Got MILKweed for Monarchs?
Parade Grounds, Fishers Island. Monarch Caterpillar feeding on milkweed, getting ready to pupate. Field Note, From the Field by Justine Kibbe, July 16, 2018
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Entries by Betty Ann Rubinow
“The Least Terns are Coming! The Least Terns are Coming!”
Wonderful news for our Island! Marked increase in observations of least terns this summer. Thank you to the Nature Conservancy Long Island for new informative signage near least tern breeding […]
Summer’s Humming Along…
I spied this female Ruby-throated Hummingbird busily zipping about under the canopy of a tall American Elm. Carrying teeny lichen flakes to prop up her wee nest; she finally rested […]
Evening’s Hummingbird
High within the canopy of an American Elm off Silver Eel Cove this Ruby-throated Hummingbird nestles within her delicate nest which she has donned with tiny lichen flakes. A […]
West End Cecropia Moth Sighting
Cecropia moths are the largest moths in the eastern U.S. and a rare sight on Fishers Island. Dianne Crary Photo
Island Sentinels
This Evening, Hay Harbor. Grateful on Fishers Island: Thank you Fishers Island Conservancy! The Island Sentinel Program, in its 6th year. Helping me to share Local. Traditional. Knowledge. with generations to […]
Weed Warriors: Still Strong
Week 6: Removing invasive plant species within 175 acres of historic Parade Grounds, Fishers Island. Erick Jones, Emily Birardi, & Nickia Gibson from University of Delaware concentrate on European […]
Spotted Sandpiper Chick
A spotted sandpiper chick scurries across my path at Race Point, Fishers Island. Its parents are close by foraging within a favorite feeding ground of assorted red and brown […]
Got MILKweed?
Parade Grounds. Help Fishers Island Help Monarch butterflies To help themselves… Keep ‘em coming back for more! Field Note, From the Field by Justine Kibbe, July 6, 2018
Healthy Seagrass Meadows
Low tide: Hungry Point, Fishers Island. Looking forward to working on the Fishers Island Seagrass Management Coalition with the Nature Conservancy Long Island & Henry L. Ferguson Museum. Stewardship is […]