*No bears were injured in this “photo shoot”?
– from The Field by Justine Kibbe October 31, 2018.
Archive for month: October, 2018
Overflowed and sparkled into Fishers Island Sound this morning while Barred owls slept in.
From the Field, Video Snippet, Justine Kibbe, Oct. 25, 2018
Want to catch a glimpse of this slender, buoyant raptor?
“No Hurry”!
At least that’s what I’ve learned-patience.
You’ll spy our local Harrier within the Parade Grounds coursing low over South Beach dunes,then a quick soar and swoop around the small marsh pond in meadows behind Movie Theater. Often hunting in evening light between 5&6pm-this snippet shows there are probably two!
From the Field, Video Snippet, Justine Kibbe, Oct. 23, 2018
And the beach we all share a special love for.
This afternoon, adorned in exquisite Natural splendor.
A crown jewel within Long Island Sound, Fishers Island is surrounded by some of the only remaining Eelgrass meadows-less than 400 acres of healthy critical habitat for fish and shell fish “nurseries”.
“Long. Live. The Queen.”
From the Field, Video Snippet, Justine Kibbe, Oct. 19, 2018
These years I have been grateful for the opportunity to document and help bring attention to Seagrass Meadows surrounding our precious Fishers Island. Growing up here, I never imagined decades later there would be a dire need for Community to actively help restore, preserve and sustain this unique critical habitat.
*low tide, Hungry Point
From the Field, Field Note by Justine Kibbe, Oct. 18, 2018
There will be a Fishers Island Seagrass Management Meeting Tues Oct. 23rd in the Museum 1:30-4:00. All are welcome.
Guest speakers, Matias Tong, Data Technician, and Stephen Lloyd, Sr. Spatial Analyst/GIS Manager – both with the TNC – will present their analyses and results of the boating and eelgrass surveys conducted around Fishers Island last year. NYSDEC representative, Vicky O’Neill, will also attend.
Stalwart, Fishers Island stands watch this afternoon amidst October’s northerly and westerly gusts and chop.
The “Gem” of both Long Island and Fishers Island Sound. Today, less than 400 acres of Eel grass surround us, supporting healthy marine habitat.
Help preserve and protect our Seagrass meadows!
From the Field, Video Snippet, Justine Kibbe, Oct. 17, 2018
A Huge “Shout Out”: To the Henry Ferguson Museum for this past Summer’s major clean-up of this critical habitat.
This is a new invasive insect that should be collected, killed, and reported if seen.
The Fishers Island Conservancy Fall 2018 Bird Migration Survey was held on September 23. Following Audubon bird count rules, the group made 15 five-minute stops. At each timed stop, the birders would count birds and call out what they saw.
We observed a total of 41 species, less than last year but still higher than average for past Fall counts. Starting later in the month than usual, we missed out on the large migration of swallows that occurred the week before, and certain species of warblers, but made up for it in the number of raptors (hawks and falcons) that were making their way south during the count.
Here’s the list of species reported from the count:
American crow
American goldfinch
American kestrel
American robin
Black-capped chickadee
Black-crowned night heron
Belted kingfisher
Bluejay
Blue-winged warbler
Canada goose
Carolina wren
Cedar waxwing
Chipping sparrow
Common eider
Cooper’s hawk
Common raven
Double-crested cormorant
Eastern Phoebe
European starling
Great blue heron
Gray catbird
Great egret
Green heron
Herring gull
House finch
House wren
Killdeer
Mallard
Mourning dove
Mute swan
Northern harrier
Northern flicker
Northern mockingbird
Osprey
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Song sparrow
Tree swallow
Tufted titmouse
White-breasted nuthatch
Yellow-rumped warblers
Yellow warbler
by Adam Mitchell, Associate Wildlife Biologist ® PhD Student, Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology University of Delaware