Change of Behavior

Temperatures have repeatedly been below freezing this past week, which changes a bird’s behavior.

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Why Not Here?

An almost rainbow-colored male painted bunting has been at a feeder in Falmouth this first week of January.

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In a Flash

It did not take long for the 65th annual Martha’s Vineyard Christmas Bird Count to become history. Planning started long ago.

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Blown Off Course

It’s cold outside. Bring on the vagrants!

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A Difficult Identification

Ken Magnuson spotted a tern-like bird in Edgartown Harbor near the lighthouse on Dec. 11.

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Believe It!

Sandra Talanian reports: “I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw a hummingbird in downtown Vineyard Haven on Dec. 2!

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Bird News: Frozen Migration

On Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, I awoke to find ice covering the bird bath. Ice forms much earlier than this further north, and it triggers late southbound migrants out of their northern habitats.

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Migration Eases Up

It is late November. The southward migration that started in late June is still continuing but at a much lower rate.

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Irruption

Scientists in the northern boreal forests have noted widespread crops of evergreen cones this year.

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Frequenting Feeders

We do not need to go into the field to find birds — bird feeders and shallow water will attract them to our yards.

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