11:12:41-04:00March 30th, 2023|Osprey Blog 2023|

On March 21 Carolyn Ross spotted an osprey on the Middle Farms nest. We checked the video archive and confirmed that a female landed at 6:45 AM with a male osprey landing moments later. During the first half hour the osprey remained on separate sides of the nest. PLEASE NOTE: We had technical

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First osprey sighting on Middle Farms nest in 2023

By |2023-03-21T13:48:45-04:00March 21st, 2023|News, Osprey Blog 2023|

Two osprey were spotted on Middle Farms nest early Tuesday morning March 21, 2023! A special thanks to Carolyn Ross for providing the screen capture and exciting news. Live Osprey Cam

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Osprey visit Middle Farms nest before migration

By |2022-10-04T12:30:30-04:00September 23rd, 2022|News, Osprey Blog 2022|

On September 15, 2022 one of the juvenile osprey briefly stopped by Middle Farms nest for a final visit of the season. Moments after leaving, another osprey flies by the camera but it is not clear if this was the sibling, one of the adults – or another osprey. The clips below capture two

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Osprey rivalry at Middle Farms nest

By |2022-09-13T13:03:09-04:00September 13th, 2022|Osprey Blog 2022|

Beginning late August the two juvenile osprey were rarely seen getting along on Middle Farms nest, as competition for fish – and the osprey nest became more regular occurrences. The clips below capture some of the battles through the beginning of September. As the days are getting shorter, it is expected that the osprey

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Osprey battle for fish

By |2022-08-18T12:37:38-04:00August 18th, 2022|Osprey Blog 2022|

During the first two weeks of August, the juvenile osprey returned to Middle Farms nest multiple times daily for feedings. For the most part, they now wanted to feed themselves, so battles for the fish became a regular sighting and the prey was often taken away from the nest to be eaten nearby. It

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Osprey first flights July 31st

By |2022-08-04T08:33:17-04:00August 4th, 2022|Osprey Blog 2022|

Eight weeks and one day after the first egg hatched at Middle Farms, the osprey cam captured the first flight from the nest by both juveniles on July 31, 2022. Shortly after 8 am the first one flew from the nest. Later that morning shortly after 11 am, the second osprey took its first

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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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