Always happy to learn more about insects and bugs on Fishers Island. Adam Mitchell, PhD: “This butterfly* is a silver-spotted skipper, a native that feeds on legume plants during its caterpillar stage.” Bring.Butterflies.Back. *Driving Range up east From the Field, Field Note by Justine Kibbe, Sept. 13, 2018
Young Osprey in West Harbor: This nest is slow to vacate, while most Osprey have fledged, hopefully returning to the Island next March. From the Field, Video Snippet by Justine Kibbe, Sept. 12, 2018
Thousands of tiny plastic particles are swirled and swept into Silver eel Cove, Fishers Island this stormy September day. Sadly, these observations of incoming debris are noted more often these years between Long Island and Fishers Island Sounds, plaguing foraging grounds and critical habitat. From the Field, Video Snippet by Justine Kibbe, Sept. 10, […]
“What’s for Munch?” Monarch caterpillars feeding within planted Milkweed here on Fishers Island. Bring. Butterflies. Back. From the Field, Video Snippet by Justine Kibbe, Sept. 8, 2018
Today, serenity was the view from Hay Harbor club golf course, Fishers Island. Race Point and South beach are surrounded by lush Eelgrass, providing critical habitat for fish species within Long Island Sound. But fewer than 400 acres of this precious seagrass meadow remain, most of it within Fishers Island waters… From the Field, […]
Heading out into The Field, Fishers Island. Always a “story” to follow: Deer. Raccoon. Coyote. Pheasant. From the Field, Field Note by Justine Kibbe, Aug. 30, 2018
After morning’s “Spin Class”… This spider is a common orb-weaver that often appears in September. They spin large elaborate wheel- (or orb-) shaped webs daily to capture their prey and often break down the web and recreate the same design after a successful catch. The spiders eat a significant portion of the web to regain […]
Tall thistle, a native wildflower, is a big favorite among pollinators. Here, within historic Parade Grounds, Fishers Island, bees and butterflies busily tend to their habitat. Want to help attract Monarch butterflies? Thistle do it! From the Field, Video Snippet by Justine Kibbe, Sept. 2, 2018
Wildlife biologist Mike Bottini says that, since 2008, the river otter’s range has doubled in size on Long Island. “I expect to see them on the South Shore [of Fishers Island] within the next couple of years,” he said. From Mar. 21-23, 2013, Bottini surveyed 57 sites on Fishers Island by foot and kayak. Otter sign was […]
This dramatic image of a red-tailed hawk with its prey, a mink, is proof of the existence of minks on Fishers Island. The mink population here is described as “vibrant”.