Winter residents are plentiful and northbound migrants start to arrive during March in the birding world. Migrant species including red-winged blackbirds, tree swallows, killdeer and American robins arrive along with spring. Winter visitors like snowy owls depart.
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In October birds begin migrating past Martha's Vineyard.
October 27, 2016
They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky, they're altogether ooky, they're the Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School's scarecrows. The straw-filled seasonal guests have been popping up across the Vineyard guarding Island businesses and keeping wayward birds where they belong.
October 26, 2016
Clear, cool days and crisp autumn leaves mean that fall is here at Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary.
October 24, 2016
September straddles two seasons, but there's no ambivalence about October. You can't mistake an October day for summer; it's made of finer stuff.
October 23, 2016
October 20, 2016
The 71st Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby came to an official end Sunday with the annual awards ceremony.
October 16, 2016
At sunset on Columbus Day, the temperature dropped, and some shutters were going up along Circuit avenue.
October 16, 2016
The scene at Featherstone Center for the Arts this weekend would have made Willy Wonka proud.
October 9, 2016
More than 30 people (and some pets) took part in the ninth annual Domestic Violence Awareness Walk through downtown Edgartown.
October 9, 2016
These rhythms in the Island's human community echo the new melody in the natural world around us. You can taste it in the October air on that last bracing sail before the boat goes into storage for another cold season.
October 9, 2016
Raisin, a pet goat that lived in Chilmark, was beloved by his owner, Tom Ashe, his family and friends, and the Island community.
October 6, 2016
The 71st annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby attracted a record number of anglers.
October 5, 2016
Dawn broke with a brilliant late September sun and still a hard wind.
October 2, 2016
Despite the rain the Living Local Harvest Fest was in full swing at the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury. The festival focused this year on reduce, reuse and recycle.
October 1, 2016
September bridges summer and fall on the Vineyard, as the year shifts from busy, warm summer days to the quieter rhythm of the off-season. Larry Glick roamed the Island with his camera during the week of the fall equinox.
September 29, 2016
There are plenty of reasons why so many fishermen and women enter the month-long derby.
September 29, 2016