Eight birdwatchers observed 45 species in the Spring 2020 Migratory Bird Count May 2 under cloudy skies with cool temperatures in the low 50s F. The group donned masks and practiced social distancing as they proceeded through Audubon’s required 15 five-minute stops across the Island.

Memorial Day brings the unofficial start to summer. With it comes the responsibility to maintain a clean and healthy environment on Fishers Island. Grab a bag and pick up marine debris that you see on or near our beaches and coastline.

Fishers Island has both native and non-native praying mantises. It is important to know the difference. The above Carolina praying mantis is native.

Brown-headed cowbirds lay their speckled eggs in the nests of other birds, who raise those hatchlings at the expense of their own young.

FIConservancy has postponed “Sunset on the Beach” until July 17, 2021.

In keeping with efforts to maintain social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, FIConservancy has widened all paths in the Parade Grounds to six feet.

The American woodcock is neither endangered nor globally threatened, but this is the first example of a breeding pair on Fishers Island for some time.

Fishers Island is awash in mustard garlic. This plant is a tenacious invasive weed that exudes a chemical through its roots that inhibits native plants from growing.