Fall 2018 Bird Migration Survey Results
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 […]
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Love these Warriors: The Weed Team!
Helping Fishers Island Conservancy eradicate plant invasives and restore Critical Wildlife Habitat… Erick Jones, Nickia Gibson and Ben Sammarco from the University of Delaware. “The core invasive species we’re encountering […]
Mylar Maim
Mylar balloons floating across our Sounds are notorious for entangling and killing marine life. This snippet was meant to show how similar the balloon can “appear” as a Jelly […]
Lion’s Mane Jelly Fish
This video was taken in 2015-showing the biggest jelly fish species within Long Island and Fishers Island Sounds. The arrival “season” for these jellies around our Island has differed […]
Rightful Recovery!
Breeding pair of Least Terns sighted upon Critical Habitat
A Message for Island Stewardship
PlPlease HELP remove the painted red rock Grafitti from South Beach, Fishers Island-Make the Message “Clear” For Island Stewardship! A special thanks to Mason Horn, who provided the wire rock […]
2018 Spring Migratory Bird Count Nets Record Number of Birds!
FIConservancy’s 2018 Spring Migratory Bird count, held May 6 in collaboration with the National Audubon Society, was a huge success! Three hundred birds, comprising 55 species, were recorded from one […]
Move Over For This Endangered Plover!
Great news! I spied this Piping plover on Chocomount beach mid-week. Note the single black neck- band (breeding plumage) and sand colored camouflage. I was happy to see it feeding […]
Ribbon & Balloon Debris-Tying in with Island Stewardship
Marine debris is very apparent clogged within harbors, coves, and washed ashore on all beaches of Fishers Island. While most items of trash are more obvious, I include here the […]
Hunting for Evidence of Ancient Hurricanes in Fishers Island Ponds
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI) Coastal Systems Group (CSG) is hunting for evidence of ancient (paleo) hurricanes, and the clues lie in the mud deposited at the bottom of these ponds.