Bird News

May Migration

Robert A. Culbert
Can you believe it is already May? Last month flew by, what with all the bird sightings, and the peak migration is yet to come. Get out your ears and binoculars. You will need them.
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Susan B. Whiting

I hope you all had a merry Christmas and that you are now thinking about spending some time outside scouting different Vineyard habitats for birds...

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Rob Bierregaard

Soo Whiting, on her annual southbound migration, asked me to fill in for this week’s Bird News column. While Soo and Flip Harrington are navigating...

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Susan B. Whiting

Bonaparte’s gulls are some of my favorite birds. These birds, unlike their larger cousins, are a delicate small gull, found in the harbors and...

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Susan B. Whiting

There has been a fallout of snowy owls on the Vineyard. It all started on Nov. 7 when one was spotted in the Squibnocket area. Now there have been...

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Susan B. Whiting

Turkeys were in the news quite a bit this summer, and they have been in many stomachs recently. Flocks of live turkeys wander around in Tisbury, West...

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Susan B. Whiting

The Intracoastal Waterway (ICW), inland waterway, or the Ditch, as it is also known, is an incredible piece of water. It offers the boater, whether...

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