From the Field – Page 3 – Fishers Island Conservancy

Pond Habitat on Parade

This afternoon’s calm allowed me to hop up on a grassy mound and get a better “bird’s eye view” of what I like to call Ibis pond* .175 acres of meadow and shore maintained by FIConservancy appears quite different in dormant winter months. Soon enough, the vivid colors and fresh scents of native plants will sprout lush habitat welcoming home songbirds, insects and Monarchs!

*Named Ibis Pond, because my very first video (July 2015) documented a juvenile Glossy Ibis in the pond. See Video Snippet “Ibis in the Morning”.

From the Field, Video Snippet, Justine Kibbe, Jan. 16, 2019

Glossy Ibis, July 2015

January 16, 2019

Breathing Life Back into Big Stony

Field Notes, From the Field

A Huge “Shout Out”: To the Henry Ferguson Museum for this past Summer’s major clean-up of this critical habitat.

Plague of Plastics

From the Field, Video Snippets

Thousands of tiny plastic particles are swirled and swept into Silver eel Cove, Fishers Island this stormy September day. Sadly, these observations of incoming debris are noted more often these years between Long Island and Fishers Island Sounds, plaguing foraging grounds and critical habitat.

From the Field, Video Snippet by Justine Kibbe, Sept. 10, 2018

September 10, 2018

Summer’s Beauty on Parade

From the Field, Video Snippets

An Easterly wind rustles through historic Parade Grounds, this July afternoon.
These meadows are conserved and preserved by The Fishers Island Conservancy-175 acres cultivating & demonstrating native plant species; providing critical habitat and nutrition for insects and migrating birds.

Video Snippet, From the Field by Justine Kibbe, July 21, 2018

July 23, 2018

Got MILKweed for Monarchs?

Field Notes, From the Field

Parade Grounds, Fishers Island.

Monarch Caterpillar feeding on milkweed, getting ready to pupate.

Field Note, From the Field by Justine Kibbe, July 16, 2018

July 21, 2018

“The Least Terns are Coming! The Least Terns are Coming!”

Field Notes, From the Field

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 activity in a unique critical habitat.
Please tread lightly.

Stewardship is as Stewardship does.

Least terns are returning to Fishers Island.

Field Note, From the Field by Justine Kibbe, July 12, 2018

July 19, 2018

Island Sentinels

Field Notes, From the Field

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 come.

So Proud of my 2018 Tribe:
Wilson & Gardner Thors, with Marc Rosenberg monitoring Eel Grass meadows and wildlife trends.

Stewardship is as Stewardship does.

Field Note, From the Field by Justine Kibbe, July 16, 2018

July 16, 2018

Weed Warriors: Still Strong

From the Field, Video Snippets

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 buckthorn and cottonwood as well as core invasives ; autumn olive, oriental bittersweet and bush honeysuckle.

Video Snippet From the Field

July 12, 2018