A record number of osprey nests were reported this year on Martha’s Vineyard, marking a new milestone for the once-threatened migratory birds. Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary reported 106 active nests this year.
What to do under the full moon? Pitch woo, perhaps. Or dance by the light of the moon or howl at the moon or watch moon movies: Moonstruck, Paper Moon, Moon Over Miami.
Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary has been awarded a $30,000 TernSOLAR challenge grant from the Tern Foundation to install a second array of solar panels on their new equipment barn roof.
George M. Moffett Jr., widely known as a yachtsman and conservationist, signed an agreement last week by which Felix Neck, more than 200 beautiful acres of widely varying terrain extending into Sengekontacket Pond, will be conveyed to the Massachusetts Audubon Society as a wildlife sanctuary. Part of the acreage is transferred immediately, and the balance will be leased to the Audubon Society until the gift is completed.