Entries by fic0n5erv

At Hooverness

Armstrong’s “Hooverness” on November 8: My first travels in the Conservancy car-winds are strong. I have not been back to survey since “Sandy”. There is more driftwood debris and trash than ever here. I have noted that of the few sites observed on the north side of Fishers, this beach manages to attract the most […]

Dock Beach Extra Sandy

6:55am Wednesday Nov 7: Due for a Nor’Easter today. My dock site near Mobile station in West Harbor has been pulled up since the Hurricane. I will broaden survey over to Dock Beach. Two raccoons scurry in front of my bike on my way home

Silver Eel Pond back to business

November 6: It was a damp 27 degrees this morning. Silver Eel Pond is back to business as usual with the ferry Race Rock’s engine humming and cars lined up. Wildlife is scarce with this routine hub of activity. Plastic debris is plentiful now washed in from “Sandy” and wrapped around the inner harbor.  

Tons of Driftwood on Isabella Beach

Monday November 5: Isabella Beach close to 3:00pm: Dozens of migrating Robins swoop among the last of the berry bushes as the Cardinals, Chickadees and Jays arrive in this neighborhood.  There is hardly a wavelet on this peaceful day. I take a long look at remnants of Hurricane “Sandy”. There is tons of driftwood. Huge […]

Beach Cactus

Sunday November 4 @11:00 this morning I rode  my bicycle up to the Big Club. The golf course is closed now and hunting for pheasants is in progress. I hear shots sounding and note both pheasant and coyote tracks on the beach. The remains of cactus plants are evident here as well as on  other […]

New Beachscape at Hungry Point

Saturday November 3: Hungry Point, my first look at the Island’s northern side since “Sandy” I think this site is the most diverse and active for my wildlife viewing. There is still enough sand area left that I can make out raccoon tracks heading inland. Another “new” beachscape as the shrubbery has been up rooted […]

Chocomount Debris Field

Friday November 2: Late afternoon on Chocomount Beach. There is a dramatic change in the topography here. The debris field is not as “heavy” with trash accumulation as seen on South Beach. I do note the trash has been shoved back as far as across the pond on the western tip. Mounds of rocks minus […]

Race Point Road to Nowhere Now

Thursday November 1: It is late morning and I have trekked down the once dirt road that leads to Race Rock (Point).The road is blocked with a “CLOSED sign now, I have a tough time getting through even riding on my bike. Like most of the circumference of the Island, it looks as though topography […]