Bird News

Worm-Eating Warbler

Susan B. Whiting

Wow, it is always exciting to break a record and Dianne Powers did so recently. Dianne and I were both at Davis Solon and Gina Lombardi’s wedding...

4:34 pm, September 18, 2008
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Western Kingbird Anecdote

Susan B. Whiting

I really wowed her with my aerial flight and super sputtering call. Sometimes I get dizzy flying that zig zag pattern, but it gets me a mate every...

8:00 pm, September 11, 2008
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White-Winged Crossbills

Susan B. Whiting

What are white-winged crossbills doing in Aquinnah in September? What are white-winged crossbills? First things first: a white-winged or two barred...

8:00 pm, September 4, 2008
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Ruddy Turnstone

Susan B. Whiting

By SUSAN B. WHITING There are so many bird sightings this week there is no room for more. So enjoy Lanny’s photograph of a ruddy turnstone (and...

8:00 pm, August 28, 2008
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Young Bald Eagle Recuperates but Cause of Trauma a Mystery

Mark Alan Lovewell

An emaciated juvenile bald eagle is getting special care and eating well on the Island after being captured on Chappaquiddick on Saturday, August...

8:00 pm, August 28, 2008
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Merlins, Falcon and Bald Eagle

Susan B. Whiting

I may have to change the name of this column to the raptor report. Great excitement on Chappaquiddick, first the Fowle family observed four merlins...