Sea Swallows
Common Terns are a more common sight these summer weeks, especially on both west and east ends of the Island. Step lightly along well worn boulders at Race Point, and […]
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Autumn’s Portal
Dawn’s beam shines through Summer’s mist. The fruit of Day’s past ripens towards Ready.
The Surf Scoter
These past days I have observed a lone Surf Scoter off the western tip of South Beach, diving and foraging in and out of the breaking wave zone. Judging […]
And A River Otter Runs Through It
It is my observation that Fishers Island does not have a river-that is for certain. I observed this week on the overgrown trails by the swampy woods near Brick […]
River Otter Survey Report
In April, we wrote about Mike Bottini’s river otter survey on fishers Island. A Conservancy grant funded the survey of river otters on Fishers Island, which included FI School 9th […]
Hidden Treasure
By Island Sentinel Rob Backhaus. Combing the beaches of Fishers Island, looking for hidden treasures and historical relatives, is a fun and educational experience. Many of the beaches on Fishers […]
Meet the Island Sentinels!
The Conservancy welcomes our first Island Sentinels, the brother-sister team of Rob and Olivia Backhaus. Rob graduated this year from the Fishers Island School and is headed to college this […]
Of Cormorants & Egrets
These sultry afternoons on the Sound are calm and quiet. It’s perfect weather to drift quietly around by boat and take a peek at colonial waterbird sites. The northwestern tip […]
Nesting & Resting on Flat Hammock
Last winter Great Black-backed Gull communities around the Island were sometimes few and far between-mostly because the largest gull species in the world prefers the colder months at sea. This […]
The Fiddler Crab
Next time you’re launching a boat into Pirates Cove or wading through tidal flats along West Harbor-keep your eyes out for tiny Fiddler Crab communities. A number of finely dug […]