Mylar balloons floating across our Sounds are notorious for entangling and killing marine life. This snippet was meant to show how similar the balloon can “appear” as a Jelly …
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This video was taken in 2015-showing the biggest jelly fish species within Long Island and Fishers Island Sounds. The arrival “season” for these jellies around our Island has differed …
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Breeding pair of Least Terns sighted upon Critical Habitat
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PlPlease HELP remove the painted red rock Grafitti from South Beach, Fishers Island-Make the Message “Clear” For Island Stewardship! A special thanks to Mason Horn, who provided the wire rock …
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FIConservancy’s 2018 Spring Migratory Bird count, held May 6 in collaboration with the National Audubon Society, was a huge success! Three hundred birds, comprising 55 species, were recorded from one …
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Great news! I spied this Piping plover on Chocomount beach mid-week. Note the single black neck- band (breeding plumage) and sand colored camouflage. I was happy to see it feeding …
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Marine debris is very apparent clogged within harbors, coves, and washed ashore on all beaches of Fishers Island. While most items of trash are more obvious, I include here the …
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI) Coastal Systems Group (CSG) is hunting for evidence of ancient (paleo) hurricanes, and the clues lie in the mud deposited at the bottom of these …
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Begins at 8 a.m. Meet at the Community Center and bring your binoculars!
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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 …