Spying Hidden Egrets
Nearby to Oyster Pond, far above the brackish brine, wrapped within knotted and draping vine -see two hidden Egrets. Great they are. See the male on lower branch? This spring […]
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True Blue Grosbeak!
A VERY scarce and unique visitor was eating seed along the Recreational bike path here on Fishers Island; fluttering between the waving tall grasses just beyond the Driving Range. A […]
Stay Just A Little Bit Longer…
Out in The Field, Fishers Islanders often stop alongside the bike path pointing me in the direction of some unexpected “find”. I am always grateful for “Citizen Science” in […]
Native Plant Sale May 19-20!
Audubon Greenwich is hosting a native plant sale at 613 Riversville Rd, Greenwich, CT. Pre-orders are recommended as not all plants on the list will be available the day of the sale.
Spring Migration Bird Count May 6
Begins at 8 a.m. Meet at the Community Center and bring your binoculars!
My Friend Flicker
Northern Flicker can be heard drumming away within northern wooded areas along the Recreational bike path here on Fishers Island. This male woodpecker (note black malar near beak) perhaps searching […]
Finally, Spring’s Thaw
It’s a tranquil commuter’s hour across Fishers Island Sound. Brant geese feed north side “Where the wild things are.” These geese may just remain coastal here until their nesting […]
President’s Message: 2018
It is hard to believe that spring is upon us when the biggest snow storm of the season has just blanketed the east coast. But Red Wing Blackbirds have returned […]
Winter’s Swan Song
For an hour we sit; she on her clutch of eggs, and me on a cold rock. Perhaps both awaiting the birth-of spring.