Bird News

Downy Woodpeckers

Susan B. Whiting

Ellen, aka Lefty, Leverenz e-mailed me and attached two photos of downy woodpeckers that she had seen at her Chilmark feeders. She did so because the...

2:03 pm, June 11, 2009
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Norton Point Shorebirds

Susan B. Whiting

Bird watching or birding, you may call it what you wish, is great hobby, occupation, form of relaxation, and more than anything else is an ongoing...

3:46 pm, June 4, 2009
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Spring Migration

Susan B. Whiting

Late spring can be an interesting time for Vineyard birders. Although the migration of dicky-birds as well as shore birds, waterfowl and hawks has...

11:11 am, May 28, 2009
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Bobwhites Among Bird-a-Thon Sightings

Robert A. Culbert

The results of Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary’s annual Bird-a-thon tops the news for this week. A total of 119 species were observed from 6 p.m. on...

10:00 am, May 21, 2009
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Osprey Nest at High School

Susan B. Whiting

It is a treat to find young people who are interested in what is happening in the natural world, not the virtual computer world. A couple of days ago...

10:27 am, May 14, 2009
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Fort Jefferson Trip

Susan B. Whiting

What has 16 million bricks, the dark red ones from Maine and the remaining lighter pinky-red bricks from Pensacola, Fla., and is 90 miles from Cuba...