Bird News
An eagerly anticipated arrival is that of the great crested flycatcher. Susan Shea is the first to spot one this year.
Completely unexpected is a sighting of a black-necked stilt on April 8. It is a vagrant on the Atlantic Coast.
The bird of the week is a prothonotary warbler, first spotted by Maria Thibodeau at Sheriff’s Meadow Sanctuary on April 8.
I wrote last week that the flood gates had opened, signaled by the arrival of multiple osprey, greater yellowlegs, piping plovers and double-crested...
Here they come! We have numerous documented osprey sightings.
No confirmed osprey sightings have been reported as of my writing this column.
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Birds Common to Martha's Vineyard
Keep your eyes glued to the sky for a glimpse of these species common to our shores.