Snowy owls need no introduction. They are one of the few birds that can entice a non-birder to go birding.

Feeder reports can be very exciting. Watching them can lead you to exciting finds.

The 58th annual Martha’s Vineyard Christmas Bird Count was held on Friday, Dec. 29.

One immature bald eagle, five snowy owls, 22 great blue herons and a thick-billed murre. This was just part of the tally for the annual Christmas Bird Count.

Yellow-throated warblers are one of the few warblers that looks colorful and distinctive throughout the year, hence it is relatively easy to identify.

You might think that a freshwater pond on Martha’s Vineyard in winter would be a habitat unlikely to attract birds, but the opposite is true.

Calling all young birders it is time for the Junior Christmas Bird Count.

Young predators face daunting odds against making it through their first winter. A smart young peregrine falcon is hanging out at the Big Bridge.

Crows are supposedly year-round residents in most of their range, but we have crows that migrate to Martha’s Vineyard for the winter.

Most of the spotted sandpipers are now well south of the Vineyard, as their migration peaks in August and September.