Bird News
On June 24 a Facebook report claimed several Atlantic puffins were flying into Menemsha Pond up the channel.
A recent survey of the major breeding grounds of waterfowl predicts record numbers of ducks will be migrating south in the fall.
There are several species nesting on the Vineyard whose abundance has not been documented this year.
By all accounts the breeding season is in full swing. The shorebirds that nest on our beaches and marshes are escorting their chicks around.
The populations of nine of the 10 species of warblers that breed on the Island are declining.
Carolina wrens were scarce in the Martha’s Vineyard Breeding Bird Survey, conducted on June 7 by Matt Pelikan.
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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.