Great-Crested Flycatchers and other Early Birds
Robert A. Culbert

An eagerly anticipated arrival is that of the great crested flycatcher. Susan Shea is the first to spot one this year.

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Black-necked Stilt Makes Rare Appearance on Martha's Vineyard
Robert A. Culbert

Completely unexpected is a sighting of a black-necked stilt on April 8. It is a vagrant on the Atlantic Coast.

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Spring Arrives, Bright Yellow with Wings
Robert A. Culbert

The bird of the week is a prothonotary warbler, first spotted by Maria Thibodeau at Sheriff’s Meadow Sanctuary on April 8.

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Northerly Winds
Robert A. Culbert

I wrote last week that the flood gates had opened, signaled by the arrival of multiple osprey, greater yellowlegs, piping plovers and double-crested cormorants.

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All Outdoors: The Plight of the Plover
Robert A. Culbert
Is it too early to be thinking about the breeding season? Yes, in general, but no for the piping plover, a species that usually returns to Martha’s Vineyard in late March and begins nesting by mid-April. For this year, on Jan. 10, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service added this species to its list of endangered and threatened wildlife.
 
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Here Come the Osprey and Plovers
Robert A. Culbert

Here they come! We have numerous documented osprey sightings.

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Osprey, Osprey, Wherefore Art Thou Osprey?
Robert A. Culbert

No confirmed osprey sightings have been reported as of my writing this column.

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Ahoy Oystercatchers
Robert A. Culbert

Multiple observers found tree swallows on Feb. 24, and many found red-winged blackbirds as of Feb. 23.

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Birds of Spring; Red-Winged Blackbirds, Tree Swallows Arrive
Robert A. Culbert

A conspicuous species soon to arrive is the American robin, which will announce its presence by its loud caroling from the treetops.

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One Merlin, 831 Buffleheads: Christmas Bird Count Results
Luanne Johnson

The annual Christmas Bird Count was held on Dec. 30. Thirteen teams and feeder watchers tallied 18,679 birds of 119 species

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