Summer Sultry
Silver Eel Cove, Fishers Island. This VERY afternoon, I note an increase in Great Egrets within this harbor. Triple decker + 1 Stewardship is as Stewardship does! Field Note, From the Field by Justine Kibbe, July 4, 2018
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2018 Osprey Fledgling Count
The osprey population on Fishers Island continues to grow. Andrew Edwards used a drone to count the number of fledglings in nests this year.
2018 Grassland Restoration Controlled Burn
The Fishers Island Fire Department, in coordination with FIConservancy, annually conducts controlled or “prescribed” burns in the Parade Grounds and surrounding areas that are part of the Conservancy’s Grassland Restoration project.
2017 Island Sentinels
FIConservancy’s Island Sentinels enjoyed another productive summer observing and collecting data on Fishers Island’s natural resources.
American Dagger Moth
Common Name: American Dagger moth, Fishers Island, NY, June 2017. Scientific Name: Acronicta Americana Season: One generation in the Northeast. Adults in early summer, with caterpillars from July into the fall. Food: Ash, elm, hickory, maple oak, poplar, willow. Ecology: A forest moth, American dagger caterpillars can be found feeding on many deciduous trees. The […]
Angulose Prominent Moth
Common name: Angulose prominent, Fishers island NY, June 2017. Scientific name: Peridea angulosa Season: Two generations in the Northeast. Adults, late spring into June, and again in late summer. Caterpillars through summer and late into fall. Caterpillars overwinter as pupae and seek out sites to pupate when the leaves fall. Food: Exclusively, species of oak. […]
Banded Tussock Moth Caterpillar
Common name: Banded tussock moth, Fishers Island NY, June 2017 Scientific name: Halysidota tessellaris Season: One generation in the Northeast, although caterpillars and adults are active throughout the summer and fall. Food: You can find these guys in the summer on just about any tree or shrub in the forest. Ecology: The species name for […]
Banded Tussock Moth
Common name: Banded tussock moth, Fishers Island NY, June 2017 Scientific name: Halysidota tessellaris Season: One generation in the Northeast, although caterpillars and adults are active throughout the summer and fall. Food: You can find these guys in the summer on just about any tree or shrub in the forest. Ecology: The species name for […]
Black-dotted Ruddy
Common name: Black-dotted ruddy, Fishers Island, NY, June 2017. Scientific name: Ilecta intractata Food: As caterpillars, black-dotted ruddy moths are specialist feeders, meaning they can feed on only one or two kinds of plants in order to grow and develop. Black-dotted ruddy moths feed on American holly trees, and can be a common inchworm in […]
Black Zale
Common name: Black zale, Fishers Island NY, June 2017 Scientific name: Zale undularis Season: Adults start flying in the Northeast in late spring and into September. Caterpillars are common by June. Food: The caterpillars feed exclusively on locust trees. Ecology: This dark-colored moth is able to camouflage itself against the bark of trees, whereas its […]