Birth Announcement
Congratulations Fishers Island! The community is pleased to announce the arrival of four Piping Plover chicks in Sanctuary of Sands on the south side of the airport runway. Please continue to leash all dogs walking in the area.
Author Archive for: BARubinow
Entries by Betty Ann Rubinow
Coast is Clear
Safe under a leafy canopy, a baby Gray squirrel emerges from its comfy tree cavity to view its “big” new world: Fishers Island. American Elm, Silver Eel Cove. From the […]
Record Number of Birds Sighted in 2019 Spring Migration Bird Count: 56 Species
FIConservancy’s 2019 Spring Migratory Bird Count took place Sun. May 19 under sunny skies. Eleven bird-watching enthusiasts traveled the Island from end to end, noting 56 species, surpassing 2018’s record number of 55. Justine Kibbe Photo
Drink Your Tea*
A warm invitation from Eastern towhee* this chilly, gray morning… My neck of the woods, Fishers Island From the Field, Field Note, Justine Kibbe, May 23, 2019
Birdseye Menu
“Lunch is now being served under the tent”….Tent caterpillars. From the Field, Field Note, Justine Kibbe, May 23, 2019
Cool Breeze
Duck Pond’s resident Great Egret. From the Field, Field Note, Justine Kibbe, May 23, 2019
Cedar Waxwing
Demonstration Garden (next to Movie Theater). From the Field, Field Note, Justine Kibbe, May 22, 2019
Red-bellied Woodpecker*
*Adult male. Silver Eel Cove, Fishers Island From the Field, Field Note, Justine Kibbe, May 20, 2019