My illustration of a teal (small, colorful duck), shown in a swimming position.

Green-winged Teal illustration, from my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP
🧪🌿🌎🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #fieldguide #LongIslandSound #ducks #birds

My illustration of a standing American Oystercatcher.

American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus). From my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #LongIslandSound #birds #BirdArt

4/3 deadline to submit abstracts for '26 #LongIslandSound Research Conf, to be held 6/4–5 in Mystic, CT nyseagrant.info/2026lisresea.... Register ($150/$75 students) nyseagrant.info/2026lisresea... #lispartnership #LISound #SeaGrant @ctseagrant.bsky.social @stonybrooku.bsky.social @uconn.bsky.social

Supporters of proposed Long Island Sound bridge to testify this week before Connecticut committee Supporters say the $50 billion span would include a rail deck to reduce pollution and grow the economy.

I'm all for it as long as it has rail. #Connecticut #LongIsland #rail #bridge #LongIslandSound

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A person is inside a yellow floatie in the water. You can see the horizon, where the blue sky meets the blue water.

Good day to look through my archive and find a photo for this week’s #BlueSkyArtShow with the theme of #round.

Dreaming of summer, of water, and no views of dirty snow piles.

#floating #longislandsound

Head detail of the colorful Wood Duck drake.

Wood Duck drake (detail, Aix sponsa). From my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #ducks #LongIslandSound #birds #BirdArt

A high-contrast, dramatic seascape of the Long Island Sound in Bridgeport at dusk. The image is processed with a deep, silvery "Dramatic" filter that transforms the afternoon grey into a moody, metallic landscape. The horizon line is a sharp, dark thread separating a textured, heavy sky from the rhythmic, churning water below. The light appears as a blinding silver glare on the ripples, perfectly illustrating the poem’s theme of light that "steals your breath" before "sliding into darkness." The composition is balanced and minimal, focusing on the vast, soothing solitude of the winter sea.

#Bridgeport #LongIslandSound #WritingCommunity #WinterSea #NaturePoetry #DigitalArt #photography

Delicate light shines blinding your sight
Stealing your breath away
Sliding into darkness
Tucking your soul safely into your heart

Good Evening, once again to all my BlueSky friends.

Hasta Entonces.

Illustration of two common Eastern North American nuthatch species in a characteristic head-down pose on a tree trunk.

Red-Breasted and White-Breasted Nuthatches (Sitta sp.). From A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale Univ. Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP
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Head detail of the colorful Wood Duck drake.

Wood Duck drake (detail, Aix sponsa). From my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #ducks #LongIslandSound #birds #BirdArt

Illustration of two species of kinglets, tiny songbirds that breed in the northern forests of North America, but migrate south into the central U.S. in winter.

Kinglets, Ruby-Crowned and Golden-Crowned. From my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale Univ. Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP%F0... 🧪 #wildlife #dailyart #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #lis #longislandsound #birds

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My side-view illustration of a Wood Duck family group: Male, female, and four ducklings, in swimming poses.

Wood Duck family (Aix sponsa). From my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP
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Investigators have until 3/19 5 pm ET to submit 1-/2-yr pre-proposals for the 2027-28 #LongIslandSound research call: nyseagrant.info/ApplyForLISR... Max funding per project: $1M ($500K/year cap) #lispartnership #LISound #SeaGrant @ctseagrant.bsky.social @stonybrooku.bsky.social @uconn.bsky.social

Drawing of a standing Blue Jay, a crested songbird with a bright blue back and a cream-white breast and belly.

Study of a Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata). From my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #Jays #LongIslandSound #birds #BirdArt

New London emerged as Connecticut's primary whaling port, becoming one of America's leading whaling centers by the 1840s.

Connecticut and Long Island Sound played a significant role in New England's whaling industry, though less prominent than Massachusetts ports like New Bedford and Nantucket. From my Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale Univ. Press, a.co/d/apMWovJ #longislandsound #connecticut #fieldguide

Close view of my illustration of an immature Peregrine Falcon's head.

Peregrine Falcon, detail. (Falco peregrinus, imm.). From my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #falcons #LongIslandSound

Illustration detail of the head of a perched Snowy Owl.

Snowy Owl illustration (detail). From my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #Owls #LongIslandSound #birds #BirdArt #SnowyOwl

Illustration of a perched Snowy Owl.

Snowy Owl illustration. From my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #Owls #LongIslandSound #birds #BirdArt #SnowyOwl

#shoreline #stormy #longislandsound
Stormy along Long Island Sound this am

From family pets to K9 officers, #LongIslandSound Partnership’s "Canines for Clean Water" campaign reminds us: every scoop counts. Post a photo of your pup (+points if they’re rocking a bandana) & tag #lispartnership on Facebook, Instagram to be featured #LISound #SeaGrant @ctseagrant.bsky.social

Old Lyme Sewer Project Nears Key Vote As Uncertainty Swirls

“The project was approved in 2019 at $9.5 million but is now estimated at $19.3 million. Despite more than doubling, the additional state and federal funding keeps the portion paid by users to $11.2 million, Cinami said.”

By Elizabeth Regan.

#LongIslandSound

Register to e-attend the #LongIslandSound Partnership (LISP)’s 4th annual Sustainable and Resilient Communities Annual Workshop, happening 12/4-5: www.lisresilience.org/annual-works... #lispartnership #LISound #SeaGrant @ctseagrant.bsky.social

Congratulations to my SEES Queens College Masters student Julia Sandke for presenting a terrific poster yesterday on #phytoplankton and #waterquality in #LongIslandSound at #CERF2025! #NYSeaGrant

Join us TOMORROW (11/1, 10 am - Noon) at West Meadow Beach for #LISound Partnership's annual #HALLOWEEN BEACH CLEAN: ow.ly/zL9R50X9hep #LongIslandSound #SeaGrant @cornellcals.bsky.social #halloween2025

Wooded island on red-sand colored rock as seen from a motorboat

Group of people on an island look at a rock as one person looks out on the water with binoculars

Group of people walk across a rocky area with some vegetation towards a larger erratic boulder on the island’s edge.

Saw some nice #gneiss out here today on the #ThimbleIslands

Thanks to @yalewhc.bsky.social @paulsabin.bsky.social for coordinating the trip! #envhum #envhist #Connecticut #LongIslandSound

Water rushes off the body of a brown duck as it holds a crab with a large, yellowish bill.

Can’t let a little nor’easter ruin lunch!

Common Eider. New London County, CT. #birding #wildlife #longislandsound 🌿🪶

Moonlight becomes us.
#fivetreesbythesea #moonlight #longislandsound #northfork

Time is running out to register for the 3rd Annual Long Island Coastal Resilience Forums, to be held in Suffolk County (10/8: nyseagrant.info/licoastalres... - deadline 9/30) and Nassau County (10/9: nyseagrant.info/licoastalres... - deadline 10/1) #lispartnership #LongIslandSound #LISound #SeaGrant

“After six months, this position may be eligible for a hybrid telecommuting work schedule, subject to approval and program needs.”

#LongIslandSound #watershed