Bird News
Birds do not always do what we expect, which is part of what makes watching them so interesting.
The first ruby-throated hummingbird of the season arrived at the feeder of Robert Green and Linda DeWitt at Green Acres on Watcha Path in Edgartown.
The eastern towhee, perhaps the Island's most iconic species, has started its return.
When we see common goldeneye they are normally on our salt ponds or in the Sound, where they mostly spend the winter.
We do not know where common ravens are nesting this year, as their only known nest site from previous years — the Verizon telephone tower in Vineyard...
The brant are still hanging out at Ocean Park and other nearby locales.
Keep your eyes glued to the sky for a glimpse of these species common to our shores.
