Bird News

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...

8:00 pm, August 21, 2008
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Barn Swallow Concerns

Susan B. Whiting

Laura Campbell of Rainbow Farm asked with concern about her barn swallows. For years they have had numerous pairs of barn swallows nesting in their...